Nina Shah, MD
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Medical Education
Hobbies: Knitting, walking around the city, reading, cuddling my cat, Philly sports
Seo Yeon “Ester” Choi, MD
Medical school: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, College Mental Health, Cross-Cultural Psychiatry, Global Mental Health
Hobbies: Golf, Ski, Travel, Music, Dogs
Ross Meaden, MD
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Professional interests: Addiction medicine, Pain Medicine, Interventional Psychiatry/Neuromodulation
Hobbies: Cooking, rock climbing, skiing, video + board games, watching the Browns and Giants
Molly Nealon, MD
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Professional interests: Inpatient psychiatry, psychotherapy, personality disorders
Hobbies: reading, listening to music, camping/hiking, architecture walks, thrifting, hanging out with my 2 sweet cats
Jessica Epere, MD
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Forensic Psychiatry
Hobbies: Crafting and art projects, reading thriller novels, hip-hop and Afrobeats music/concerts, exploring new TV shows from documentaries to anime
Shahriar Islam, MD
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Professional interests: Community Psychiatry, Cultural Psychiatry, Asylum Medicine, CBT
What are your hobbies: Filmmaking, concocting mocktail creations, listening to music
Brianna Mahnke, MD, MPH
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: community psychiatry, cross-cultural psychiatry, addictions, palliative care, health policy and advocacy
Hobbies: yoga/meditation, baking and cooking, travel, reading, hiking/climbing/exploring nature
Jordan Rojas, MD, MA
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests: I currently have a strong interest in addiction, which is one of the reasons why this residency program was highly appealing to me. Additionally, I’m interested in anxiety and depressive disorders.
Hobbies: watching basketball, watch collecting, Watch collecting, Tennis and Pickle-ball, Video games.
Kevin Yu, MD
Medical School: I went to Drexel University College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Interested in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Addiction, and Psychotherapy
Hobbies: video games, board games, puzzles, manga, and running
Jessica Connolly, MD, MS
Medical School: New York Medical College
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Women's Mental Health
Hobbies: spin classes, baking, spending time with my dog
Marisol Harrington, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine
Professional interests: Child and adolescent psych, gender affirming care
Hobbies: searching for the perfect bagel, walking my tiny dog, reading any/all books
Stephanie Omaliko, MD
Medical School: WSU Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, Ohio
Professional interests: I am still exploring my many options as a psychiatrist but I am interested in C/L psych, forensics, and maternal mental health
Hobbies: I do aerial fitness, I love creating abstract textured art paintings, trying new hairstyles, and collecting various forms of physical media.
PGY2
Allison Zuckerberg, MD
Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Advocacy, Child and adolescent psychiatry, Community psychiatry, Global mental health, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Creative writing, critically discussing books, movies, and reality TV shows, cooking, mixology, traveling
Joan Oh, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Addiction Psychiatry, Neuromodulation/Psychedelics.
Hobbies: Exploring Philly’s amazing food scene, concerts, watching movies/shows, and tennis.
Hussain Jessani, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychedelic & Interventional Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, ADHD/MDD/GAD
Hobbies: Playing basketball and other sports, 76ers basketball and Eagles football, electronic music, concerts, Formula 1
Gerard Ondrey, MD
Medical school: University of Minnesota
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Consult/Liaison Psychiatry, Medical Education, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Traveling, Watching and playing sports, Concerts, Exploring the local food scene, Breweries, Creative writing
Alexander Shazad, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests: General Adult Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry/Neuromodulation, Psychedelic Therapy
Hobbies: Playing the piano, long-distance running, skiing, cooking, stand-up comedy, cosmology, exploring bars/restaurants, traveling
Gabrielle Karlovich, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, LGBTQIA+ Healthcare, College Campus Mental Health, Perinatal Mental Health
Hobbies: creative writing, watercolor journaling, thrifting, old Hollywood movies, adding sacrifices to my plant graveyard
Alex Aponte, MD
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (University at Buffalo)
Professional Interests: Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatry, General Adult Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Listening to music, going to restaurants and bars, watching my favorite sports teams, hiking, snowboarding, playing guitar (poorly)
Shivsai Gongalla, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Interests: Interventional Psychiatry, Neuromodulation, Psychedelic Therapy, Mindfulness, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Soccer, meditation, calisthenics, traveling, hiking, reading non-fiction, eating food, Supporting the eagles (Go Birds!!)
