The brooklyn hospital center emergency medicine residency

Meet Our Residents

Class of 2023

Zachary Tan, MD

Hometown: Lake Bluff, Ill.
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, books, music, cooking, board games, video games, and cats

Linnea Russell, DO

Hometown: Cambridge, Mass.
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing, hiking, biking, drawing, and filling my apartment with plants

Thomas Porturas, MD

Hometown: East Brunswick and Newark, N.J.
Medical School: Yale School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Rock climbing, space exploration, LEGOs, and board and video games

Daniel Kelver, DO

Hometown: Buffalo, N.Y.
Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine (Arkansas State)
Hobbies/Interests: Weightlifting, flying planes (student pilot), and travel

Alexandra Hartman, MD

Hometown: Portland, Ore.
Medical School: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Running, cooking, and traveling

Jacqueline Gomberg, MD

Hometown: Purchase, N.Y.
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: New York Yankees, softball, and swimming

Michaela Go, MD

Hometown: Fremont, Calif.
Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, climbing, DIY and craft projects,eating, and watching TV

Steven French, MD

Hometown: Honolulu, Hawaii
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking, music, breweries, and being a plant parent and dog uncle

Brendan Freeman, DO

Hometown: Shrewsbury, Mass.
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, California
Hobbies/Interests: Piano, hiking, and theater

Zachary Ehret, MD

Hometown: East Montpelier, Vt.
Medical School: Robert Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont
Hobbies/Interests: Building and restoring motorcycles, backcountry and freestyle skiing, weightlifting, golf, and sports

Alexander Bronzo, MD

Hometown: Westchester, N.Y.
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Watching and playing sports (baseball, basketball, football, golf, boxing), Weightlifting, and attempting to cook

Adamu Awak, MD

Hometown: Jos, Nigeria
Medical School: Morehouse School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Baking, traveling, bike riding, and Netflix

Elijah Abramson, MD

Hometown: Half Moon Bay, Calif.
Medical School: California Northstate University College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Cycling, skiing, basketball, gaming, traveling, golf, tennis, and audio and video investigative journalism
 

Class of 2024

Stefany Stempien, DO

Hometown: Buffalo, NY
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Partner acrobatics, hand balancing, watching football, bike rides, live music, comedy shows

Ben Rotter, MD

Hometown: White Plains, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Hobbies/Interests: Running, tennis, NY Politics & Housing

Nicole Quattrocchi, MD

Hometown: New York, NY
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Hobbies/Interests: Sailing (for fun now, but raced in college!), tennis, skiing, cooking, reading, working out (gym> home), walking around the city with my dog

Michael Polito, DO

Hometown: Mahopac, NY
Medical School: Touro COM - Middletown
Hobbies/Interests: Food, cooking, running, traveling, photography

Merit Milad, MD

Hometown: San Pedro, CA
Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont SOM
Hobbies/Interests: Yoga, reading, painting, ultimate frisbee

Stephen Matsuoka, MD

Hometown: San Jose, CA
Medical School: Keck SOM of USC
Hobbies/Interests: Hiking, running, cooking, basketball, golf, global health

Layth Mahdi, MD

Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Medical School: Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Playing guitar, reading, movies

Francis Harrison, MD

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: UC-San Francisco
Hobbies/Interests: Movies/tv, tennis, board games, exploring

Katherine Harmon, MD

Hometown: Auburn, ME
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Hobbies/Interests: Cooking/baking, exploring outdoors, plants

Adam Ahmad Chaustre, MD

Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hobbies/Interests: Gardening/landscaping, grilling, weightlifting, collecting vinyl records, bicycle riding, world history

Navid Ashari, MD

Hometown: Holmdel, NJ
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson
Hobbies/Interests: Concerts, skiing/snowboarding, climbing, hiking, traveling

Rhiannon Anderson, MD

Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL
Medical School: Florida Atlantic University College of Medicine
Hobbies/Interests: Traveling, film photography, reading

Class of 2025

Vladimir Zinsou, MD

Hometown: Lake Grove, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Samantha Tall, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Medical School: Meharry Medical College

Arun Sen-Gupta, DO

Hometown: San Jose, California
Medical School: Western University of health sciences

Ridgley Schultz, MD

Hometown: Harleysville, PA
Medical School: Drexel University

Andrew Nguyễn, MD

Hometown: Garden Grove, CA
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin

Mark McKenna, MD

Hometown: Farmington, CT
Medical School: University of Connecticut

David Mandil, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: SUNY Downstate

Kassem Makki, DO

Hometown: Dearborn, MI
Medical School: Michigan State College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michelle Kelley, MD, MPH

Hometown: Chattanooga, TN
Medical School: East Tennessee State University Quillen College of Medicine

Joshua Erban, MD

Hometown: Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Medical School: University of Massachusetts

Joseph Bystrik, MD

Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine

Alex Belaia, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, OH
Medical School: University of Toledo COM

Hannah Beachwood, DO

Hometown: Beaverton, OR
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine

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