Class 2026

PGY-1

 

Arjun

Zaid Ahmed, MD
Hometown:
Coming Soon
Undergraduate:C oming Soon
Medical School: Coming Soon
ED Theme Song: Coming Soon
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Coming Soon
Favorite Thing on LI: Coming Soon
Guilty Pleasure: Coming Soon
Past Lives: Coming Soon
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Coming Soon

Danyaal Ain, MD

Danyaal Ain, MD
Hometown:
Elmhurst, Queens
Undergraduate: Stony Brook
Medical School: Stony Brook
ED Theme Song: Starboy by The Weeknd
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Underwater caves diving/exploring in Mexico
Favorite Thing on LI: Northern State Parkway, LIE is a close second
Guilty Pleasure: FIFA/NBA tournaments
Past Lives: Tutor, crypto-investor
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Rock-climber and photographer

Samantha Blaine, MD

Samantha Blaine, MD
Hometown:
Lake Grove, NY
Undergraduate: Stony Brook University
Medical School: Stony Brook University
ED Theme Song: Out of the Woods - Taylor Swift
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: The worm, probably
Favorite Thing on LI: Pie from Lenny Bruno Farms
Guilty Pleasure: Expensive coffee drinks
Past Lives: I'm a brand-new soul, discovering the world in real-time
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: taking more weekend road-trips

Seth Burack, MD

Seth Burack, MD
Hometown:
Wantagh, NY
Undergraduate:University of Miami
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
ED Theme Song:I'm Shipping Up To Boston, Dropkick Murphys
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: I spent 6 weeks in Costa Rica
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches
Guilty Pleasure: Taco Bell
Past Lives:I was a janitor for 5 summers during high school and college, I was also an ED scribe at Stony Brook
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:The owner of a bed and breakfast in the Costa Rican jungle and have several dogs and exotic birds

Bryan Chen, MD

Bryan Chen, MD
Hometown:
Dallas, TX
Undergraduate:University of Oklahoma
Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Livin' on a Prayer by Bon Jovi
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Won the Mr Asian OU pageant
Favorite Thing on LI: Oysters
Guilty Pleasure: Staying up past my bedtime
Past Lives: Professional Violinist, Massage Therapist
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:Music Producer

Ryan Earwood, MD

Ryan Earwood, MD
Hometown:
Miami, FL
Undergraduate: Florida State University
Medical School: FSU College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Everything Is Awful by The Decemberists
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Skating the million-dollar rail in Miami a
Favorite Thing on LI: My family
Guilty Pleasure: Telling people I have plans but really just having a Harry Potter night with my wife
Past Lives: Hollister greeter, Percussionist, Dog handler, Vet tech, Developmental biology researcher...
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: A brewery/bakery owner. It's a bakery in the morning with a tasting room in the evening!

Robert Hassan, MD

Robert Hassan, MD
Hometown:
Miami, FL
Undergraduate: Florida International University
Medical School: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Remember the Name by Fort Minor
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Was a coach at a freerunning gym Favorite Thing on LI: The beach
Favorite Thing on LI:The beaches
Guilty Pleasure:Beating you on the basketball court
Past Lives:Professional Base Jumper or a Pianist
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Spiderman… that spider would’ve bit me for sure

Megan Hodges, MD

Megan Hodges, MD
Hometown:
Yorktown Heights, NY
Undergraduate: Monmouth University
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Float On by Modest Mouse br />Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: watched two sea turtles lay their nests on the beach in one night
Favorite Thing on LI: the beaches and the italian food
Guilty Pleasure: watching 90 day fiance and my 600lb life
Past Lives: waitress
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a foster parent for cats

Keahi Horowitz, MD

Keahi Horowitz, MD
Hometown:
Portland, OR
Undergraduate:Portland State University
Medical School: Burns School of Medicine at the University of Hawaii, Manoa
ED Theme Song: Baba O'Riley by The Who
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: hiked across the crater of an active volcano
Favorite Thing on LI: Italian rainbow cookies
Guilty Pleasure:spam musubi or lechon kewali
Past Lives: cellist, taiko performer, personal trainer
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:a professional cellist

Alyssa

Alyssa Ketler, 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

Jia Jian Li, MD

Jia Jian Li, MD
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY
Undergraduate: Macaulay Honors at Brooklyn College
Medical School: SUNY Downstate
ED Theme Song: Heart Attack - Demi Lovato
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Snorkeling in Cuba
Favorite Thing on LI:Stony Brook Emergency Medicine Residency... just kidding, it's my 2010 Toyota Yaris
Guilty Pleasure: Eating chicken wings for breakfast
Past Lives: I sold bluetooth speakers
A food truck owner that sells fried chicken drumsticks for $1 each

Aneesh Rajmaira, MD

Aneesh Rajmaira, MD
Hometown:
Marion, Indiana
Undergraduate:Emory University
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: I’m Goin In - Lil Wayne ft. Drake
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: followed my twin sister’s footsteps by competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee
Favorite Thing on LI: the parks and all the open soccer fields
Guilty Pleasure:Taco Bell + YouTube until 5am
Past Lives:“Where the Wild Things Are”
If I weren’t a doctor I would be:an astronaut (space doctor’s still on the table)

Andrew Ramirez, MD

Andrew Ramirez, MD
Hometown:
Bay Shore, NY
Undergraduate: Farmingdale State College
Medical School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Motörhead- Ace of Spades
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Run with bulls at a rodeo in Colombia!
Favorite Thing on LI: Beaching and Boating!
Guilty Pleasure:Gangsta Rap and Candy
Past Lives: A Vagrant/Hippie
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: A mountaineer

Laura Schenkel, DO

Laura Schenkel, DO
Hometown:
Westchester, NY
Undergraduate: University of Michigan
Medical School: Touro COM
ED Theme Song: Smells Like Teen Spirit - Nirvana
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Studied abroad in Europe
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches, fishing out of Montauk, playing golf
Guilty Pleasure:Harry Potter, LOTR, GOT
Past Lives: Research Associate
Veterinarian

Ronald Yu, MD

Ronald Yu, MD
Hometown:
Brooklyn, NY and Princeton, NJ
Undergraduate: Vassar College
Medical School: Stony Brook Medical School
ED Theme Song:Eye of the Tiger
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Completing the Prouty Century Bike Tour in Vermont and New Hampshire
Favorite Thing on LI: Swimming at the beaches
Guilty Pleasure: All you can eat sushi
Past Lives: Fruit fly breeder, EMT, Triathlete, Professional Eater
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: An Ecologist