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Residents

PGY1 Intern Year Residents

Asante R. Quintana, MD

Asante R. Quintana, MD

PGY1 Intern Year Residents

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Med School: Meharry Medical College , Nashville, TN

Richard Polo, MD

Richard Polo, MD

PGY1 Intern Year Residents

College: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Med School: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Piscataway, NJ

Gabriella Schmuter, MD

Gabriella Schmuter, MD

PGY1 Intern Year Residents

College: Sophie Davis Biomedical Education Program, NY

Med School: City University of New York School of Medicine (CUNY), NY

Tobin Thuma, DO

Tobin Thuma, DO

PGY1 Intern Year Residents

College: University of California, Berkeley, CA

Med SchoolTouro College of Osteopathic - New York (TouroCOM-NY)

PGY2 Resident

Bethlehem Wole, MD

Bethlehem Wole, MD

PGY2 Resident

College: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS

Med School: University of Iowa, Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA

Sayyada Hyder, MD

Sayyada Hyder, MD

PGY2 Resident

College: University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

Med School: U Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, KY

Wyatt Lombard Smith, MD

Wyatt Lombard Smith, MD

PGY2 Resident

College: University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN

Med School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA

PGY3 Resident

Lisa R. Koenig, MD

Lisa R. Koenig, MD

PGY3 Resident

College: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

Med School: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

James P. Winebrake, MD

James P. Winebrake, MD

PGY3 Resident

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Med School: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Anfei Li, MD, Ph.D

Anfei Li, MD, Ph.D

PGY3 Resident

College: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

Med School: Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY

Internship: Mount Sinai Beth Israel, New York, NY

PGY4 Resident

Brigette Cole, MD

Brigette Cole, MD

PGY4 Resident

College: New York University, NY, NY
Med School: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
Internship: St. John’s Riverside Hospital, Yonkers, NY

William Foulsham, MD

William Foulsham, MD

PGY4 Resident

College: London School of Economics, London, United Kingdom

Med School: University of Glasgow Medical School, Glasgow, UK

Internship: Metrowest Medical Center, Framingham, MA

Pooja Pendri, MD

Pooja Pendri, MD

PGY4 Resident

College: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ

Med School: Rutgers - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Internship: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY

Recent Graduated Alumni

Graduating Class of 2022

   Karina Somohano

 Stephanie Engelhard

 Jason Chien

Graduating Class of 2021

   Christina Gandy

 Mahmood Khan

 Michelle Sun

Graduating Class of 2020

   Alexander Dillon

 Geoffrey Rodriguez

 Daniel Kornberg

Graduating Class of 2019

   Abdallah Mahrous

 Christina Grassi

 Monica Ertel

Graduating Class of 2018

   Alexander Port

 Elizabeth Marlow

 Thomas Dohlman

Graduating Class of 2017

   Ru-Ik Chee

 Matthew Nguyen

 Paul Petrakos

Graduating Class of 2016

   Kira Segal

 John Pena

 Sarah Van Tassel

Graduating Class of 2015

   Kristin Chapman

 Peter Coombs

 Steve Ryder

Graduating Class of 2014

 Michael Klufas
 Charles Kim
 George Parlitsis

Graduating Class of 2013

 Kristine Yin
 Tom Berenberg
 Ryan Vassan

Graduating Class of 2012

 Anne Barmettler
 Claire Frase
 Ryan St. Clair

Graduating Class of 2011

 David Kim
 Dimitra Skondra
 Matthew Wessel

Graduating Class of 2010

 Jennis Pae
 Maya Shammas
 Lillian Wang Kim

Graduating Class of 2009

 Brian VanderBeek
 Grace Sun
 Tania Paul

Graduating Class of 2008

 Benjamin Levine
 Mira Lim
 Jayati Sarkar

Graduating Class of 2007

 Jason Liss
 Victoria Chen Espinoza
 Eleanore Kim

NYP/WCM Ophthalmology Residency Program Fellowship Matches

Graduating residents 2022

WCM Retina

USC Roski Eye Institute – Retina

Washington University - Cornea

Graduating residents 2021

Duke U - Glaucoma

WCM- Retina

Graduating residents 2020

UCLA/Stein Eye Institute- Retina

Tufts / N. Engl Eye Center / OCB - Glaucoma

UCLA/Jules Stein Eye Institute - Cornea

Graduating residents 2019

WCM - Vitreoretinal fellowship

University of Colorado- Glaucoma

Graduating residents 2018

Tufts / N. Engl Eye Center / OCB - Retina

Associated Retinal Consultants Beaumont Health Vitreoretinal Disease & Surgery Royal Oak Program - Retina

Mass. Eye & Ear Infirmary - Cornea 2 yr

Graduating residents 2017

Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary - Retina

Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Glaucoma

Graduating residents 2016

Illinois Eye & Ear Infirmary - Retina

Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary - Glaucoma

Graduating residents 2015

Moran Eye Center at the University of Utah -Glaucoma

WCM - Retina

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