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Yasaman Badakhshi, MD
Hometown: Toronto, Ontario
Undergrad: Western University
Medical school: Stony Brook
Favorite thing about Long Island: Port Jefferson Harbor
Famous person you want to meet: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Favorite cartoon character: Danny Phantom
Favorite food: Chocolate
Hidden talent: Baking
Dream job growing up as a kid: Gymnast
Danielle Esteban, DO
Hometown: Austin, TX
Undergrad: University of California, San Diego
Medical school: TCOM University of North Texas HSC
Favorite thing about Long Island: all the cute farms, vineyards, and beach towns
Famous person you want to meet: Shay Mitchell
Favorite cartoon character: Russel from Up
Favorite food: Chocolate chip cookies (but honestly I love all food)
Hidden talent: drawing
Dream job growing up as a kid: Olympic figure skater
Jenelys Fernandez-Torres, MD
Hometown: Bronx, NY
Undergrad: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Medical school: CUNY School of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Being able to enjoy the outdoors
Famous person you want to meet: Drake or Bad Bunny
Favorite cartoon character: Courage the cowardly dog
Favorite food: Tacos
Hidden talent: Pretty good at Archery
Dream job growing up as a kid: Doctor
Vahnee Garimella, MD
Hometown: Richmond, Virginia (but I moved around the Northeast a lot as a kid!)
Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical school: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Being close to the city but also being surrounded by nature – you get the best of both worlds!
Famous person you want to meet: Roger Federer
Favorite cartoon character: Arthur
Favorite food: Anything my mom makes!
Hidden talent: Finding the best ice cream anywhere I go
Dream job growing up as a kid: A pediatrician (yay!!)
Zeenat Hussain, DO
Hometown: Farmington, CT
Undergrad: New York University
Medical school: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: The beaches
Famous person you want to meet: Rihanna
Favorite cartoon character: Mulan
Favorite food: My mom's Indian food or halal cart
Hidden talent: Singing!
Dream job growing up as a kid: Professional dancer or doctor lol
Rosen Jeong, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergrad: Baruch College
Medical school: RSOM at Stonybrook
Favorite thing about Long Island: the golf courses and beaches
Famous person you want to meet: Warren Buffett
Favorite cartoon character: Mickey Mouse
Favorite food: my mom's homemade Korean food
Hidden talent: eating an infinite # of tacos
Dream job growing up as a kid: fashion designer, interior designer, doctor, princess
Harrison Kronfeld, DO
Hometown: Bernadsville, NJ
Undergrad: Washington University in St. Louis
Medical school: TouroCOM-Harlem
Favorite thing about Long Island: My Home & Roomates :)
Famous person you want to meet: LeBron James, Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Roger Federer
Favorite cartoon character: Aang, Zuko, or Korra (ATLA the best!)
Favorite food: Pizza or Sushi
Hidden talent: My dance moves
Dream job growing up as a kid: Dentist
Lauren Loy, MD
Hometown: Port Jefferson Station, NY
Undergrad: Saint Michael's College
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Favorite thing about Long Island: Going out east! There's so much to do - pumpkin picking, wineries, the aquarium,
and tons of great food
Famous person you want to meet: Emma Watson
Favorite cartoon character: Winnie the Pooh
Favorite food: Chocolate
Hidden talent: Magic tricks
Dream job growing up as a kid: veterinarian
Marzuk Masub, MD
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Undergrad: Brooklyn College
Medical school: SUNY Downstate
Favorite thing about Long Island: Having family close by and the beaches
Famous person you want to meet: LeBron James
Favorite cartoon character: Courage the Cowardly Dog
Favorite food: Pasta
Hidden talent: Whistling
Dream job growing up as a kid: Teacher
Kelcy McIntyre, MD
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Undergrad: Cedar Crest College
Medical school: Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at University at Buffalo
Favorite thing about Long Island: The bagels and beaches!
