Colton Amaral, MD
Hometown: Sarasota, FL
Undergrad: University of Florida
Med School: University of Central Florida
ED Theme Song: Watch Me Rise - Have Heart
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Cavern SCUBA Diving
Favorite Thing on LI: Standard Rec
Guilty Pleasure: Satchel's Pizza
Past Lives: Army Medic/911/Critical Care Transport
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Van Lifing
Favorite Dessert: Carrot Cake
Thomas Bove, DO
Hometown: Dix Hills, New York
Undergrad: Stony Brook
Med School: NYITCOM
ED Theme Song: Linkin Park: Leave Out All The Rest
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Take care of 5 Siberian Huskies
Favorite Thing on LI: My huskies
Guilty Pleasure: Chocolate Milk
Past Lives: Dog Tamer
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Video game designer
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate Chip Cookies
Samantha Blanchard, DO
Hometown: New Bedford, Massachusetts
Undergrad: University of New Hampshire
Med School: Midwestern University
ED Theme Song: Running Up That Hill - Kate Bush
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Swap places with my twin sister
Favorite Thing on LI: Autumn!!
Guilty Pleasure: Naps
Past Lives: volunteer EMT, ER tech
If I weren't a doctor I would be: A history teacher
Favorite Dessert: Ice cream!!
Nicole Casio, MD
Hometown: Holbrook, NY
Undergrad: Pace University
Med School: AUA
ED Theme Song: Under Pressure- Queen
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: ate dinner in the Eiffel Tower
Favorite Thing on LI: Exploring out east
Guilty Pleasure: bad reality shows, fantasy books
Past Lives: Salem witch (rip)
If I weren't a doctor I would be: mysterious bookstore owner in a small but charming town
Favorite Dessert: flourless chocolate cake
Connie Chen, MD
Hometown: Concord, CA
Undergrad: UC Davis
Med School: OUWB School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: AM:PM by NOTD, Maia Wright
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: swam from Alcatraz to the shores of SF
Favorite Thing on LI: Eating Empanada Island on the beach
Guilty Pleasure: Pokémon cards
Past Lives: Cat
If I weren't a doctor I would be: a miniature furniture maker
Favorite Dessert: Boba
Steven Crescenti, MD
Hometown: Oakdale, NY
Undergrad: Northeastern University
Med school: SUNY Upstate
ED theme song: Bring Me Some Water - Melissa Etheridge
Coolest thing I've ever done: Hiked in the Dolomites, Sand sledding in Great Sand Dunes National Park
Favorite thing on LI: Avalon nature preserve
Guilty pleasure: Sour candy
Past lives: Farmer
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Chef in a bougie farm-to-table restaurant
Favorite dessert: Chocolate chip cookie ice cream sandwich
Amy Garrett, MD
Hometown: Baldwin, NY
Undergrad: Adelphi University
Med School: California University of Science and Medicine
ED Theme Song: I Will Survive
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Horseback riding in the jungle
Favorite Thing on LI: anything and everything Fall and Christmas ... and Greg Sinyakov's shirts
Guilty Pleasure: all day naps with my pupperoni Bo
Past Lives: cat/sloth
If I weren't a doctor I would be: still working at Grillfire
Favorite Dessert: brownie from Blooming Hill Farm
Stephanie Guercio, DO
Hometown: Nesconset, NY
Undergrad: Rutgers University - R U Rah Rah
Med School: University of New England
ED Theme Song: Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: survived leaving a resort in Mexico despite my mom saying Id be kidnapped
Favorite Thing on LI: secret beach on the north shore
Guilty Pleasure: Nestle cookie dough
Past Lives: a witch
If I weren't a doctor I would be: a tattoo artist
Favorite Dessert: trader joes dark chocolate peanut butter cups
Satya Jella, MD
Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Med School: Medical College of Georgia
ED Theme Song: I Like the View - Lil Wayne
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Drove cross-country from Georgia to San Diego and back
Favorite Thing on LI: My friends :)
Guilty Pleasure: Popcorn and a good book
Past Lives: Pachycephalosaurus
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Microbrewery owner
Favorite Dessert: Ras Malai
Regina Kuhia, MD
Hometown: Maui, Hawai‘i
Undergrad: Columbia University in the City of New York
Med School: Stony Brook University
ED Theme Song: “Jungle” – Fred Again..
