Class 2024

PGY-1

 

Aneesa

Aneesa Ali, DO
Hometown:
Jamaica, Queens
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: NYITCOM
ED Theme Song:Man Down by Rihanna
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Fed an ostrich
Favorite Thing on LI:Boardwalk, Ralph’s Italian Ices, local bagel shops and The Witches Brew
Guilty Pleasure:90 Day Fiance, Murder Mysteries, and Shopping for things I never actually need
Past Lives:ED Scribe, Graduate TA, and wannabe pastry chef
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:A detective

Jaclyn Angielczyk, MD

Jaclyn Angielczyk, MD
Hometown:
Bayside, New York
Undergraduate: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education/City College of New York
Medical School: CUNY School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Don’t Stop Me Now - Queen
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: hiked through Devil’s Hole and back
Favorite Thing on LI:the fact that it’s not Manhattan
Guilty Pleasure: rewatching my favorite movies/shows with a glass of red and losing pitifully in multiple games of Mario Kart
Past Lives: I better have been a dog
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Full-time dog mom and conqueror of National & State Parks

Marcin Cielsa, MD

Marcin Cielsa, MD
Hometown:
Sayreville, NJ
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Medical School: Rutgers NJMS
ED Theme Song: Number Encore ft. Jay-Z and Linkin Park
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Getting engaged underneath the Eiffel tower
Favorite Thing on LI:The Donnelly Bar
Guilty Pleasure:Long Island Ice Teas
Past Lives:Soccer, construction, EMT
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Director of NASA

Alexandra Donnelly, DO

Alexandra Donnelly, DO
Hometown:
East Setauket, NY (lol)
Undergraduate:Lehigh University
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)
ED Theme Song:Don’t Stop ‘Til You Get Enough – Michael Jackson
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Involved in the rescue of 8 people from a capsized boat on Fire Island and was awarded an “Alexandra Donnelly Day” in the Town of Brookhaven
Favorite Thing on LI: Montauk or the Donnelly Bar
Guilty Pleasure: Any and all trashy TV, spontaneous bar crawls with my husband, TikTok
Past Lives:A seal that loved to travel the world in the water and nap on the beach
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Year round lifeguard, living on a boat

Masooma Kazmi, MD

Masooma Kazmi, MD
Hometown:
North Bellmore, NY
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You) — Kelly Clarkson
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Met One Direction (pre-hiatus obviously)
Favorite Thing on LI: Long Island Bagel Cafe
Guilty Pleasure: singing loudly off key, in pretty much any situation
Past Lives: cashier, babysitter, professional selfie taker, baseball cap collector
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:a teacher!

Rachel Kelly, MD

Rachel Kelly, MD
Hometown:
Fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Thomas Jefferson University)
ED Theme Song: Madness by Muse
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Surfing over a reef in Panama
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches
Guilty Pleasure: Watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise, eating queso
Past Lives: Club ultimate frisbee player, lifeguard, ice cream scooper
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Athletic trainer, engineer, or teacher

Mark Maguire, MD

Mark Maguire, MD
Hometown:
Miami, FL
Undergraduate:University of Florida
Medical School: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Good 4 u - Olivia Rodrigo br />Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: lived on a boat for 2 days while backpacking Southeast Asia.
Favorite Thing on LI: wineries, lobster rolls, and farmers markets.
Guilty Pleasure:Chick Fil A
Past Lives: Coffee critic
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Yosemite National Park Ranger

James Mantas, MD

James Mantas, MD
Hometown:
Niskayuna NY
Undergraduate: Hartwick College
Medical School: New York Medical College
ED Theme Song: Overkill by Colin Hay br />Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Competed in a Muay Thai kickboxing match in Thailand
Favorite Thing on LI: All the farmers markets
Guilty Pleasure:Eating absurd amounts of raw cookie dough on the couch while binge watching shows
Past Lives:Traveling musician, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor, Soap opera actor.
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Traveling food personality for the Food Network or Travel Channel.

Michael Martins, MD

Michael Martins, MD
Hometown:
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Undergraduate:University of Connecticut
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Lose Yourself by Eminem
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Be the runner to get blood in an ED once
Favorite Thing on LI: the beaches
Guilty Pleasure:Working out/playing sports
Past Lives: EMT, soccer player and janitor
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a teacher

Rachel

Rachel MIller, MD
Hometown:
Plano, TX
Undergraduate: Pomona College in Claremont, CA
Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX
ED Theme Song: Survivor by Destiny's Child
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Lived in Buenos Aires, Argentina for 6 months a
Favorite Thing on LI: Beaches, wineries, amazing food - and of course my husband and our 2 dogs named Parmesan and Poseidon. Parmesan is the one in the picture!
Guilty Pleasure:Any show on Bravo TV, preferably the Real Housewives
Past Lives: College athlete, medical scriber
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Working at a public health NGO

Richard Niyazov, DO

Richard Niyazov, DO
Hometown:
Commack, NY
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: LECOM Seton Hill
ED Theme Song: Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: ATV riding in Peru
Favorite Thing on LI: bagels and boardwalks
Guilty Pleasure: midnight cereal bowl, tell me cereal doesn’t taste best at night
Past Lives: Taco bell architect, world class sommelier, counter intelligence agent, angry llama
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a film score composer or a stand-up comedian

Gina Polizzo, MD

Gina Polizzo, MD
Hometown:
Shoreham-Wading River, NY
Undergraduate:Pratt Institute (briefly) & St. Joseph’s College
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Gangsta’s Paradise - Coolio
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: did makeup on The Weeknd for a music video
Favorite Thing on LI: The entire North Fork
Guilty Pleasure:all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Past Lives: art school photography major, professional makeup artistr
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Film Director, Jazz Club Owner, Writer

Adam Resnick, MD

Adam Resnick, MD
Hometown:
Concord, NH
Undergraduate: Williams College
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
ED Theme Song: Gimme Shelter by The Rolling Stones
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Backpacked through Europe, ending in Croatia to experience their first World Cup finals appearance
Favorite Thing on LI: Everything edible (especially the bagels)
Guilty Pleasure:Skipping leg day at the gym
Past Lives: EMT, research assistant, youth soccer coach
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: an F1 pit crew member

Hayley Scott, MD

Hayley Scott, MD
Hometown:
Holbrook, NY
Undergraduate: Loyola University Maryland
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Body - Megan Thee Stallion
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: scaled Machu Picchu
Favorite Thing on LI: Fire Island and Montauk
Guilty Pleasure:trash reality TV
Past Lives: a golden retriever in an upper middle class Long Island family
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: on Broadway

Brittany Umanoff, MD

Brittany Umanoff, MD
Hometown:
Redondo Beach
Undergraduate: Sonoma State University
Medical School: New York Medical College
ED Theme Song:Stranger to Stability (Len Faki Podium Mix) - Dustin Za
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Peek-A-Boo loop in Bryce Canyon
Favorite Thing on LI: Dr. Hayley Morgan Scott et al. + the callows
Guilty Pleasure:Stitches the rap star
Past Lives: a sloth
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: still a sloth

Darshak Vekaria, MD

Darshak Vekaria, MD
Hometown:
Northvale, NJ
Undergraduate: THE College of New Jersey
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Till I Collapse - Eminem
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Snorkeling in Molokini Crater
Favorite Thing on LI: my Fiancée, the vineyards, and the food scenee
Guilty Pleasure:TikTok
Past Lives: museum curator
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Sports Commentator / Analyst