Current and Former Fellows

The Administrative Fellowship program at Jersey City Medical Center – RWJBarnabas Health produces high-quality talent, who at the end of their one year commitment are poised to deliver as strategic thought leaders in health care.

Please see below the list of current/past fellows with their fellowship year, name, graduate school, position and organization.

Current Fellow

Gabriella De Oliveira, MHA – Rutgers University
Administrative Fellow 2024-2025

Former Fellows

• Lea Abecassis, MPA – Binghamton University
  Strategic Marketing Communications Coordinator, RWJBarnabas Health Medical Group
  Administrative Fellow 2023-2024

• Olivier Payen, MHA– Seton Hall University
  Consultant, Ascension
  Administrative Fellow 2022-2023

• Rakel Barrientos, MHA – Rutgers University
  Manager, Service Lines, Hospital for Special Surgery
  Administrative Fellow 2021-2022

• Doha Moussa, MHA – The George Washington University
  Senior Business Insights Analyst, Syneos Health
  Administrative Fellow 2019-2020

• Melissa Scialabba, MHA - Seton Hall University
  Health Science Advisor, Otsuka Pharmaceutical Companies
  Administrative Fellow 2018-2019

• Ridhima Suntewari, MPH - Columbia University
  Director of Operations, Launch at WelbeHealth
  Administrative Fellow 2018-2019

• Sheridan Blackwell - Seton Hall University
  Head of Systems Change, Hospitals & Partnerships, Narrative Nation Inc.
  Administrative Fellow 2017-2018

• Rishi Shah - University of Texas at Dallas
  Administrator, Parkland Hospital
  Administrative Fellow 2017-2018

• Divya Padgaonkar – Columbia University
  Sr. Manager of Strategy, Planning & Business Development, NYU Langone Health
  Administrative Fellow 2016-2017

• Lisa Petrin – Seton Hall University
  Director Business Analytics, Clara Maass Medical Center
  Administrative Fellow 2016-2017

• Alisha Ghosh – Georgia Southern University
  Director of DEI, National Board of Professional Teaching Standards
  Administrative Fellow 2015-2016

• Eugene Podborits – NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service
  Senior Director of Project Management Office, Jewish Board of Family and Children’s Services
  Administrative Fellow 2015-2016

• Tiffany Li – Cornell University
  AVP of Client Relations Management, Emblem Health
  Administrative Fellow 2014-2015

• Maimuna Sayyeda – University of Illinois at Chicago
  Service Line Director of Pediatric Brain Center, UCSF Benioff Children's Hospitals
  Administrative Fellow 2014-2015

• Elyisha Sodhi – Cornell University
  Senior Director of Operations, Cardiac Service Line, Mount Sinai Health Systems
  Administrative Fellow 2013-2014

• Michelle Sinkovics – Bellevue University
  Director of Imaging Services, Goshen Health
  Administrative Fellow 2013-2014

• Austeja Vidugiryte – University of Minnesota
  Executive Director of Business Service, Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Administrative Fellow 2012-2013

• Kwaku Gyekye – George Washington University
  Director, Population Health & ACO, Jersey City Medical Center
  Administrative Fellow 2012-2013