Psychiatric Residency
Akhilesh Agarwal, MBBS
Interest: Forensic Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy, working with underserved/minority patients.
Interesting fact: I made a website about myself when I was 10 years old.
Medical school: Topiwala National Medical College
Thoasin Bari, MD
Interests:
Community Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting Fact about me: Before medical school, I majored in Art History and worked in a museum where I helped create public health and art education workshops for public school students in the NYC Department of Education. I also was a rock climbing instructor for two years and still belay and boulder in my free time.
Medical School:
New York University Long Island School of Medicine
Casey Bell, DO/MBA
Interests: Interventional Psychiatry and Consult‑Liaison Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I started skiing when I was 2 years old
Medical school: Kansas City University
Anndrika Bhatia, DO
Interest: Public psychiatry, interventional, forensic, perinatal, neuropsych, and psychotherapy
Interesting fact: I enjoy junk journaling, poetry, and collecting cute trinkets. I also learned how to use an abacus as a child, and still instinctively use it to do simple calculations in my head!
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Jibrail Cheema, MD
Interest: Inpatient psychiatry, first-break psychosis, Community Psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I collect Pokémon Trading Cards.
Medical school: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Katherine Chemakin, MS/MD
Interest: Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I love to travel and have been to 30 countries.
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Heejin Cho, DO
Interest: Inpatient Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry and Emergency Psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I was in a K-pop dance group in college!
Medical school: Touro College of Ostheopathic Medicine
Quincy De Young
Interest: Global mental health and interventional psychiatry
Interesting fact: I ran a culinary magazine in college
Medical school: Hofstra/Zucker School of Medicine
Ashrakat Deyab, MBBCh
Interest: Emergency psychiatry, reproductive psychiatry, transcultural psychiatry, and refugee and immigrant mental health
Interesting fact: I grew up across multiple countries and continents, which sparked my love for storytelling and creating characters. I write fiction in my free time and hope to publish a novel one day.
Medical school: Cairo University Faculty of Medicine
Elizabeth Deya‑Edelen, DO
Interest: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Hispanic Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I have played tennis since I was a kid, and lately I’ve been dabbling in pickleball
Medical school: Sam Houston State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Sylvia Dygulski, DO
Interest: Emergency psychiatry
Interesting fact: I love discovering unique perfumes and unique foods, I am always on the lookout for something I’ve never smelled or tasted before.
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Ava Erulker, MD
Interest: Child and adolescent psychiatry, reproductive psychiatry, public psychiatry
Interesting fact: I have recently gotten into pottery and hope to make my own set of custom dishware soon!
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Anuraag Vishnu Ghantasala, DO
Interest: Community psychiatry
Interesting fact: I was in Paris the day France won the World Cup in 2018!
Medical school: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Tejusv Goel, MBBS
Interest: Neuropsychiatry, Global/public mental health
Interesting fact: I have spent 3,000+ hours video gaming
Medical school: Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai
Sophia Huynh, MD
Interest: Reproductive psychiatry, consultation-psychiatry, neuropsychiatry, forensics, and emergency psychiatry
Interesting fact: I have been to 12 countries and do not plan on stopping traveling in residency.
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Selma Janbey, MD
Interest: Global Mental Health, Addiction Psychiatry, Cultural Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I was a competitive gymnast growing up!
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Zoe Kartono, DO
Interest: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I’m an identical twin!
Medical school: University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth – Texas COM
John Khan, MD
Interest: Consultation & Liaison, Forensic Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I love cooking! My family had a restaurant and I used to work in the kitchen during high school and college! My favorite item to cook are stuffed Naans!
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Hansini Kochhar, MBBS
Interest: Forensic Psychiatry, Perinatal psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Interesting fact: I am currently learning latte art and love experimenting with different designs on my morning coffee!
Medical school: M.V.J. Medical College and Research Hospital
Olivia Levine, MD/PhD
Interest: Neuropsychiatry, neuropharmacology, translational applications of neuroscience to psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I enjoy traveling the world, relaxing on the beach or jogging on the boardwalk next to the water, playing soccer, writing neuroscience articles, and will always have an iced coffee in hand.
