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Jeremy Grossman, MD is a Sackler School of Medicine-NYS Branch graduate, where his work as founder of “The Homeless Project: Tel Aviv” took 1st Place from the Social Justice Project & Paper.  He is a current PGY-2 Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Resident at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. He also has a Bachelors in Psychology and Biology from the University of California, Irvine.  His research includes a paper being prepared for publication titled...

Dr. Keerthi Shah is a gastroenterology fellow whose interests include obesity and nutrition.

Lizbeth Rodriguez is Emergency Room Travel Nurse working in the Los Angeles area. She graduated first with her ADN from a local community college and began her career in Perioperative nursing, then after deciding to pursue a future as a Nurse Educator she chose to switch specialties and began working as an Emergency Room Nurse as well as finishing her BSN from Chamberlain University. When the lockdowns began in March 2020, she decided to leap...

Dr. Ayah Bilbeisi is a native of Ann Arbor, Michigan. She graduated from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and completed a General Practice Residency from the University of Michigan before moving to Iowa in 2011. She has a wide range of experience having worked in both public health and private practice settings. She is passionate about the science of dentistry as part of holistic health and wellness and uses advanced tools and...

Dr. Kataria was born and raised in London, England. After moving to Florida for high school and completing her undergraduate education at the University of Florida, she took the plunge and sped up the east coast to attend optometry school in Boston, Massachusetts. Focusing her academic career on ocular disease, she excelled in clinical assignments, achieving “Best Clinician Award” and Clinical Honors Standing. She was appointed the Presidential Scholarship all 4 years for her academic...

Dr. Daihnia Dunkley, also known as "Dr. D.," is originally from Jamaica, West Indies, and has resided in New York since the early 90's. In the span of her 15-year nursing career, Dr. Dunkley has worked extensively in the arena of maternal-child health and is an experienced nurse leader with a demonstrated history of working in both hospital and community healthcare, as well as academia. She has now transitioned to a full-time academic role, as...

Dr. Matthew A. Weissman is the Site Chair of the Department of Medicine at Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Mount Sinai Downtown and an Associate Professor in Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai.  In addition to maintaining an active primary care practice, he is responsible for the clinical, educational, and research activities of the Department, including oversight of more than 175...

Dr. Kaitlin Herzog attended the University of Pittsburgh, where she earned her bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science. She went on to earn her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at Wheeling Jesuit University. Kaitlin has been an athlete for most of her life and was introduced to physical therapy when she had several sports-related injuries. She decided to become a physical therapist to help others maintain an active lifestyle while staying pain free. She is a...

Originally from Canada, Dr. Jenna Hyer grew up in Whitefish, Montana. She graduated from Montana State University in Bozeman, Montana with a degree in Cell Biology and Neuroscience in 2012. Her love of art and science drew her to dentistry, and Jenna graduated from the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine in 2017. Her passion for surgery led her to continue her education at the University of Texas Health San Antonio Periodontics residency for...

Gabriela De Vita is a primary care provider established in Detroit, Michigan and her medical specialization is family medicine. A primary care provider (PCP) like Gabriela De Vita Menegatti Physician Assistant sees people with common medical problems. The primary care provider might be a doctor, physician assistant, nurse practitioner or clinic that are usually involved in your long-term care. A PCP might provide preventive care, treat common medical conditions, identify urgent medical problems and refer you to...

Mohammad Z. Rimawi, DPM, AACFAS, brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to Grand Central Foot Care in Midtown East, Murray Hill, and the surrounding New York City area. As a board-qualified foot, rearfoot, and reconstructive ankle surgeon with specializations in traumatic foot and ankle injuries and complex deformities, he is able to offer his patients top-tier care no matter what problem they bring him. Dr. Rimawi earned his doctorate from the New York College...

Dr. Zirva Khan is a Family Doctor in the U.K. She teaches at the local medical school, and is an advocate for mental health, women’s health and BAME health inequalities.

Brittany Inerfeld and is a Doctor of Physical Therapy. She was always really interested in health and fitness, starting with her job as a group fitness instructor while at Florida State University. Dr. Inerfeld got my B.S. in Exercise Science from FSU and then went on to Nova Southeastern University for my Doctorate degree. She works in an outpatient orthopedic setting in Miami, FL and sees a wide range of patients from adolescents to geriatrics.

