Current Pathology Residents & Recent Alumni
Trainees in the Pathology Residency at NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine are integral members of our team. Our residency program alumni go on to pursue fellowships at a variety of prestigious institutions and work in all aspects of pathology and laboratory medicine, including academic institutions, community hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, medical examiner offices, and directors of national laboratories.
First-Year Residents
Laseena Vaisymbath, MBBS
Hometown: Kerala, India
Hobbies: dancing, music, and teaching
Sonu Kalyan, MD
Hometown: Karnal, India
Hobbies: chess, badminton, traveling, and cooking
Second-Year Residents
Sujita Bhandari, MD
Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal
Hobbies: dancing, cooking, traveling, and movies
Solomon Turunbedu, MD
Hometown: Jimma, Ethiopia
Hobbies: hiking, ping pong, traveling, movies, and food from different cultures
Gerasimos Karalis, MD
Hometown: Bayside, NY
Hobbies: archery and playing and coaching baseball
Third-Year Residents
Ateeqa Mujeeb Ullah, MD
Hometown: Abraq Khitan, Kuwait; Faisalabad, Pakistan
Hobbies: traveling, arts and crafts, solving puzzles, reading science fiction, and hiking
Katherine Weng, MD
Hometown: Paramus, NJ
Hobbies: running marathons, trail races, and triathlons
Fourth-Year Residents
Zarrin Hossein-Zadeh, MD
Hometown: North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hobbies: painting, photography, and culinary arts
Bahram Dabiri, MD
Hometown: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hobbies: photography, sports, and music
Recent Alumni
2022
Duc Vo, MD
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Surgical Pathology Fellowship, 2022–23
University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories, Hematopathology Fellowship, 2023–24
Behnam Rafiee, MD
New York Blood Center, Transfusion Medicine Fellowship, 2022–23
2021
Mona Maghsoodi-Deerwester, MD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Surgical Pathology Fellowship, 2021–22
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Dermatopathology Fellowship, 2022–23
Bebu Ram, MD
Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Oncologic Surgical Pathology Fellowship, 2021–22
2020
Marriam Aalai, MD
National Institutes of Health, Cytopathology Fellowship, 2020–21
Daniel Shapiro, MD
Virginia Commonwealth University, Forensic Pathology Fellowship, 2020–21
Joagaro Vedula, MD
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Surgical Pathology and Genitourinary Pathology Fellowship, 2020–21
2019
Liron Barnea Slonim, MD
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Hematopathology Fellowship, 2019–20
University of Chicago Medicine, Molecular Fellowship, 2020–21
Jessica Peters, MD
University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Breast Pathology Fellowship, 2019–20