Famous person you want to meet: Elton John
Favorite cartoon character: CatDog
Favorite food: Chicken wings
Hidden talent: Winning Monopoly
Dream job growing up as a kid: Doctor :)
Rubab Mian, DO
Hometown: Coram, NY
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: NYITCOM
Favorite thing about Long Island: Getting ice cream and sitting by the marina in Port Jeff
Famous person you want to meet: Taylor Kinney
Favorite cartoon character: Arthur
Favorite food: Chicken over rice (covered in white sauce, of course)
Hidden talent: Event planning and decorating
Dream job growing up as a kid: Doctor :)
Hayley Myles, DO
Hayley Myles
Hometown: Levittown, NY
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Being close to family
Famous person you want to meet: Serena Williams
Favorite cartoon character: Simba from Lion King
Favorite food: Ice cream
Hidden talent: Painting ceramics
Dream job growing up as a kid: Physical therapist
Leah Ramkelawan, DO
Hometown: East Meadow, NY
Undergrad: Rice University
Medical school: Lincoln Memorial University-DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: All of the fudge options in Port Jeff
Famous person you want to meet: Ree Drummond
Favorite cartoon character: Tom and Jerry
Favorite food: Shrimp tacos
Hidden talent: I can make pretty good matcha lattes
Dream job growing up as a kid: Artist
PGY2
Briana Cohen, MD
Hometown: Middle Island, NY
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Favorite thing about Long Island: Proximity to NYC with the quietness of the suburbs
Famous person you want to meet: John Stewart
Favorite cartoon character: Anya Forger
Favorite food: Dark chocolate
Hidden talent: Digital art
Dream job growing up as a kid: Fashion designer
Ryan Dunne, DO
Hometown: Miller Place, New York
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Surfing adventures in Montauk with my brother and friends
Famous person you want to meet: Barack Obama
Favorite cartoon character: Stewie Griffin
Favorite food: Seared Ahi Tuna with some sort of delicious vegetable
Hidden talent: Self-proclaimed semi-professional car-singer
Dream job growing up as a kid: Professional Surfer
Sheila Krishnan, DO
Hometown: Blauvelt, NY
Undergrad: Barnard College, Columbia University
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: There's so much variety of things to do on LI that I never knew about, like beaches, parks, lavender fields, vineyards, concerts, etc.
Famous person you want to meet : Mae Jemison
Favorite cartoon character: Toph or Katara from Avatar
Favorite food: Ethopian and Indian cuisines
Hidden talent: I can replicate famous Impressionists Paintings in miniature on all 10 of my nails!
Dream job growing up as a kid: astronaut, then pediatrician. Living the dream!
Victoria Lee, DO
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
Undergrad: New York University
Medical school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: finding two trees and setting up a hammock to sleep in
Famous person you want to meet: Tom Holland
Favorite cartoon character: Pokémon Pikachu
Favorite food: Sushi and sashimi, anything with salmon
Hidden talent: knitting and crocheting
Dream job growing up as a kid: Archeologist
Kuldeep Mahal, MD
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Undergrad: UC Berkeley
Medical school: NYMC
Favorite thing about Long Island: the beaches and all the nature!
Famous person you want to meet: Robert Downey Jr.
Favorite cartoon character: Wreck-it Ralph
Favorite food: Taco Bell's Mexican Pizza!
Hidden talent: marathoning horror movies
Dream job growing up as a kid: Doctor!
Aikaterini Mastoropoulou, MD
Hometown: Chalkis, Greece
Undergrad: In my home country we apply for Medical School after graduating from high school and the duration of the medical school is 6 years.
Medical school: Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Favorite thing about Long Island: LI reminds me of my hometown, is close to the big city but is also one step from beaches and beautiful nature.
Famous person you want to meet: Jon Bon Jovi (since 7th grade)
Favorite cartoon character: Phoebus (Hunchback of Notre Dame)
Favorite food: Moussaka
Hidden talent: adopting rescue cats
Dream job growing up as a kid: I wanted to be a tennis player initially but Peds won me
Christopher McKiever, MD
Hometown: Suffern, New York
Undergrad: Binghamton University
Medical school: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University
Favorite thing about Long Island: The beaches!
Famous person you want to meet: Mike Piazza
Favorite cartoon character: Mickey Mouse
Favorite food: Pizza
Hidden talent: Magic tricks
Dream job growing up as a kid: A Doctor!
William Nunn, MD
Hometown: Huntsville, AL
Undergrad: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Stony Brook
Favorite thing about Long Island: The beaches
Famous person: Conan O'Brien
Favorite cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants
Food: Pizza
Hidden talent: Cooking
Dream job as a kid: Professional athlete
Sonoma Patel, MD
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Undergrad: University of Michigan
Medical school: Albany Medical College
Favorite thing about Long Island: Always being less than 20 minutes away from amazing beaches!!
Famous person you want to meet: Jennifer Lopez
Favorite cartoon character: Snoopy
Favorite food: It's a tie between sushi and pizza!
Hidden talent: surprisingly athletic
Dream job growing up as a kid: Fashion designer
Carla Sabbatini, DO 
Hometown: Old Brookville, NY
Undergrad: Loyola University Maryland
Medical school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: The beaches!
Famous person you want to meet: Serena Williams
Favorite cartoon character: Elsa from Frozen
Favorite food: Pizza- any kind and at any time of the day!
Hidden talent: event/partying planning
Dream job growing up as a kid: Chef
Maisha Shamim, MD
Hometown: Milford, PA (it's near Scranton, PA for all you Office fans!)
Undergrad: University of Pittsburgh
Medical school: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Favorite thing about Long Island: Everyone is so nice, even strangers, and life feels straight out of a movie here!
Famous person you want to meet: Sir Ian Mckellen
Favorite cartoon character: Courage the Cowardly Dog
Favorite food: Tuna kabobs made by my mom ❤️
Hidden talent: I love to sing and I was the president of the a cappella group at my medical school, and when I was a kid I was classically trained in voice and piano.
Dream job growing up as a kid: Adult cardiology, funny enough
Lisa Thottumari, MD
Hometown: Livingston, NJ
Undergrad: Saint Peter's University
Medical school: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: I love being so close to the beaches and the city!
Famous person you want to meet: Mindy Kaling
Favorite cartoon character: Courage the Cowardly Dog. The show scared me but his antics always made me laugh.
Favorite food: My mom's chicken curry.
Hidden talent: I can make macrame coasters.
Dream job growing up as a kid: Artist
Simran Vobbilisetty, MD
Hometown: Dubai, UAE and Toronto, Canada
Undergrad: University of Toronto
Medical school: American University of the Caribbean
Favorite thing about Long Island: Patchogue
Famous person you want to meet: Sebastian Stan
Favorite cartoon character: Flipper from Flipper and Lopaka
Favorite food: Burritos
Hidden talent: 90's and Noughties Bollywood music
Dream job growing up as a kid: Doctor
Peyton Watkins, MD
Hometown: Houma, Louisiana
Undergrad: Louisiana State University
Medical school: LSU School of Medicine, New Orleans
Favorite thing about Long Island: There’s so much to do here- the city, the beach, the wineries! It’s so fun having options
Famous person you want to meet: Zac Efron
Favorite cartoon character: Timon from the Lion King
Favorite food: Crawfish
Hidden talent: I can wiggle my ears
Dream job growing up as a kid: A doctor (:
Meyling Zuniga, DO
Hometown: Arequipa, Peru/Riverhead, NY
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Middletown, NY
Favorite thing about Long Island: My family being close by and the proximity to NYC
Famous person you want to meet: Barack Obama
Favorite cartoon character: Winnie the Pooh
Favorite food: Ceviche
Hidden talent: I'm secretly a plant/flower gardener! 🍅💐
Dream job growing up as a kid: Recording Artist
PGY3
Sharnam Ahmed, DO
Hometown: so many!!! New York, Dhaka and Huntington
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: NYITCOM
Favorite thing about Long Island: Montauk and all the fresh seafood!
Famous person you want to meet: Ranveer Singh- my favorite Bollywood star!
Favorite cartoon character: Power Puff Girls, As Told By Ginger.
Favorite food: my mom’s sweet dishes!!! She makes the best traditional Bengali sweet dishes.
Hidden talent: self taught Bollywood dancer
Dream job growing up as a kid: an actress
Barbara Badio, MD
Hometown: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Undergrad: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education
Medical school: CUNY School of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: parents are close by so I can casually shop in their fridge.
