Current Residents

PGY-1

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Jacob "Jake" Barr

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Barrington, NJ
Undergraduate School: Franklin & Marshall College
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Ultrasound, Sports Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a clinically competent physician who is an advocate for all patients and dedicated to medical education.
Personal Interests: Diehard Philadelphia sports fan (Go Birds), live music, cooking, exercising, finding the best fried pickle in the world.
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Sucharitha "Divya" Bose

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ (via India, Singapore and NYC)
Undergraduate School: George Washington University
Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Too many interests atm! Addiction Medicine, Med Ed, Global Public Health, maybe Crit Care.
Professional Goals: To make a positive impact on my community, whether as a mentor to medical students and residents, as a supportive colleague to my EM family or as someone who challenges myself to better understand and improve the circumstances of our underserved patients.
Personal Interests: ALL things eating and cooking, hanging with my dog in a body of water, running away to other countries with a backpack, yoga/lifting and wheel throwing.
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Gianna Doria

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Berkeley Heights, NJ
Undergraduate School: Creighton University
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: So many!!! Critical Care and Medical Education are probably my top two.
Professional Goals: To be a strong emergency physician that's ready for whatever comes in the door as well as a compassionate advocate for my patients. To be a supportive and reliable person for my peers.
Personal Interests: Cooking, watching movies, painting, reading.
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Kevin Endersby

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergraduate School: Davidson College
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson)
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Sports Medicine, Disaster/EMS
Professional Goals: To become a highly skilled EM doc, to grow as a teacher, and to find joy in the work each day.
Personal Interests: Getting active (running, hiking, lifting, etc.), spending time outdoors, coffee-making, and cooking.
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James "Seamus" Hawley

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Undergraduate School: University of Texas at Austin
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Clinical Interests: Ended up in Emergency medicine because I love it all! I am particularly interested in Critical Care and Pain Medicine currently.
Professional Goals: Looking to hone my skills so I can be a provider and individual that brings compassion and care to all the meaningful interactions in life.
Personal Interests: Committing to the bit, avid culture consumer, ice cream connoisseur, wiener dog papa.
Kyra Maludy

Kyra Maludy

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Toledo, Ohio
Undergraduate School: Mercyhurst University
Graduate School: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)
Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Ultrasound, Medical Education, LGBTQ+ Health
Professional Goals: Become an EM/Sports doc who feels comfortable tackling whatever the department throws at me before heading out to the sidelines as a team doc. Enhance my skills to become a strong mentor and teacher to students who are either interested in or are currently in medicine. Also to work as an LGBTQ+ health advocate.
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family and friends, lacrosse, rock climbing, Michigan Football, cooking, baking, playing in sports leagues, cuddling with my cat, exploring local coffee shops.
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Alexandria "Alex" Nachodsky

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Medford, NJ
Undergraduate School: University of Delaware
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education
Professional Goals: To become an excellent and well-rounded EM physician who provides compassionate care to all my patients, to stay constantly learning and improving my skills, and to be a supportive teammate that my colleagues can depend on.
Personal Interests: Spending time with my family and friends, football, Philly sports, swimming, exploring new restaurants, going to the gym, taking walks around the city, believing I could win Survivor, and a huge Game of Thrones fan (have seen 9 times and counting).
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Joshua Neal

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Maryland
Undergraduate School: Case Western Reserve University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Addiction Medicine, Ultrasound, Critical Care
Professional Goals: To be a compassionate physician capable of managing a wide variety of conditions from the extremely complex to the relatively straightforward. To be able to acknowledge and address the socioeconomic factors that contribute to health and meet people exactly where they are.
Personal Interests: Softball, running, spartan races, karaoke, DC sports + the Orioles, spending time with family and friends!
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Andy North

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Rochester, MN
Undergraduate School: Arizona State University
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: EMS/Disaster, Sports Medicine, Wilderness Medicine
Professional Goals: To become an excellent and compassionate physician, a knowledgeable teacher, and a confident leader.
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife, Kacie, and our dogs, Goober and Cannoli. Letting the Minnesota Vikings disappoint me every year. Weightlifting or playing pretty much any sport and then offsetting all that exercise with good food and desserts!
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Ryan Park

