In the Department of Emergency Medicine at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, we are excited to offer a three-year residency starting in 2023 based at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island.

Residency training sets the tone for the remainder of your career—an experience during which you make lifelong friendships, meet new mentors, and gain new knowledge and skills—so it is important to choose a program that feels right for you to unlock your full potential. We are committed to creating a supportive, welcoming, and inclusive program that brings out the best in our residents and faculty. Meet our current emergency medicine residents.

Our program’s mission is to educate physicians with the knowledge, clinical skills, and attitude to provide excellent care in the field of emergency medicine. It is our purpose to excel in clinical care, education, and scholarship while maintaining an inclusive and supportive environment that encourages a lifetime of learning.

Our dynamic curriculum, based at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island, enables our residents to gain experience treating a diverse, high-acuity patient population with access to the advanced tertiary care expertise of a world-renowned health system. We are proud to be a Level 1 Trauma Center, Comprehensive Stroke Center, and STEMI Receiving Center. Additionally, we have observation medicine services on-site as well as a pediatric emergency department staffed by pediatric emergency physicians. Our dedicated faculty of physicians, who come from diverse backgrounds and have varied interests, are looking forward to mentoring trainees and helping them to develop their niche within emergency medicine.

With our own ambulance service and faculty experts in emergency medical services, our prehospital medicine and disaster medicine experiences are a highlight of our program. Residents also have the opportunity to train in toxicology from leaders in the field at the NYC Poison Control Center and Long Island Community Hospital.

Every Wednesday, residents are protected from clinical responsibilities so they can participate in our comprehensive didactic curriculum where they learn core and advanced principles of emergency medicine. These Wednesday conferences include flipped-classroom sessions, hands-on experience in the state-of-the art NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island Simulation Center, and small-group discussions led by senior residents with mentorship from faculty to enhance teaching and leadership skills.

As an emergency medicine resident, our graduates go on to become outstanding emergency physicians equipped with the skills to make a meaningful impact on the lives of future patients and community.

Residency Leadership

Christopher G. Caspers, MD
Chair, Department of Emergency Medicine
Professor, NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Medical Director, Hospital at Home Program, NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island

Dr. Caspers is a leading national expert in observation medicine and is currently the national chair for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Observation Medicine section and an expert advisor to the Vizient Patient Safety Organization. He is an invited national speaker, and his work has been recognized by the Institute for Healthcare Improvement, the National Patient Safety Foundation, the British Medical Journal, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. His professional interests involve education, innovation, and leadership in healthcare. Dr. Caspers is a native Long Islander and worked on the Sound as a commercial lobsterman before medical school.

Alexandra L. Ortego, MD
Program Director
Pronouns: she/her/hers

Dr. Ortego helped build the Emergency Medicine Residency at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine since joining the faculty in 2021. Her areas of professional interest include graduate medical education, curriculum development, and faculty development. Outside of the hospital, she loves spending time with her family and enjoys traveling to interesting places, hiking, and exploring the great outdoors.

Sanjay Mohan, MD
Assistant Program Director
Pronouns: he/him/his

A native Long Islander, Dr. Mohan graduated from the NYU Grossman School of Medicine in 2016, completing his emergency medicine residency at NYU Langone Health and Bellevue Hospital (where he served as chief resident in his final year). He subsequently completed a medical toxicology fellowship at the New York City Poison Control Center. Dr. Mohan lectures both regionally and nationally, and is a regular contributor to the REBEL-EM podcast. He is passionate about graduate medical education, toxicology, and evidence-based medicine, and is published in the field of medical toxicology. Outside of the hospital, he loves to cook with his wife (also an emergency medicine physician) and can be found roaming the streets of North Brooklyn with his Australian Shepherd.

Frances Rusnack, DO
Assistant Program Director
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Dr. Rusnack recently joined the Emergency Medicine Residency at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine in 2023 after completing her fellowship in medical education. Her professional interests include both graduate and undergraduate medical education, helping learners as they transition into residency. She is passionate about resident education and conference development. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family, exploring Long Island, and traveling.

Contact Us

If you have questions about the Emergency Medicine Residency or how to apply, please email Nicole Oquendo, residency program coordinator, at nicole.oquendo@nyulangone.org.

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