Core Academic Faculty
Saumil Parikh, MD
Vice-Chief of Education
Residency Director
Hometown: Laurel, MD
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Anita Lui, DO
Associate Residency Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Bellerose, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
David Simon, DO
Assistant Residency Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Medical School: NYIT – College of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
Timothy Khowong, MD, MSEd
Research Director
Education Fellowship Director
Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Stony Brook University Hospital
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Medical Education
Richard Shin, MD
Vice-Chief of Clinical Services
Director of Simulation and Medical Library
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: SUNY Downstate/Kings County
Fellowship: Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning (HHC)/SUNY Downstate — Simulation
Anika Nichlany, MD
Simulation Fellowship Director
Director of Wellness
Hometown: Davie, FL
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Simulation
Sheetal Sheth, DO
Student Clerkship Director
Simulation Faculty
Hometown: Queens, NY
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center - Simulation
KeriAnne Brady, MD
Medical Director, Pediatric ED
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Children's Hospital at Montefiore — Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Nathan Zarider, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS
Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Medical School: New York University
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound
Joann Hsu, MD
Director of Residency Ultrasound Education
Hometown: Birmingham AL
Medical School: Univ of Alabama at Birmingham SOM
Residency and Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center
Jerry Frenkel, MD, MD FPD-AEMUS
Ultrasound Division Director & EM Director of Health Information Management (HIM)
Hometown: Monsey, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens — Ultrasound
Sabena Vaswani, MD, MPH
Director of Global Health and Community Outreach
Hometown: Los Altos, California
Medical school: Ohio State University
Residency: Maimonides Medical Center
Fellowship: Columbia University, Global Emergency Medicine
Nao Yoneda, MD
Community Outreach Co-Director
Women in Medicine Director
Hometown: Flushing, NY
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Hannah Park, MD
Ultrasound Faculty
Pediatric Faculty
Hometown: Kansas City, MO
Medical School: Southern Illinois University School of Medicine
Residency: University of Illinois Chicago Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital — Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center — Ultrasound
Michael Chary, MD, PhD
Research Consultant
Hometown: Peekskill, NY
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens
Fellowship: Harvard University/Boston’s Children Hospital — Medical Toxicology
Brian Smith, DO, MA
Medical Education Fellow
Hometown: Merrick, NY
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens