Faculty

Emergency Medicine Faculty

Navin Ariyaprakai, MD, EMT-P, FAEMS, FACEP
Program Director, EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Associate Medical Director, RWJBH Mobile Health EMS
Core Faculty, Emergency Medicine Residency, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Medical Education: St. George’s University
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Marc Milano, MD
Chair and Medical Director, Department of Emergency Medicine
Medical Education: St. George’s University
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Patrick Hinfey, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Vice-Chair of Clinical Operations and Academic Affairs, Department of Emergency Medicine
Associate Director Ultrasound Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Chairman, Chair of the Institutional Review Board
Medical Education: UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Emergency Medicine Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Shelley Jones-Dillon, MD, FACEP
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Medical Education: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Emergency Medicine Residency: King’s County Hospital | SUNY Downstate

Christopher Mondie, DO
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Medical Student: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Monica Choksi, MD
Assistant Program Director, Medical Student Clerkship Director, Emergency Medicine Residency, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Medical Education: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Garrett J. Norman III, MD
Co-Director of Simulation, Emergency Medicine Residency, Newark Beth Israel Rutgers Health
Medical Education: Universidad La Autónoma de Guadalajara | New York Medical College
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Adam Sivitz, MD, FACEP, FAAP
Medical Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Associate Director US Fellowship, RWJBH PEM System Liaison
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics, NJMS, Rutgers University
Medical Education: Temple University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency/Chief Residency: Schneider Children’s Hospital
Fellowship: Hasbro Children’s Hospital

Hetal Patel, MD
Associate Medical Director, RDU Medical Director , Emergency Ultrasound Fellowship Program Director, Observation Unit Physician
Medical Education: Rutgers NJMS
Emergency Medicine Residency: Morristown Medical Center
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Morristown Medical Center

Frederick Waldron, MD, MPH, MS, PhD, FACEP
Research Director, Observation unit physician, Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Rutgers NJMS
Emergency Medicine Residency: SUNY Downstate
Further Education: MS at University of Vermont, MPH Biostatistics at Rutgers NJMS, MPH at University of South Florida

Matthew Steenberg, MD
Associate Program Director EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Rutgers NJMS
Emergency Medicine Residency: Morristown Medical Center
Fellowship: EMS & Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Alec Glucksman, DO
EMS Student Clerkship Director, Associate Medical Director, Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: TouroCOM Harlem
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: EMS and Disaster Medicine Fellowship, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Alexis LaPietra, DO, FACEP, FAAEM
RWJBH Director of Addiction Medicine, Emergency and Hospitalist Medicine Service Line, Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Rowan School of Medicine
Residency: St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Fellowship: Acute Pain Management, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center

Wai Soon Chan, DO
Emergency Medicine Attending Physician, Critical Care Medicine Attending Physician
Medical Education: Rowan School of Medicine
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Critical Care Fellowship, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Daniel Levin, MD
Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Mark Dalton, MD
Observation unit physician, Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Rutgers NJMS
Emergency Medicine Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Catherine Scarfi, MD, FAAP
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics NJMS Rutgers University
Medical School: Georgetown University
Residency: Chief Resident, Pediatrics NBIMC Children's Hospital of New Jersey
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Jacobi Medical Center

Cena Tejani, MD, FAAP
Associate Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Director, Simulation Fellowship Director, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Pediatrics NJMS Rutgers University, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
Residency: NYU Langone
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Vaishali Shah, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Emergency Medicine, Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School
Medical Education: University of Pennsylvania
Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: New York University/Bellevue Hospital

Ravi Thamburaj, DO
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Patrick Cazilas, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Clinical Faculty
Medical Education: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Pediatrics, OSF Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria Illinois
Fellowship: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center

Ashley Serrette, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Attending
Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Children‘s Hospital of the King‘s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Fellowship: Cohen Children‘s Medical Center, Northwell Health, New Hyde Park, NY