Welcome to the Pediatric Residency Program of the Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital. We are honored and excited to serve as chief residents for this year, and hope that our dedication to resident wellness, education, and advocacy shine through. We are proud to be a part of Mount Sinai’s tradition of excellence. Our program features a strong focus on advocacy and the social determinants of health, a robust global health track, and diverse basic, translational and clinical research opportunities.
As part of our program, you will have the opportunity to train with world-renowned specialists. In addition, you will develop longitudinal experience through both bread-and-butter pediatrics as well as complex patients. We are also unique in our access to a one-of-a-kind Pediatric Visiting Doctors and Complex Care Clinic program. Please take your time to explore our website, read about our residents’ experiences, and reach out to us anytime with questions.
Yours,
Sonali Tatapudy and Vanessa Eddy-Abrams
Pediatric Co-Chief Residents 2019-2020
*All residents are categorical unless otherwise noted
Chief Residents
Vanessa Eddy, MD
College: McGill University
Medical School: Albert Einstein Medical College
Sonali Tatapudy, MD
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PGY-5
Terri Nicely, MD
Triple Board Chief Resident
College: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
PGY-4
Marta Hoes, MD, JD
Triple Board
College: Texas Tech
Medical School: Texas Tech
Amanda Kimberg, MD
Triple Board
College: Duke University
Medical School: Duke University
Cassie Mintz, MD
Pediatrics-Genetics/Metabolic Chief Resident
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
PGY-3
Kimberly Alzuphar, MD
College: Columbia University
Medical School: Brown University
Lauren Ambler, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Mafalda Barbosa, MD
Pediatrics-Genetics
College: Oporto Portugal
Medical School: Oporto Portugal
Katie Ericson, MD
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: SUNY- Downstate
Julen Harris, MD, MPH
College: Brown University
Medical School: University of Minnesota
Amy Kornblit, MD
College: New York University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Shama Milon, MD
Triple Board
College: Duke University
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Layne Morowitz, MD
College: Cornell University
Medical School: SUNY-Stony Brook
Brian Park, MD
College: UC Berkeley
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Neil Patel, MD
Pediatric Research
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Priya Rolfes, MD
College: Dartmouth University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Julia Sann, MD
College: Georgetown University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rhia Shah, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: SUNY-Downstate
Elana Siegel, MD
College: Brown University
Medical School: Drexel University
Kelly Smith, MD
College: Williams College
Medical School: Georgetown University
Annie Symonds, MD
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Harvard University
Sasha Taylor, MD
Triple Board
College: Skidmore College
Medical School: University of Vermont
Bari Winik, MD
College: Tulane University
Medical School: Tulane University
PGY-2
Kristian Becker, MD
Pediatric Research
College: Boston University
Medical School: Duke University
Danna Biala, MD
College: Brandeis University
Medical School: Tufts University
Ezra Dayan, MD
College: New York University
Medical School: Rutgers- New Jersey Medical
Shane Goda, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Georgetown Unviversity
Camille Hebert, MD, MPH
College: Baylor University
Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
Scott Jelinek, MD
College: Boston College
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mary LoPiccolo, MD
Pediatrics-Genetics
College: Brown University
Medical School: University of Vermont
Caroline Massarelli, MD
College: Georgetown University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Brittany McCoy, MD
Triple Board
College: Indiana University
Medical School: Indiana University
Emily Polidoro, MD
College: Middlebury College
Medical School: University of Connecticut
James Reed, MD, MHS
Pediatric Research
College: Dartmouth College
Medical School: Yale University
Amanda Reich, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Drexel University
Karina Rotella, MD
College: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at the City College of New York
Medical School: SUNY- Downstate
Jason Sarte, MD
Triple Board
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Brown University
Benjamin Schindel, MD
Preliminary - Neurology
College: Rutgers University
Medical School: SUNY- Downstate
Esha Shah, MD
College: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rutgers- R.W. Johnson
Arnoldys Stengel, MD
College: Wesleyan University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Franklin Sylvester, Jr., MD
College: Georgetown University
Medical School: University of Connecticut
Vicki Wu, MD
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Van Don Williams, II, MD
College: City College of New York
Medical School: Ohio State University
PGY-1
Matthew Alfarano, MD, MHPE, MS
College: Quinnipiac University
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Karen Arane, MD, MS
College: McGill University
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Carolyn Birbiglia, MD
College: Princeton University
Medical School: Stony Brook University
Stephanie Bivona, MD
College: Wellesly College
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Lily Chu, MD
Med-Peds
College: University of California, Berkeley
Medical School: University of Southern California
Katherin Dalldorf, MD, MPH
College: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Alexandra Dembar, MD
Med-Peds
College: Indiana University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rae Dong, MD, MPH
College: Duke University
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Liana Grosinger, MD
Preliminary-Anesthesia
College: New York University
Medical School: New York Medical College
Odelya Kaufman, MD, PhD
Pediatrics-Genetics
College: Brandeis University
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Melissa Kelley, MD
Triple Board
College: University of Nevada
Medical School: University of Nevada
Lien Le, MD
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Baylor College
Nicole Mann, MD
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Drexel University
Rachel Moss, MD
College: Tufts University
Medical School: Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Elizabeth Odom, MD
College: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nicholas Puoplo, MD
College: SUNY Cortland
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Christine Quake, MD
College: Haverford College
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Nazifa Rahman, MD
College: Barnard College
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Luis Seija, MD
Med-Peds
College: The University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Ami Shah, MD
College: The College of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Alexis Tchaconas, MD
Med-Peds
College: Columbia University
Medical School: Hofstra/ Northwell
Fatima Toor, MD
College: Rutgers University
Medical School: New Jersey Medical School
Michelle Urman, MD
Triple Board
College: New York University
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Izumi Watanabe, MD, MS
College: Columbia
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Mary Weng, MD, MPH
College: Yale University
Medical School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine