Current Residents
PGY-3
Saiyukti Chawla, MD
Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland
Personal Interests: I enjoy yoga, exercise, traveling, music and spending time with my friends
and family! Also, if you need someone to taste test your baked goods,
I'm your girl :)
Professional Interests: I am really hoping to specialize in hematology-oncology or endocrinology!
Afroditi Emporelli, MD
Aileen Hernandez, MD
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Personal interests: I enjoy long road trips with my fiancé, taking my dog on mini-adventures,
and spending time with my family. When time permits, I also enjoy reading
thrilling novels and binge-watching TV shows.
Professional Interests: I aspire to be a primary care pediatrician. I greatly value the patient-doctor
relationship, patient education, and advocacy.
Poonam Nayak, MD
Maharashtra Institute of Medical Education and Research
Personal Interests: hiking, running, reading, searching for dogs to pet
Professional Interests: pediatric hospital medicine, public health, pediatric critical care
Stuti Pathak, MD
Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation Medical Education Trust Medical College
Personal Interests: I enjoy singing, eating homemade food, going outdoors, doing yoga, and
watching movies
Professional Interests: I am coming in with an open mind. However, I would like to explore Pediatric
Cardiology and Neonatology specifically
Arvind Radhakrishnan, MD
St. George’s University School of Medicine
Personal Interests: Family & Friends, Tabletop Games, tinkering with my computer, and
Breakfast foods
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency
Roshan Rijal, MD
Kathmandu Medical College
Personal Interests: Traveling, spending time with my wife and family, hanging out with friends,
cooking, watching sci-fi movies, watching Premier League (a big soccer fan here)
Professional Interests: Primary care, community advocacy, serving the underserved communities,
Pediatric cardiology, neonatal and perinatal medicine (However, I still
need to explore more during residency), Mentoring
Isaac Snyder, DO
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Personal Interests: I am passionate about cooking, especially trying out new recipes and
creating new dishes from leftovers. I love to read, whether it is a research
article or a mythology book. I especially cherish spending time with my
nieces and nephews. Lastly, I enjoy investing in the stock market, which
not only gives me an opportunity to put my affinity for numbers to good
use, but also helps me keep up to date with current affairs.
Professional Interests: Pediatric GI, Weight Management.
Amrita Sunkad, MD
Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences
Personal Interests: I love to cook, sketch and enjoy spending time with friends and family;
and have a unparalleled passion for reading fiction novels.
Professional Interests: General Pediatrics, Behavioral Pediatrics, Adolescent medicine.
PGY-2
Safa Abdulhai, DO
Fariba Abedi, MD
Suman Dhakal, MD
Blakemore Gentner, MD
Marie Kaakijian, MD
Ryan Kirk, MD
Shania Leslie, MD
Gaurav Mahato, MD
Kyle Prisby, MD
Mirra Said, MD
Kesha Shah, DO
Shereen Tajalli, MD
Child Neurology
Harini Morisetty, DO, PGY2
Personal Interests: I enjoy traveling, baking, swimming, dancing, exploring new hobbies,
and spending time with loved ones.
Professional Interests: Pediatric Neurology
Harshita Kandarpa, DO, PGY1
Jacklyn Johnson, MD, PGY1