Jonathan Baker (he/him/his) is a PA and Operations Director of Clinical Research at Laser Surgery Care in New York City specializing in anal pathology with a focus on HPV and other STIs and conducts NIH-funded clinical research. He is the President Elect of the New York State Society of PAs and the AAPA Liaison to GLMA. He is a past president of the Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay, & Transgender PA Caucus and founded the LBGT PA...

Dr. Jennifer Lincoln is an obstetrician whose focus is caring for pregnant women in the hospital. She decided to pursue additional training and become an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) after her first child. It was then that she realized how little breastfeeding education she had received in my training. Ninety hours of lectures, 1,000 hours of clinical experience, and one board exam later and she became an IBCLC!

Dr. Chandrasekaran graduated from the American University of Antigua College of Medicine in 2016. She works in Detroit, MI and specializes in Critical Care Medicine and Internal Medicine.

Thea L. Swenson, nee Theodora Lananh Tran, was born in Los Angeles, California and raised in Denver, Colorado. She received a Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering: Product Design from Stanford University and received a Medical Degree from the University of Colorado. She is currently a resident physician at Vanderbilt University with interests in sports medicine. Prior to medical school, she spent several years working in product design for health tech companies. Frustrated by the way...

Savanna Perry graduated from the University of Georgia in December 2011, and started PA school at the Medical College of Georgia in May 2012.  It changed names a couple of times while she was there, but she graduated from Georgia Regents University (same as MCG) in August 2014.  She has assisted with multiple interviews so she's been on both sides. Perry started working at a Dermatology office outside of Augusta, GA. Her husband went through medical...

Michele Neskey is currently a Physician Assistant, PA Counselor, Health Coach and Mom. She is a practicing PA in oncology. Neskey graduated from the Yale PA program in 2005, and got her first PA job in hospitalist medicine. She started in hematology/oncology as a specialty in 2007 and found her true calling. She worked full time for those 10 years. 

Dr. Keith Stein was born in North Carolina and grew up in Tennessee. He attended the University of the South where he obtained his BA in Psychology. He worked as a counselor for a couple of years before attending Auburn University where he obtained his BS in Animal Science (1993) and DVM (1997). After graduation from veterinary school, he worked in private practice for several years before entering into a residency in Oral Surgery and Dentistry...

For over 15 years, Dr. Pinesett has helped thousands of students get motivated, get better grades with less studying, and ultimately achieve their academic goals. He was "the under-performing, stressed out student." He developed a revolutionary new approach to studying and time management that changed everything. He graduated from Stanford Medical School in the top 5% of his class. Now, he's on a mission to prove that school doesn't have to be hard, that studying...

Dr. Myra Tabet wanted to become a veterinarian ever since she was 8 years old. She studied veterinary sciences in AUB and graduated with high distinction. She then pursued her Doctorate in Veterinary Medicine in Szent Istvan University in Budapest and graduated in 2015. She completed her PhD at Holy Spirit University of Kaslik. In November 2018, she was ready to open her clinic and founded Dr. Paw.

Giuseppe Legname earned his Doctor of Philosophy at the University of Warwick, UK. After a long spell in industry in the field of immunotherapy, he moved to the National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR), Medical Research Council in London, UK as a Research Associate. In 1999 he became Assistant Adjunct Professor, and later Associate Adjunct Professor, at the Institute for Neurodegenerative Diseases (IND), University of California at San Francisco, USA, under the direction of 1997...

Melanie Jade Boulerice is the founder at Nomadic Nurse Agency in the Montreal area, providing health care services to those in need – right in their homes. She has been a practicing registered nurse for seven years in the emergency room as well as in psychiatry. A graduate of John Abbott College followed by a BScN degree at St. Francis Xavier University, and is currently a teacher for the OIIQ exam workshops through John Abbott...

Anthony Menacho is a Family Medicine PA and National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar in Sacramento, CA. Tony received his Bachelor's degree at California State University, San Bernardino. He is a graduate of the Keck School of Medicine Primary Care PA Program. Tony currently serves as Executive Director of Sacramento street Medicine - a non-profit providing care to the unhoused population of Sacramento. After mentoring students for nearly 10 years, Tony also co-founded Brainbox Methods,...