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Califon, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine and Interventional Pain
Professional Goals: To be a better physician than I was yesterday, to not be tachycardic during a code.
Personal Interests: Exploring the food scene in Philadelphia, tennis, hiking.
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Nicole Schmalbach

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ
Undergraduate School: Ursinus College
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Critical Care, Medical Education
Professional Goals: To provide empathetic and culturally competent care to better serve my patients, while contributing to medical education through teaching and mentorship.
Personal Interests: Crafting (especially crochet!), running, hiking, traveling to national parks, watching Survivor.
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Renee Spencer

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: Feasterville, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: EMS and Academic Medicine
Professional Goals: To work in an academic center teaching residents and complete an EMS fellowship to eventually be involved as a medical director.
Personal Interests: Hiking, cooking, wake boarding, spending time with my boyfriend, friends, and family.
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Ritu Vyas

Year: PGY-1
Hometown: West Windsor, NJ
Undergraduate School: Temple University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Pain Management, Social EM
Professional Goals: To be an empathetic and skilled EM physician who builds meaningful relationships with my patients and colleagues. To keep my patients at the center of my practice and to learn, grow and have fun each shift.
Personal Interests: Houseplants, traveling, eating at new restaurants, spending time outdoors, yoga, hanging out with friends and family, and most importantly consuming pop culture and reality TV.

PGY-2

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Michael Blazaskie

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Hanover Township, PA
Undergraduate School: Misericordia University
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Critical Care
Professional Goals: To become a well-rounded emergency medicine physician committed to continual learning who is a support to both patients and colleagues.
Personal Interests: Watching baseball, weightlifting, cooking, hiking, skiing and spending time at the beach, hanging out with friends and family, trying new breweries.
Carmichael

J. Harrison Carmichael

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: North Attleboro, MA
Undergraduate School: Bowdoin College
Medical School: University of Massachusetts
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Ultrasound, Toxicology
Professional Goals: To become an excellent emergency medicine physician for my patients and a reliable colleague to my co-residents and the ED staff.
Personal Interests: Music; playing various instruments, video games, exploring new restaurants and breweries in Philly and spending time with my wife, Sylvie, and my dog, Teddy.
Chang

Austin Chang

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Manalapan, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Wilderness Medicine
Professional Goals: Working in the community, providing the best care that I can.
Personal Interests: DC sports, spending time with family, and the outdoors.
Ciervo

Sabrina Ciervo

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Haddonfield, NJ
Undergraduate School: Georgetown University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Jefferson)
Clinical Interests: Addiction Medicine, Ultrasound, Social EM
Professional Goals: To become a competent, approachable, and caring physician that prioritizes their patients' wellbeing above all! To contribute positive energy to the team and workplace, and always remember why I chose to pursue a career in healthcare and EM!
Personal Interests: Spending time with family, friends, & my dog, Bubbles! Relaxing down the shore, staying active, trying new Philly food spots, over-caffeinating and yapping!
Decker

Marykate Decker

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
Undergraduate School: Fordham University - Bronx, NY
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Addiction Medicine, Social EM/Street Medicine, Medical Education
Professional Goals: To continue mentoring pre-med and medical students, remembering every single person has a story and to meet every patient where they are with compassion and dignity.
Personal Interests: Being active, practicing reformer Pilates, playing sports (bonus points if outside), cooking, writing, painting, trying new restaurants and spending my October Sundays watching football.
DeMarzo

Joseph DeMarzo

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Undergraduate School: Bucknell University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Clinical Interests: Disaster Medicine, Resuscitation, Ultrasound and Military Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a competent and well-rounded Emergency Medicine physician who is comfortable working in any setting and treating all patients with compassion. To become a better teacher and mentor to others.
Personal Interests: Spending time with my growing family, fishing, hiking, sports, working out, and reading books about history and historical figures.
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Brett DerGarabedian

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
Undergraduate School: Wake Forest University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Ultrasound, Critical Care
Professional Goals: To develop exceptional clinical skills as an emergency physician while maintaining a commitment to empathetic care for all patients.
Personal Interests: Getting my hopes up for Philly sports, pick-up basketball, lacrosse, Dungeons & Dragons, and spending time outdoors.
Dougherty