Tristan Marcelis, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Psychedelic therapy/Interventional Psychiatry, Consult/Liaison Psychiatry
Hobbies: Backpacking/solo travel, collecting vinyl, passionately cheering/yelling at my TV for Philadelphia sports teams, going to shows at Philly’s many awesome music venues, and running
Eileen Zhou, MD
Medical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Professional Interests: General Adult Psychiatry, Emergency Psychiatry, Interventional Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: traveling, taking pictures of food (yes, my camera always eats first), listening to audiobooks, being a plant mom, playing tennis, doing yoga, hiking
Gregory Haskin, DO
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Harlem
Professional Interests: Forensic Psychiatry, Adult Inpatient Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Addictions
Hobbies: Traveling, hot yoga, audiobooks, true crime documentaries, CourtTV, Lego Technic models.
Parker Lee, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professional Interests: General Adult Psychiatry, Inpatient Psychiatry, LGBTQIA+ Mental Health
Hobbies: Traveling, cooking, trying new restaurants, running, lifting weights, skiing, reading
PGY 3
Jungwon “Alyssa” Baek, MD
Medical school: Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Child/Adolescent Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Forensic Psychiatry
Hobbies: Music, movies, hanging out, traveling
Grace Kelley, MD
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry
Professional Interests: Inpatient, Forensic, and Geriatric Psychiatry
Hobbies: Cooking, baking, chilling with my cat (Molly)
Arianna Ghazanfar, MD
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Interests: Psychoanalysis, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, Cross-Cultural Psychiatry
Hobbies: Film, video games, visual art, poetry, pining after nice real estate
Erica Gleason, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Professional Interests: College Mental Health, LGBTQIA+ Mental Health, Psychotherapy...excited to explore more in residency!
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and family, trying new restaurants, hiking, board games
Eric Huynh, MD
Medical School: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Digital and Computational Psychiatry, Mental Health in Asian communities
Hobbies: 3D Printing, Board Games, Hiking
Tamzin Kaiser, MD
Medical School: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, ACT, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Backpacking, camping, hiking, really doing anything outdoors, painting, happy hours, and spending time with my cat
Rachana Kelshikar, DO
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Interests: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Eating disorders, Inpatient psychiatry
Hobbies: Working out, cooking, taking care of plants, scoping out new places to eat
Tess Krowicki, MD
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Reading, Thrifting, Hiking
Aditya Lakhani, MD
Medical School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, Community Psychiatry, Psychotherapy
Hobbies: Travel, hiking, reading, meditation
Peter Leahy, MD
Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Interventional Psychiatry
Hobbies: Yoga, Music, Getting outside
Camila Ramirez, MD
Medical School: New York Medical College.
Professional interests: Psychotherapy, Mental Health Stigma in Latinx Communities, Consult-Liaison Psychiatry and Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Hobbies: Baking, reading, video games, spending time with fuzzy animals.
Mohammed “Mo” Malik, MD
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Professional Interests: Sports Psychiatry, Psychotherapy, Forensic Psychiatry
Hobbies: Tennis, watching sports/attending games, concerts, producing music
PGY 4
Kittaporn “Gift” Jonglertjanya, DO
Medical School: Midwestern University Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Interest: psychotherapy and child/adolescent psychiatry
Hobbies: camping, eating, baking and playing with my two doggies
Kevin Kurack, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Professional Interests: outpatient and psychotherapy, schizophrenia, possibly child and adolescent
Hobbies: travel, hanging out with my dog, watching the NY Giants, finding new restaurants, books, movies, and critiquing pizza
Eric Lee, MD
Medical School: McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Professional Interests: Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry, Inpatient, HIV psychiatry
Hobbies: traveling, hiking, starting to get into bouldering
Pratheek Mangini, MD
Medical School School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professional Interests: Trauma-informed care, Psychodynamics, Addiction, Child & Adolescent
Hobbies: Hiking, Karaoke, Meditating, Watercoloring
Samuel Rosenblatt, MD
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate Medical University
Professional Interests: forensics, psychodynamics
Hobbies: Tennis, dogs, philosophy, chess, books, Bitcoin
Robert Simons, MD
Medical School: Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Professional Interests: Geriatric, Consultation-Liaison, and Interventional Psychiatry
Hobbies: Downhill Skiing, Water Skiing, Golf, Basketball, Pickleball, Traveling
Elsa Stoff, MD
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Interests: Addiction Psychiatry, LGBTQ healthcare, psychotherapy
Hobbies: cooking, baking, biking, rollerblading, playing D&D
Qianyu Wang, MD
Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine at Oklahoma City
Professional Interests: Outpatient psychiatry, Asian-American mental health, and psychotherapy.
Hobbies: kpop dancing, cooking, and hiking