Yasmina Samaha, MDIsha Joshi, MD

Integrated Plastic Surgery Residency | Long Island, New York 2025 – Present
Stony Brook University Hospital

Resident (PGY-1)
Plastic Surgery

 


EDUCATION
Institution Degree End  Date
Penn State University College of Medicine Doctor of Medicine (MD) 2025
Stony Brook University College of Business MBA 2020
Stony Brook University BA 2019

 

AWARDS & HONORS
Medical Student Research Travel Award - Penn State College of Medicine 2024
Dermatology Student Research Travel Award - Penn State College of Medicine 2024
Association of Friends and Family Grant Recipient - Milton S Hershey Medical Center 2022 - 2023
Best Annual Case Report/ Top 5 Papers of the Year Designation - ACEP Now: The Official Voice of Emergency Medicine 2023
Rosalind Franklin Society Award in Science, Rosalind Franklin Society- Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques Part B: Videoscopy 2023
Civic Engagement Microgrant Recipient - Research America 2021 - 2022
Diversity Scholarship - Penn State College of Medicine 2021 - 2022
Award for Academic Excellence - Stony Brook University College of Business 2020
Terry Alexander Award - Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stony Brook University 2019

 

PUBLICATIONS
Joshi, I., El-Mallah, J. C., Hiller, A. R., Greene, A. C., Waldron, O., Hicks, E. D., Schlidt, K., Tashima, A., & Henry, C. (2025). The rise of pediatric reduction mammoplasties over the past decade: Trends in patients and surgical outcomes. Journal of plastic, reconstructive & aesthetic surgery : JPRAS, 102, 228–230. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjps.2025.01.075
Coridan, C. A., Borusiewicz, M., Joshi, I., Amertil, L., Dissinger, D. J., Gniady, M., Anderson, T., Bali, B., & Warfield, D. J., Jr. (2025). Multidisciplinary Approach to the Acute Care of Xylazine/ Fetty-Tranq-Induced Skin Ulcers: A Case Report. A&A practice, 19(3), e01927. https://doi.org/10.1213/XAA.0000000000001927
Joshi, I., Grzyb, C., Lam, C., & Miller, J. (2024). Optimal Placement of Sunscreen Dispensers in A Tertiary Care Medical Center: A Needs Assessment and Model Methodology. Archives of Dermatological Research.
Buchheit, J. T., Joshi, I., Dixon, M. E., & Peng, J. S. (2024). Total pancreatectomy, splenectomy and remnant gastrectomy for invasive intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) after prior Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. BMJ case reports, 17(4), e258071. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2023-258071
Swinarska, J., Joshi, I., Dixon, M., & Peng,J. (2023). “Robotic Lateral Pancreaticojejunostomy (Modified Puestow) for Chronic Pancreatitis,” Videoscopy 33, no.1 https://doi.org/10.1089/vor.2022.0035.
Joshi, I., Marco, C., & Lubin, J. (2023). Xylazine: “Zombie Drug” is an Emerging Threat. ACEP Now. Vol 42 – No 07. https://www.acepnow.com/article/xylazine-zombie-drug-is-an-emerging- threat/ - 2023 annual RFS Award in Science
Joshi, I. Maczuga, S. & Flamm, A. (2023). Examining occupational characteristics of patients with allergic contact dermatitis: A retrospective claims-based analysis. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, S0190-9622(23)01000-9. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaad.2023.05.060 - Selected as Top 5 Articles of 2023
Patel, D. Joshi, I. & Flamm, A. (2022). Are Dermatology Electives Meeting The Learning Objectives of Rotators?. SKIN The Journal of Cutaneous Medicine, 6(5), 392–397. https://doi.org/10.25251/skin.6.5.6 - Selected as Top 5 Articles of 2023
Devas, N. Guenthart, A. Nie, L. Joshi, I. Yang, J. Morris-Stiff, G. & Pryor, A. (2022). Timing is everything: outcomes of 30,259 delayed cholecystectomies in New York State. Surgical endoscopy, 36(12), 9390–9397. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-022-09251-5 - Selected as Top 5 Articles of 2023