Medical school: Sackler School of Medicine – New York State American Branch
Jacob Light, DO
Interesting fact: I was a collegiate gymnast and I also used to coach gymnastics growing up!
Medical school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Anupam Mahadeo, MD
Interest: Consult-liaison psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, and Inpatient psychiatry
Interesting fact: I used to be a competitive weightlifter and I have competed in both the US and UK.
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Emily McAllister, DO
Interest: I’m so thrilled to have ended up in my specialty of choice- Psychiatry! Within that I am still open but leaning towards Child and Adolescent Psych. I love working with children and their families which I was able to explore right here at Maimo with a Child Psych Sub-I my 4th year of med school. I ultimately want to work as an outpatient psychiatrist in a clinic setting and also hope to contribute research to the field or even write a book one day.
Interesting fact: I’m a Hufflepuff- take that as you will😊
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York
John McGinn, MD
Interest: Child and adolescent psychiatry
Interesting fact: I have a scuba diving license and have explored the deepest recreational shipwreck dive in the Caribbean
Medical school: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Ishani Mehta, MBBS
Interest: Interventional psychiatry, biological psychiatry and neuroscience, forensic psychiatry, and psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy
Interesting fact: I’m a self-taught dessert baker! I love experimenting with elaborate recipes and exploring new flavors. My go-to is a chocolate chip cake with fresh mixed berries on top!
Medical school: Maharaja Agrasen Medical College
Evelyn Menkes, DO
Interest: Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Public Psychiatry, Geriatric Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I sang for the Pope with my high school choir!
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Baris Ors, MD
Interest: Consultation‑Liaison Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry, Outpatient Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry
Interesting fact: My music playlist has 30 languages and one terrible singer—me
Medical school: Ankara University School of Medicine
Sonya Priven‑Grinblat, DO
Interest: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, First‑Break Psychosis
Interesting fact: I love to travel and do it as much as I can! I’ve been to 37 countries so far
Medical school: Rowan‑Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine
Mahnoor Raheel, DO
Interest: Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I am a coffee aficionado! I love exploring new coffee shops, collecting coffee beans from around the world, and trying different brewing methods at home. My go to order is an iced vanilla latte with oat milk!
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – New York
Krista Ramiah, DO
Interest: CAPS, gender affirming care, LGBTQ+ issues, helping marginalized communities
Interesting fact: I’m a dungeon master for dungeons & dragons in my free time
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Jeonghyun Shin (Janet), MD
Interest: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Research
Interesting fact: I played in my medical school’s basketball team!
Medical school: Seoul National University
Ruth Sofi, DO
Interest: Global psychiatry, community psychiatry, psychotherapy, and outpatient
Interesting fact: I love to try different cuisines
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown, NY
Zain K. Soofi, MD
Interest: Muslim mental health, Contemplative practices, Addiction Psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I am the best freestyle rapper you’ve never seen.
Medical school: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Ajin Varghese, DO
Interest: Addiction psychiatry, child and adolescent psychiatry, and forensic psychiatry
Interesting fact: I love UK Garage
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Vineet Vishwanath, DO
Interest: Culturally adapted CBT, psychodynamic and psychoanalytic therapy, personality disorders, LGBTQ+ psychiatry, and interventional psychiatry
Interesting fact: I almost went to culinary school instead of college. Whenever I’m not at the hospital, you will almost always find me in my kitchen experimenting with new flavors, or exploring the hottest restaurants and pop ups in the city!
Medical school: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Maryanna Volfson, DO
Interest: Interventional Psychiatry, Chronic Pain, Addiction Psychiatry
Interesting fact: I used to do Ballroom, Latin, Modern, and Hip‑Hop dance
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Harlem
Johnny Ye, MD
Interest: Undecided currently, maybe Sports Psychiatry or Addiction psychiatry.
Interesting fact: I started collecting watches recently.
Medical school: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Daniel Zhao, MD
Interest: CBT, intersection of mental health and technology.
Interesting fact: I enjoy meditation and went to a week long meditation retreat in Thailand my fourth year of medical school.
Medical school: New York Medical College