Jaime Dougherty

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Weatherly, PA
Undergraduate School: Penn State University
Medical School: Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine and Ultrasound
Professional Goals: To be a role model within the Emergency Department and become a compassionate physician who I would entrust to care for my own family. To inspire young students to pursue their goals and to never give up.
Personal Interests: Anything outdoors (Poconos outdoorsman through and through), running, weight training, sports, skiing, quality family time, dogs (ask me about my mini-Australian shepherd).
Gallagher

Regan Gallagher

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Dresher, PA
Undergraduate School: Clemson University
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: I am passionate about Addiction Medicine and exploring non-opioid alternatives for pain management.
Professional Goals: To bring positive energy to every shift, be a physician my coworkers enjoy working with, and ensure my patients always feel heard.
Personal Interests: My perfect day would start with an iced coconut latte before a crisp fall Eagles game at the Linc with my boyfriend and family (including my 3-year-old niece, 2-year-old nephew, older sister, Ryann, brother-in-law, Kevin, younger brother, Jimmy, parents, and 40+ cousins, aunts, and uncles). We tailgate in S5, cheer for the opposing team to lose, eat cheesesteaks on seeded rolls with extra Cooper Sharp or maybe some chicken tenders, and finish the night with a new episode of Housewives on Bravo cuddling with my cat while eating some sour or gummy candy.
McKenzie

McKenzie "Mack" Jones

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Wellesley, MA
Undergraduate School: Bucknell University
Medical School: UMass Chan Medical School
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Palliative Care, Sports Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a well-rounded, compassionate EM-physician who can treat any pathology that comes through the door while striving to treat my colleagues like family through all the ups and downs.
Personal Interests: Sports & outdoors! Love running, basketball, fishing, boating, skiing. At home I enjoy spending time with my family, woodworking and reading. Diehard Boston Celtics & Philly Birds fan.
Lawless

Steven Lawless

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Pottstown, PA      
Undergraduate School: Temple University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical Education
Professional Goals: To become an excellent Emergency physician and maintain my passion for service.
Personal Interests: Spending time with my wife and our dog, George. Training jiujitsu and lifting weights in my home gym.
Mitchell

Alissa Mitchell

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Cape Elizabeth, Maine
Undergraduate School: College of the Holy Cross
Medical School: William Carey University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical Toxicology and Addiction Medicine
Professional Goals: To spend my career striving to be a better physician than I was yesterday, while always keeping my patients at the center of my clinical practice.
Personal Interests: Cooking new and elaborate recipes, long walks with podcasts and audiobooks, travel, cats, and "little treats"
Patil

Pal Patil

Year: PGY-2
Hometown: Summit, NJ
Undergraduate School: University of Richmond
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Addiction Medicine and Medical Education
Professional Goals: To remain compassionate in the face of challenges, serve communities in need and to enjoy coming to work every day.
Personal Interests: Feeding the raging extrovert in me by hanging out with friends and family, reading and exploring new restaurants in Philly!

PGY-3

Ethan Anderson

Ethan Anderson

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Manhattan, Kansas
Undergraduate School: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn, NY
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Simulation, Wilderness Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a compassionate and well-rounded EM physician, a lifelong learner, and a friend to my colleagues, patients, and mentees.
Personal Interests: Spending quality time with my partner, friends, and family. Snowboarding, camping, and hiking. Classic cars and mechanics. Photography and drone videography.
Calabrese

Julie Calabrese

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Mendham, NJ
Undergraduate School: William and Mary
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Ultrasound, EMS
Professional Goals: To become an exceptional EM physician who is ready to handle anything. To work in an environment that values teaching and medical education at every level.
Personal Interests: Cooking and trying new restaurants in Philadelphia. Going to the gym and spending time with my family and friends.
Cash

Allison Cash

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Orchard Park, NY
Undergraduate School: SUNY Buffalo
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo
Clinical Interests: Palliative Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Ultrasound
Professional Goals: To be prepared to treat a wide variety of pathology while delivering compassionate, high-quality care. To comfort patients on their worst days, support my colleagues, and never lose empathy.
Personal Interests: Hiking, baking, snowboarding, and endlessly telling my dog he’s such a good boy (he’s not). Also, Go Bills!
Coulson

