PGY 3
Marjorie Cadestin, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Irvington, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Rutgers University, New Brunswick |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I am passionate about pursuing a career in Hematology/Oncology or Hospital Medicine, with a focus on academics and leadership. I am eager to advance in a role that allows me to mentor and teach the next generation of medical professionals, fostering growth and development in the field. |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite quote: "The only limitations you will ever have are the ones you put on yourself." Favorite food: Haitian Food of course! Griot and pikliz with banan peze |
Jake Cannon, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Point Pleasant, NJ |
| Medical School: | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in cardiology |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: Chinese Take-out |
Michael Chau, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Cherry Hill |
| Undergraduate School: | Boston University |
| Medical School: | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in either cardiology, nephrology, or hospital medicine |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite quote: “Dude, sucking at sumthin’ is the first step towards being sorta good at something.” - Jake the Dog Favorite movie: Interstellar |
Nicholas Daroshefski, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Mt. Laurel, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Drexel University |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in pulmonary and critical care medicine and medical education |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite Movie: The Martian |
Megan Dunleavy, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Medford NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | University of North Carolina Wilmington |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
| Professional Goals: | To work with and advocate for patients with chronic disease transitioning from pediatric to adult medicine |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: Ice cream Favorite animal: Giraffe Favorite movie: It’s a Wonderful Life |
Evan Florin, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Dresher, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Delaware |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue nephrology, cardiology or endocrine fellowship or become a hospitalist/nocturnist |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: "Maybe Next Year" (Huge Eagles Fan!) |
Reine Fowajuh, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Newark, DE |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
| Medical School: | Ross University School of Medicine |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: All mission impossible films |
Rabih Ghazi, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Koura, Lebanon |
| Undergraduate School: | American University of Beirut (AUB) |
| Medical School: | LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in gastroenterology, research, and medical education |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: knefeh |
Adriana Guevara, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Caracas, Venezuela |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Central Florida |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To become a cardiologist, stay actively involved in research and community outreach |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite quote: “Ohana means family. Family means nobody gets left behind or forgotten” Favorite food: lasagna Favorite animal: Panda, but really my favorite is my dog |
Madhurima Gundlapally, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Mahwah, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | The College of New Jersey |
| Medical School: | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue fellowship |
| Personal Interests: | My favorite animal: my dog Sonu |
Samantha Harrison, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Warren, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Rutgers University New Brunswick |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in quality improvement, medical education, pulmonology |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: anything chocolate |
Andrew Hoke, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | North Brunswick |
| Undergraduate School: | Penn State University |
| Medical School: | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue career in GI, cardio, or pulm or to remain a hospitalist in the Philadelphia area |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: perfectly cooked medium-rare filet Favorite movie: Avengers Endgame |
Xiaohui Liang, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Undergraduate School: | Macaulay Honors College at Hunter College |
| Medical School: | Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | Endocrinology or if medicine doesn’t pan out, Dolphin Trainer |
Arman Maqsudlu, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Township of Washington, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Boston University |
| Medical School: | Boston University School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in either Gastroenterology or Hospitalist Medicine, and to remain involved in research and medical education. |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: The cinematic masterpiece that is “Paddington 2” |
Adriem Ortiz, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Miami, FL |
| Undergraduate School: | Brandeis University |
| Medical School: | George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences |
| Professional Goals: | To become a Dean at a medical school |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite Food: Tacos Favorite Movie: Inception |
Divyesha Patel, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Bensalem, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Drexel University |
| Medical School: | Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | I am interested in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, resident education through chalk talks and formal lectures and quality improvement projects that focus on patient safety. As chief resident, I want to focus on resident wellness along with the simulation and ultrasound this year! |
| Personal Interests: | Flag football, Formula 1, Eagles, Knitting, Wedding Dance Coordinating, and Cooking Favorite TV show: The Office Favorite Movie (right now): Secondhand Lions |
Aakhila Rameeza, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Robbinsville, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | The College of New Jersey |
| Medical School: | Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in gastroenterology and address health disparities in colon cancer screenings |
| Personal Interests: | Favoritefood: I love Thai Food! |
Andrew Robinson, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | East Greenwich, RI |
| Undergraduate School: | Fairfield University |
| Medical School: | St. George's University School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in infectious disease |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite quote: “Get comfortable being uncomfortable” Favorite animal: seal |
Neil Shah, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Bensalem, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | Temple University |
| Medical School: | Rutgers New Jersey Medical School |
| Professional Goals: | Pursuing fellowship in cardiology |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: Pizza Favorite movie: The Dark Knight |
Avneet Singh, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Carteret, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Rutgers University |
| Medical School: | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in Gastroenterology and work with underserved communities, while continuing research pertaining to NAFLD. |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite Food: Korean food |
Jacqueline Watkins, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Holmdel, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | Cornell University |
| Medical School: | Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School |
| Professional Goals: | Interested in possibly specializing in ID or endocrine |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: tacos |
Kevin White, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 |
| Hometown: | Medford, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | James Madison University |
| Medical School: | Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, Virginia Campus |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in critical care medicine or cardiology |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite food: Easily Chickie’s & Pete’s Crab Fries |
PGY 3 Primary Care
Ryan Brown, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 Primary Care |
| Hometown: | Scranton, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Scranton |
| Medical School: | Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | To pursue a career in primary care vs. a medicine subspeciality |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: The Sandlot |
Garrett Chan, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 Primary Care |
| Hometown: | Fremont, CA |
| Undergraduate School: | UC Davis |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
| Professional Goals: | To provide holistic primary care with a focus in digital health and obesity |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite quote: Stay hungry, stay humble - Tom Brady |
Karen Cohen, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 Primary Care |
| Hometown: | Malvern, PA |
| Undergraduate School: | University of Pittsburgh |
| Medical School: | Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | Primary care, LGBTQ+ health and academic medicine. |
| Personal Interests: | Current favorite TV show is survivor! |
Katherine Kaminski, MD
| Year: | PGY 3 Primary Care |
| Hometown: | Clifton, NJ |
| Undergraduate School: | John Hopkins University |
| Medical School: | Cooper Medical School of Rowan University |
| Professional Goals: | I love the outpatient world and I'm a generalist at heart, so my goal is to treat the full scope of medical illness as a primary care physician. I would love to return to the Northern NJ/NYC area and serve my Polish community. |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie: Goodfellas Favorite animal: dogs Favorite food: Italian |
Jacob R. Zahn, DO
| Year: | PGY 3 Primary Care |
| Hometown: | Lexington, OH |
| Undergraduate School: | The Ohio State University |
| Medical School: | Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine |
| Professional Goals: | LGBTQ+ focused primary care |
| Personal Interests: | Favorite movie- Titanic Favorite Food- Lobster Alfredo |