
Current General Surgery Residents & Recent Alumni
Residents in NYU Long Island School of Medicine’s Department of Surgery are a diverse, dynamic, and passionate group who go on to lead successful careers. Our graduating residents have a 100 percent match rate in both fellowships and desired specialty positions, as well as a 100 percent pass rate on American Board of Surgery certification.
Postgraduate Year 5 Residents
Rose Gooding, MD
Hometown: Rochester, New York
Medical school: St. George’s University
Clinical interests: vascular surgery
Fellowship match: University of Buffalo, vascular surgery
Raelina Howell, MD
Hometown: Lakenheath, UK
Medical school: St. George’s University
Clinical interests: clinical research, bariatric surgery, and pediatric surgery
Fellowship match: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, pediatric critical care
Jeffrey Silverstein, MD
Hometown: Montreal, Canada
Medical school: St. George’s University
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery
Fellowship match: Quebec Heart and Lung Institute, bariatrics
Amir Sohail, MD
Hometown: Jhelum, Pakistan
Medical school: Aga Khan University
Graduate school: University of Oxford
Clinical interests: surgical oncology
Fellowship match: University of New Mexico, surgical oncology
Postgraduate Year 4 Residents
Leo Amodu, MD
Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria
Medical school: University of Ilorin College of Health Sciences
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery, hernia surgery, surgical nutrition, obesity, and metabolic disease research
Hazim Hakmi, MD
Hometown: Hims, Syria, and Ottawa, Canada
Medical school: Cairo University, Faculty of Medicine
Clinical interests: colorectal surgery and surgical education
Yesha Maniar, MD
Hometown: New Hyde Park, New York
Medical school: Boston University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: surgical critical care
Marlon Torres, MD
Hometown: Maracaibo, Venezuela
Medical school: University of Zulia
Clinical interests: colorectal surgery and minimally invasive and robotic surgery
Tirajeh Zohourian, MD
Hometown: Miami, Florida
Medical school: Florida State University College of Medicine
Clinical interests: cardiothoracic surgery
Postgraduate Year 3 Residents
Matthew Krell, MD
Hometown: Summit, New Jersey
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: surgical oncology
Helen Liu, DO
Hometown: Portland, Oregon
Medical school: College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific Northwest
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery
Matthew Morris, MD
Hometown: Southington, Connecticut
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University
Clinical interests: plastic and reconstructive surgery
Suedeh Ranjbar, MD
Hometown: Queens, New York
Medical school: CUNY School of Medicine/Northeast Ohio Medical University
Clinical interests: colorectal surgery
Alyssa Scheiner, MD
Hometown: Queens, New York
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine Stony Brook University
Clinical interests: vascular surgery
Postgraduate Year 2 Residents
Categorical Residents
Amanda Beneat, MD
Hometown: Sparta, New Jersey
Medical school: Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University
Clinical interests: plastic and reconstructive surgery, head and neck, and clinical research
Tulio Silva Pacheco Brasileiro, MD
Hometown: Natal, Brazil
Medical school: Universidade Estadual de Ciências da Saúde de Alagoas
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery
Brent Llera, MD
Hometown: Hialeah, Florida
Medical school: Howard University College of Medicine
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery, trauma, and pediatric surgery
Jennifer Pan, MD
Hometown: Montgomery, New Jersey
Medical school: University of Southern California
Clinical interests: minimally invasive and bariatric surgery and foregut
Sumit Saha, MD
Hometown: Queens, New York
Medical school: CUNY School of Medicine
Clinical interests: education and anesthesia
Preliminary Residents
Diamond Clough, MD
Hometown: Queens, New York
Medical school: New York Medical College
Clinical interests: reconstructive surgery and palliative care
Michael Garcia, MD
Hometown: Jacksonville, Florida
Medical school: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Clinical interests: cardiothoracic surgery and trauma and critical care
Nancy Lopez, MD
Hometown: Los Angeles, California
Medical school: University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix
Clinical interests: trauma and critical care, global surgery, and healthcare disparities and inequalities
Meher Oberoi, MBBS
Hometown: Chandigarh, India
Medical school: Government Medical College and Hospital
Clinical interests: hepatobiliary and surgical oncology
Postgraduate Year 1 Residents
Categorical Residents
Destiny Aighobahi, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, New York
Medical school: Valdosta State University
Clinical interest: breast oncology
Sawyer Cimaroli-Weimann, MD
Hometown: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin
Medical school: Medical College of Wisconsin
Clinical interests: plastic and reconstructive surgery
Samantha LaFontaine, MD
Hometown: Sutton, Massachusetts
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Clinical interests: plastic and reconstructive and vascular surgery
Sally Tan, MD
Hometown: Bensonhurst, New York
Medical school: SUNY Downstate
Clinical interests: colorectal surgery and plastic and reconstructive surgery
Ivan Ye, MD
Hometown: Iowa City, Iowa
Medical school: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Clinical interests: undecided and clinical research
Preliminary Residents
Hailey Adler, MD
Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Medical school: Sackler School of Medicine at Tel Aviv University
Clinical interests: obstetrics and gynecology
Daniel Halpern, MD
Hometown: East Williston, New York
Med school: St. George’s University
Clinical interests: minimally invasive surgery
Arman (Sorin) Shadaloey, MD
Hometown: Bucharest, Romania
Medical school: Bucharest University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Clinical interests: pediatric surgery, colorectal surgery, and immunology
Chelsea Sicat, MD
Hometown: Franklin Square, New York
Medical school: New York Medical College
Clinical interests: orthopedic surgery
Harry Tsou, MD
Hometown: Manhasset, New York
Medical school: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Clinical interests: interventional radiology, physician wellness, and diagnostic radiology
Recent Alumni
Class of 2022
Hana Ajouz, MD
Fellowship: University of Miami, thoracic surgery
Randi J.K. Harris, MD
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, vascular surgery
Hassan R. Hashmi, MD
Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network, colorectal surgery
Jackson Hunt, MD
Fellowship: University of Nebraska Medical Center, plastic surgery
Christine Kolwitz, DO
Fellowship: Oregon Health and Science University, transplant surgery
Myriam Martinez, MD
Fellowship: Mayo Clinic, cardiothoracic surgery
Class of 2021
Despoina Daskalaki, MD
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic, liver transplant and hepatobiliary
Oren Michaeli, DO
Fellowship: Christine M. Kleinert Institute of Hand and Microsurgery, hand surgery