Sean Coulson

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Flemington, New Jersey
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
Medical School: Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Clinical Interests: Medical education, EMS, Critical Care
Professional Goals: To become an efficient learner, capable of educating other physicians, students and patients. To become an empathetic, caring and evidenced based EM physician who advocates for my patients.
Personal Interests: Spending quality time with my family and friends as well as my dogs and cat. Playing soccer and watching Manchester United. Hiking, paddle boarding and traveling.
Fullerton

Dan Fullerton

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Millville, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rowan University; University of Liverpool
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Addiction Medicine, Palliative Care
Professional Goals: Develop the skills to become an effective teacher and leader. Always be an advocate for my patients.
Personal Interests: Liverpool Football Club. Spending time outdoors with my partner Jessica and our dog, Remy. Philly sports!
Harwood

Dan Harwood

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Somers, New York
Undergraduate School: Brown University
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Bioethics, EMS, Disaster Medicine, Social EM
Professional Goals: To be a compassionate, constantly-learning EM physician that provides excellent care to communities in need.
Personal Interests: Skiing, travel, sneakers, spending time with my dog, and finding the best ice cream in Philly.
Hill

Christine Hill

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Moorestown, NJ
Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Clinical Interests: Wilderness Medicine, EMS, Medical Administration
Professional Goals: To become a skilled, compassionate, and effective EM physician and leader.
Personal Interests: Running, hiking, camping, walking my dog Luna, cooking, and spending time with my husband and family!
Li

Vincent Li

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: West Windsor, New Jersey
Undergraduate School: Carnegie Mellon University
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Clinical Interests: Ultrasound, Medical Education
Professional Goals: To become a competent and compassionate EM physician who can handle anything that walks or rolls through the door.
Personal Interests: Long walks down every aisle at Target, fashion design, playing the piano and guitar, and exploring new restaurants.
McKenzie

Kane McKenzie

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Berlin, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Jefferson/Philadelphia University, Philadelphia, PA
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine – Seton Hill
Clinical Interests: Addiction, EMS, Wilderness Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a skilled, compassionate emergency physician and strong patient advocate.
Personal Interests: Fly fishing & tying flies, trail running & hiking with my dog, and lifting weights.
Dhruv Patel

Dhruv Patel

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ
Undergraduate School: Wilkes University
Medical School: PCOM- SGA
Clinical Interests: Ultrasound, Critical Care, Disaster Medicine
Professional Goals: Become a knowledgeable emergency physician capable of managing diverse patient populations while also maintaining patient advocacy.
Personal Interests: Soccer, running, hiking, video games, traveling, and try new things.
Petrosky

Daniel Petrosky

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Pennsylvania (BSN)
Graduate School: Thomas Jefferson University (MPH)
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Clinical Interests: Palliative Care, Addiction Medicine, Community Health, Medical Education
Professional Goals: My goal is to become both a well-rounded physician and strong patient advocate working to increase the quality of not only our population's lives but also the medical services we provide.
Personal Interests: Coffee making, books, video games, linguistics, trying different restaurants in Philadelphia, swimming, biking, and hiking
Pleskowicz

Daniel Pleskowicz

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Dumont, NJ
Undergraduate School: Ramapo College of New Jersey
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Clinical Interests: Sports Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Professional Goals: To wake up when I am 50 and still come to work with a smile on my face, to work in an environment of people I can call my friends, to stay humble, and to overall be remembered as a good guy.
Personal Interests: All things soccer and Manchester United, family time, movies, podcasts, comedy, spending time outdoors, exercising in some capacity, and eating a good steak.
Redilla

Austin Redilla

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: Montgomeryville, PA
Undergraduate School: Penn State University
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Clinical Interests: What aren't I interested in?? Though I do have an affinity for Addiction Medicine, PEDs, Sports Medicine, and Wilderness Medicine.
Professional Goals: Too early to tell! Ultimately, I want to provide compassionate care to a population in need. I am looking forward to exploring all aspects of EM to see if a fellowship is right for me.
Personal Interests: Huge film buff, connoisseur of trashy reality TV, amateur rock climber, and professional outdoors enjoyer
Tata

Ravi Tata

Year: PGY-3
Hometown: King of Prussia, PA
Undergraduate School: Drexel University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Clinical Interests: EMS, Med Ed, Event Medicine, Disaster Medicine
Professional Goals: Being a great at emergency medicine but also being great at just being there for someone as another human being.
Personal Interests: Soccer, running, hiking, Philly sports