PGY-4
Class of 2021-2025
Lorena Abril, MD
Medical School: Universidad del Azuay
Hometown: Cuenca, Ecuador
Hobbies: Hiking, camping, cycling, climbing, basketball, traveling.
Luis Aguilar Motalvan, MD
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University (SKMC)
Hometown: Miami, FL
Hobbies: I enjoy dancing and teaching Latin dance, and love making music playlists. Social sciences, specifically anthropology and psychology, are my jam! Still working on how I want to make that the focus of my EM research. Can't resist jigsaw puzzles; I'm always down for a good walk or hike. Dabble with the harmonica and house plants.
Solomon Ajasin, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College
Anjali Cherukuri, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Hometown: Orlando, Florida
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking, basically anything that involves being outside in the sun, catching sunrises and sunsets, baking, scouting the city for new restaurants and bars, piano, basketball (it's a Heat nation!)
Jamila Jamal, MD
Medical School: University of Cincinnati
Alexandra Lew, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Hometown: Clear Brook, Virginia
Hobbies: Oil painting, obsessing over my chunky cat, spicy cocktails, sleeping on my co-residents' couches, traveling.
Rosemary Matossian, MD
Medical School: Tulane University
Rachel Mirsky, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hometown: White Plains, NY
Hobbies: Staying active, eating pizza, hosting friends, playing games
Aria Fariborzi, MD
Medical School: Rutgers RWJ Medical School
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Hobbies: Podcasts, piano, drinking diet ginger ales at the Montefiore ED
Ariella Gartenberg (Applebaum), MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hometown: Teaneck, NJ
Hobbies: Eating & providing snacks to other people, hanging with my friends and family, posting Instagram photos of my son, traveling, swimming, mostly sleeping.
Shaharyar Ilyas, MD
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Hometown: Staten Island, NY
Hobbies: Napping, lifting, reading, napping again.
Elizabeth (Ella) Ito, MD
Medical School: Columbia University
Hometown: Honolulu, HI
Hobbies: Rock climbing, hiking, painting, piano
Why Jacobi: Procedures and chaos
Maxime Montour, MD
Medical School: Rush Medical College
Juanita Pinto, MD
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Hometown: Woodbridge, NJ
Hobbies: Singing, dancing, binge-watchin tv shows, trying new cuisines, traveling.
Gael Seraphin, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Stephanie Serrato, MD
Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
Hometown: Queens, NY (Queens Get The Money)
Hobbies: Listening to 90s Hip Hop and R&B (Miseducation of Lauryn Hill will forever have my heart), iPhone photography, nurturing my plant baby, sunset chaser and overall outdoors lover, good glass of wine, travel, pretending to be fit, and creating things with my hands.
Jacobi-Montefiore Emergency Medicine
Jacobi Medical Center
1400 Pelham Parkway South, Bronx, NY 10461
Montefiore Medical Center
111 East 210th Street, Bronx, NY 10467
Caitlin Sershon, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Drexel University
Hometown: Chicago, IL
Hobbies: Chicago sports teams, outdoor activities, yoga, spending time with family and friends, listening to early 2000s music, docs, ordering takeout, spicy drinks
Jason Siebert, MD, PhD
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin
Hometown: Arlington Heights, IL
Hobbies: Snowboarding, cooking, breweries, traveling, going to concerts
Why Jacobi: I was looking for a county program with a focus on caring for the underserved in a big city that still had academic resources
Tejpreet Singh, DO
Chief Resident
Medical School: Rowan University
Noah Trump, MD
Chief Resident
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Hometown: Columbia, SC
Hobbies: Traveling, hiking/camping/skiing, music jams, soccer and volleyball, exploring new spots in the city, petting as many pups as possible.