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Lived and worked in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland)
Favorite Thing on LI: Oheka Castle and Cold Spring Harbor State Park
Guilty Pleasure: Espresso martinis and Netflix reality shows
Past Lives: A Hawaiian soul, forever chasing the colors of the sunset over the ocean
If I Weren’t a Doctor, I Would Be: A wedding planner and writer
Favorite Dessert: Tres leches and chocolate ice cream with chocolate chips
Jocasta Marshall, MD
Hometown: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Undergrad: University of Sussex, UK
Med School: St. George’s, Grenada
ED Theme Song: Night Moves by Bob Seger, 9-5 Dolly Parton…
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: 18 day trek in the Manaslu region, Nepal
Favorite Thing on LI: outdoor concerts, farm to table dinners, my co-residents
Guilty Pleasure: popcorn and TV at after a night shift
Past Lives: law school
If I weren't a doctor I would be: (starving) artist and photographer
Favorite Dessert: flourless chocolate cake, maple syrup roasted peaches and whipped cream or any homemade seasonal fruit dessert - the list could go on
Lesly Polanco Pimentel, DO
Hometown: Bronx, NY/Santo Domingo, DR
Undergrad: The City College of New York
Med School: NYITCOM
ED Theme Song: Despacito - Luis Fonsi
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Snorkel in the middle of the ocean in Mexico
Favorite Thing on LI: Food
Guilty Pleasure: Binge watching crime shows
Past Lives: DIII volleyball captain
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Dance teacher
Favorite Dessert: Dulce de leche and caramel Cake
Benjamin Rourke, DO
Hometown: Lansing, NY
Undergrad: SUNY Cortland
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Middletown
ED Theme Song: I Love It When You Cry - Steve Aoki
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Transcontinental stem cell donation
Favorite Thing on LI: Beaches and bagels!
Guilty Pleasure: Cashews
Past Lives: Lifeguard, Nurse Assistant
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Marine biologist / Oceanographer
Favorite Dessert: The ol' classic Chocolate Chip Cookie
Benjamin Shao, DO
Hometown: Branford, CT
Undergrad: UConn
Med School: Nova Southeastern University
ED Theme Song: Laugh Now, Cry Later by Drake
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Hiking up Lion's Head in Cape Town, South Africa
Favorite Thing on LI: Montauk
Guilty Pleasure: Eating snacks with chopsticks so I don't get my fingers messy
Past Lives: A cat living in a double income no kids household
If I weren't a doctor I would be: Professional travel photographer
Favorite Dessert: Cheesecake
Gregory Sinyakov, MD
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergrad: CUNY Hunter College
Med School: Drexel University College of Medicine
ED theme song: Holding out for a hero - Jennifer Saunders (Fairy Godmother - Shrek 2)
Coolest thing I've done: Stranded in Beijing, made friends with future Olympic figure skater, hitchhiked to the Great Wall with him & his girlfriend, & ended up a local celebrity
Favorite thing on LI: Class of 2028 ;) (2026/2027 & our attendings aren't too shabby either)
Guilty pleasure: Prioritizing eight hours of sleep like it's my religion :3
Past lives: Basically the guy who invented fire... or at least the hype man who told him to keep it going for the good of society. No need to thank me (but feel free if you must)
If I weren't a doctor: I would be traveling the world with a pack of puppies.
Favorite dessert: Tiramisu always hits, but nothing beats my mom’s Napoleon cake.
Pankhuri Walia, DO
Hometown: Massachusetts
College: Villanova
Medical school: PCOM
ED theme song: Samir's theme by DJ Debonair
Coolest thing I've ever done: being Serena Williams' ball girl
Favorite thing on LI: the beaches
Guilty pleasure: watching Love Island
Past lives: ski instructor
If I weren't a doctor I would be: a teacher
Favorite dessert: brownie sundae