Famous person you want to meet : I just want to spend a weekend at the Obama's
Favorite cartoon character: it's a tie between Mikasa and Levi from
Attack on Titan
Favorite food: Sweet plantains and Haitian black rice
Hidden talent: great at facial recognition , horrible with names
Dream job growing up as a kid: ballerina
Shelby Buckner, MD
Hometown: Augusta, GA
Undergrad: Augusta University
Medical school: Medical College of Georgia
Favorite thing about Long Island: The history
Famous person you want to meet: Dolly Parton
Favorite cartoon character: Spongebob
Favorite food: Anything I've never tried before
Hidden talent: Ukulele
Dream job growing up as a kid: Marine Biologist or Vet
Ryan Dunne, DO
Hometown: Miller Place, New York
Undergrad: Stony Brook University
Medical school: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Surfing adventures in Montauk with my brother and friends
Famous person you want to meet: Barack Obama
Favorite cartoon character: Stewie Griffin
Favorite food: Seared Ahi Tuna with some sort of delicious vegetable
Hidden talent: Self-proclaimed semi-professional car-singer
Dream job growing up as a kid: Professional Surfer
Kewa Jiang, MD
Hometown: Glastonbury, CT/Shenzhen, China
Undergrad: University of Connecticut
Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Is that I don't have to drive through NYC traffic to get to work
Famous person you want to meet: Keanu Reeves
Favorite cartoon character(s): Toph from Avatar and Gyro from JJBA (technically anime but whatever)
Favorite food: Everything dessert and spicy
Hidden talent: I can flex individual fingers and my pinky toe independently without the other ones moving
Dream job growing up as a kid: Super soldier that saves the world from
extraterrestrial threats (think Commander Shepard or Masterchief)
Rebecca Lorenzana, MD
Hometown: Bay Area, CA
Undergrad: Harvard
Medical School: New York Medical College
Favorite thing about Long Island: Beatiful green landscapes in the summer
Famous person you want to meet: Just happy to spend time with friends and family!
Favorite cartoon character: So many choices!
Favorite food: Good cup of coffee!
Hidden talent: Chocolate tasting
Dream job growing up as a kid: Professional coffee taster
Juliana McBroom, MD
Hometown: North Kingstown, RI
Undergrad: Quinnipiac University
Medical school: Frank H. Netter SOM at QU
Favorite thing about Long Island: the beaches!
Famous person you want to meet: Ina Garten
Favorite cartoon character: Lilo
Favorite food: Pizza
Hidden talent: tap dancing
Dream job growing up as a kid: Ballerina
Haran Mennillo, MD
Hometown: Barrington, RI
Undergrad: University of Rhode Island
Medical school: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Favorite thing about Long Island: Everywhere is close to the water
Famous person you want to meet: Gordon Ramsay
Favorite cartoon character: Uncle Iroh
Favorite food: Noodles
Hidden talent: Finding Four-Leaf-Clovers
Dream job growing up as a kid: Scientist
Nicole Mundackal, MD
Hometown: Poughkeepsie, NY
Undergrad: Siena College
Medical school: Albany Medical College
Favorite thing about Long Island: All the spots to watch the beautiful sunsets!
Famous person you want to meet: Beyoncé
Favorite cartoon character: JackJack from the Incredibles
Favorite food: My mom’s food, specifically chicken biriyani.
I also have a weakness for Thai food.
Hidden talent: Planning events and trips
Dream job growing up as a kid: A pediatrician (LOL)
but also a Disney Channel star
Nathan Smith, MD
Name: Nathan (Nate) Smith
Hometown: Amelia County, VA
Undergrad: Virginia Commonwealth University
Medical school: Howard University College of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Bagels
Famous person you want to meet: J. Cole
Favorite cartoon character: Bugs Bunny
Favorite food: BBQ Ribs
Hidden talent: Karaoke and Dancing
Dream job growing up as a kid: Professional Basketball Trainer
Eli Solymani, MD
Hometown: Sunnyvale/Los Angeles, CA
Undergrad: UCLA
Medical school: Sackler SOM/Tel Aviv University
Favorite thing about Long Island: The deer!
Famous person you want to meet: Bill Gates
Favorite cartoon character: Homer Simpson
Favorite food: pizza, pizza, pizza- all day
Hidden talent: writing haikus
Dream job growing up as a kid: firefighter, gardener, quarterback,
car reviewer
Kaiser Valshon, MD
Hometown: Seattle, WA
Undergrad: University of Washington
Medical school: University of Washington School of Medicine
Favorite thing about Long Island: Trees/nature everywhere
Famous person you want to meet: Amy Poehler
Favorite cartoon character: Various pokemon
Favorite food: Tandoori chicken
Hidden talent: 3D digital art, training my dog to do cool tricks
Dream job growing up as a kid: Veterinarian or singer/actor
