Current Residents

PGY 3

Agress

Joshua Agress, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Fair Lawn, NJ
Undergraduate School: Brandeis University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in hematology-oncology and medical education
Personal Interests: Favorite food: pizza
Amine Al Soueidy, MD

Amine Al Soueidy, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Beirut, Lebanon
Undergraduate School: Saint Joseph university – Hotel Dieu de France (combined 7 year program)
Medical School: Université Saint-Joseph Faculté de Médecine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in academic Cardiology/Electrophysiology.
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Knafeh (traditional Middle Eastern dessert made from cheese pastry soaked in sweet sugar-based syrup)
Favorite quote: I trust that everything happens for a reason, even if we are not wise enough to see it.
aligholizadeh

Ehson Aligholizadeh, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Baltimore, MD
Undergraduate School: University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in hospital medicine
Personal Interests: Favorite animal: our grumpy Labrador puppy, Clifford.
Favorite movie: The Godfather
ambrogi

Christopher Ambrogi, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Garnet Valley, Pennsylvania
Undergraduate School: Boston College
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in pulmonary & critical care medicine
Personal Interests: Favorite food: spaghetti and meatballs
chouthai

Abhishek Chouthai, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Edison, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers University New Brunswick
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in gastroenterology and academic medicine
Personal Interests: Favorite quote: “Live with no excuses and travel with no regrets”- Oscar Wilde;

Favorite movie: The Fugitive (1993)
dale

Ian Dale, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Chambersburg, PA
Undergraduate School: University of Pittsburgh
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in gastroenterology
Personal Interests: Favorite movie: Braveheart
desai

Akshay Desai, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Somerset, NJ
Undergraduate School: UCLA
Medical School: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Professional Goals: To work toward a career in heme/onc! Compassion and kindness to patients, always.
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Tacos – anywhere, anytime
galiano

Peter Galiano, DO

Year: PGY 3
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
garcia

Alexander Garcia, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Washington, D.C.
Undergraduate School: The University of Miami
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To become a gastroenterologist one day with focus on GI malignancies
Personal Interests: Favorite Food: steaming hot pho with extra chili oil!!!
guma

Jenna Guma, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Twp of Washington, NJ (Bergen county)
Undergraduate School: Lehigh University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: Rheumatology, academic medicine, women’s health, QI/Patient Safety
Personal Interests: Favorite movie: all Marvel, Star Wars & Harry Potter
Favorite food: I love to bake and eat any and all desserts!
Ashley Marmaro, DO

Ashley Marmaro, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: West Islip, NY
Undergraduate School: University of Scranton
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in cardiology
Personal Interests: Favorite Animal: cheetah
diana

Diana Martirosyan, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Undergraduate School: Temple University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in cardiology
Personal Interests: Favorite food: poke bowls!
matta

Praneeja Matta, MD

Year: PGY 3
Undergraduate School: University of Delaware
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Professional Goals: Still deciding, but want to do something that involves academic medicine!
Personal Interests: Favorite quote: “Today is your opportunity to build the tomorrow you want.”
moshman

Rachel Moshman, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Baltimore, Maryland
Undergraduate School: Binghamton University
Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in cardiology
porter

Ashley Porter, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Camp Hill, PA
Undergraduate School: Penn State University
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in cardiology with specific focus on preventative cardiology
Personal Interests: Favorite animal: Snow Leopard or Great White Shark
rais

Jessica Rais, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Morganville, NJ
Undergraduate School: Rutgers, New Brunswick
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in hematology-oncology and to Incorporate more humanism in medicine.
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Homemade Pizza
Favorite movie: A Knight’s Tale
Favorite animal: dogs!
rehman

Muhammad Hassan Rehman, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Al Khor, Qatar
Undergraduate School: Weill Cornell Medicine – Qatar (Premedical Program)
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar
Internship: New York Presbyterian – Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in cardiology and then likely interventional cardiology
Personal Interests: Favorite Food – Biryani
Favorite Movie: The Dark Knight Rises
schoifet

Alexander Schoifet, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Medford, NJ
Undergraduate School: Cornell University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in palliative care
Personal Interests: Favorite animal: My dog, Mello.He is a feisty little nugget and I love him!
Jachrise Sibblis, MD

Jachrise Sibblis, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in pulmonary & critical care medicine, Medical Education & Patient Safety
Personal Interests: Favorite quote: “When they tell you that you can’t do it, do it twice and take a selfie”.
Favorite food is any dessert!
Favorite movies is The Little Mermaid
stefanelli

Michelle Stefanelli, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Moscow, PA
Undergraduate School: Gettysburg College
Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
Professional Goals: To learn as much about internal medicine and patient care as possible.
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Pizza
Favorite movie: Silver Linings Playbook
Jennifer Varallo, DO

Jennifer Varallo, DO

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Blackwood, NJ
Undergraduate School: Marquette University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue career in Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, Resident Education, Quality Improvement
Personal Interests: Favorite quote: “With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come.” – William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice
zheng

Angela Zheng, MD

Year: PGY 3
Hometown: Winchester, MA
Undergraduate School: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in hospital medicine and palliative care
Personal Interests: Favorite food: hot honey on every food
Favorite movie: The Emperor's New Groove

PGY 3 Primary Care

auro

Rita Auro, MD

Year: PGY 3 Primary Care
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Undergraduate School: San Diego State University
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in which I am able to provide continuous comprehensive care to patients
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Mediterranean
heller

Margaret Heller, MD

Year: PGY 3 Primary Care
Hometown: Mahwah, NJ
Undergraduate School: The College of Wooster
Medical School: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in geriatric medicine
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Pizza!
jaime

Ricardo Jaime Orozco, DO

Year: PGY 3 Primary Care
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
jain

Avish Jain, DO

Year: PGY 3 Primary Care
Hometown: Freehold, NJ
Undergraduate School: Drexel University
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in primary care, hospital medicine, or endocrinology
Personal Interests: Favorite quote: "it’s not the years in your life that counts, but the life in your years”
toussaint

Keshia Toussaint, MD

Year: PGY 3 Primary Care
Hometown: Patterson, NY
Undergraduate School: Swarthmore College
Medical School: Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University
Professional Goals: To pursue a career in primary care, women's health and healthcare disparities
Personal Interests: Favorite food: Anything Trinidadian
Favorite quote: No matter what you say or do to me, I am still a worthwhile person. - Bob Gross (Mean Girls)