Psychiatric Residency
Muddassir Ali Aftab, MBBS
Interests:
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, CBT, ECT.
Interesting Fact about me: I have a scuba diving certification.
Medical School:
Aga Khan University Medical College
Akhilesh Agarwal, MBBS
Interests:
Forensic Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Psychoanalytic/Psychodynamic Therapy, working with underserved/minority patients.
Interesting fact about me: I made a website about myself when I was 10 years old.
Medical School:
Topiwala National Medical College
Simran Sanjay Ailani, MBBS
Interests:
Interventional Psychiatry, Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Emergency Psychiatry, Training and Education
Interesting Fact about Me: I love solo traveling! On my last one-week trip, I explored Lisbon, Seville, and Ibiza!
Medical School:
K.J. Somaiya Medical College
Ali Imam Awan, MBBS
Interests:
Consultation-Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I can read palms and peep into your futures.
Medical School:
Sheikh Zayed 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
Anna Belikova, DO
Interests:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, outpatient psychiatry
Interesting fact about me: I am learning to sew my own clothes!
Medical School:
Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
Jibrail Cheema, MD
Interests:
Inpatient psychiatry, first-break psychosis, Community Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I collect Pokémon Trading Cards.
Medical School:
Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Katherine Chemakin, MS/MD
Interests:
Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting Fact about me: I love to travel and have been to 30 countries.
Medical School:
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Heejin Cho, DO
Interests:
Inpatient Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry and Emergency Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I was in a K-pop dance group in college!
Medical School:
Touro College of Ostheopathic Medicine
Erica Cohenmehr, MD
Interests:
Emergency and Forensic Psychiatry, teaching and mentoring, women in healthcare/the medical field.
Interesting Fact about me: I am a black belt in Shotokan karate.
Medical School:
Sackler School of Medicine - New York State American Branch
Christine DeCaire, MD
Interests:
Emergency Psychiatry and Forensic Psychiatry. I am also interested in academics and teaching, as I want to support the next generation of incoming psychiatrists.
Interesting fact about me: I am learning ASL in hopes to be able to provide psychiatric care to those in the deaf community. I also am an avid baker, constantly perfecting my vegan treat recipes.
Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Eslam Elhossieny, MBBCh
Interests:
Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry and Geriatric Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I used to lead a classic music band as the main singer, but when they needed to find a new vocalist, I took a break from the spotlight!
Medical School:
Menoufia University Faculty of Medicine
Sarah Faitell, DO/MPH
Interests:
Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Public Psychiatry, structural determinants of health.
Interesting fact about me: Prior to residency I worked as a sculpture fabricator, horseback riding instructor, dialysis technician, and yoga teacher (though not at the same time).
Medical School:
Touro University, California
Sophia Huynh, MD
Interests:
Adult Inpatient, Consultation-Psychiatry, Neuropsychiatry, Forensics
Interesting fact about me: 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
Interests:
Global Mental Health, Addiction Psychiatry, Cultural Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting fact about me: I was a competitive gymnast growing up!
Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Natalia Jarahzadeh, MD
Medical School:
Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook UniversityReproductive Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I’m a huge soccer fan, so much that I travelled to Brazil in 2014 to see the World Cup in person!
Zoe Kartono, DO
Interests:
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I’m an identical twin!
Medical School:
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth - Texas COM
John Khan, MD
Interests:
Consultation & Liaison, Forensic Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Lifestyle Psychiatry
Interesting Fact about me: 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
Interests:
Forensic Psychiatry, Perinatal psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Interesting fact about me: 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
Wonyun Lee, MB
Interests:
Public Psychiatry, recovery oriented care, QI projects, Psychotherapy.
Interesting fact about me: I have 9 years of hatha yogi experience. I also have published a book in Korea about Megalian feminist movement!
Medical School:
Eulji University College of Medicine
Suan Lee, MD
Interests:
Consultation-Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry
Interesting fact about me: I’ve never had Coca Cola.
Medical School:
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine
Olivia Levine, MD/PhD
Interests:
Neuropsychiatry, neuropharmacology, translational applications of neuroscience to psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: 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
Samantha Lichtschein, DO
Interests:
Addiction Psychiatry, I am planning to do an Addiction fellowship. I have hopes to eventually work in an outpatient setting or private practice with a particular interest in adolescent psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: Though I grew up in Miami Beach, I was a competitive figure skater for 8 yrs.
Medical School:
Touro College of Ostheopathic Medicine
Anupam Mahadeo, MD
Interests:
Consult-liaison psychiatry, Emergency psychiatry, and Inpatient psychiatry
Interesting Fact about me: 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
Medical School:
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New YorkProfessional interests: 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.
Fun Fact About Me: I’m a Hufflepuff- take that as you will😊
Matthew Palastro, MD
Interests:
Emergency Psychiatry, Medical Education, Outpatient Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I enjoy organizing games, comedy, and spending time with my dog Barkley.
Medical School:
New York Medical College
Jinal Patel, MBBS
Interests:
Forensic Psychiatry, Public Psychiatry, minority mental health
Interesting fact about me: I love to paint in my free time.
Medical School:
Imperial College, London
Bhagyashree Patil, MBBS
Interests:
Adolescent mental health and research.
Interesting fact about me: I love to borrow ideas from different cuisines and experiment while cooking.
Medical School:
Indira Gandhi Government Medical College, Nagpur
Mahnoor Raheel, DO
Interests:
Child/Adolescent Psychiatry
Interesting Fact about me: 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
Interests:
CAPS, gender affirming care, LGBTQ+ issues, helping marginalized communities
Interesting Fact about me: I’m a dungeon master for dungeons & dragons in my free time
Medical School:
Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown
Nikesh Shah, DO
Interests:
Psychotherapy, Sports Psychiatry and ECT
Interesting fact about me: I love to learn about different cuisines, traveling/destinations, business, playing and watching basketball.
Medical School:
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Zain K. Soofi, MD
Interests:
Muslim mental health, Contemplative practices, Addiction Psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I am the best freestyle rapper you’ve never seen.
Medical School:
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
Krystal Reid Watson, MD
Interests:
I’m interested in Public Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Outpatient Psychiatry, and working with underserved/minority patients.
Interesting fact about me: I created a self-care package service called Kare By Kaye during the pandemic.
Medical School:
St. George's University School of Medicine
Johnny Ye, MD
Interests:
Undecided currently, maybe Sports Psychiatry or Addiction psychiatry.
Interesting fact about me: I started collecting watches recently.
Medical School:
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine
Daniel Zhao, MD
Interests:
CBT, intersection of mental health and technology.
Interesting fact about me: I enjoy meditation and went to a week long meditation retreat in Thailand my fourth year of medical school.