Doctor of Allopathic Medicine (MD)

Dr. Gupta is an Associate Clinical Professor at both SUNY Downstate Medical Center and Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York. She is triple board certified and holds certifications from the American Board of Allergy and Immunology, the American Board of Internal Medicine, and the American Board of Pediatrics. She is practicing in New York City treating both adult and pediatric patients with asthma, environmental allergies, allergic skin conditions, immune disorders and food allergies. She...

Dr. Benjamin Tran, MD is a recent graduate from the University of Virginia and Co-Founder of ShadowDoc, a new start-up focused on helping students discover their passion and interest in medicine. Dr. Tran is completing his intern year in San Francisco before continuing his Dermatology residency in Washington DC.

Dr. Janese Laster is a Gastroenterologist currently practicing in Washington, DC. She completed both Internal Medicine residency and Gastroenterology fellowship training at Georgetown University Hospital. She then completed both a Nutrition and Bariatric Endoscopy Fellowship programs. She is now quadruple board certified in Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology, Obesity Medicine, and Nutrition. She is the owner of Gut Theory Total Digestive Care, which is an all-inclusive weight management practice to include evidence based nutrition care, weight loss...

Oliver Tannous, MD, is an orthopaedic spine surgeon at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. As a spine specialist, he utilizes state-of-the-art, minimally invasive and motion preservation techniques to treat conditions of the bones, discs, and nerves of the neck and back. His clinical focus includes disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, ranging from isolated disc herniation to complex deformities and failed surgeries. His research interests include optimizing patient outcomes after surgery and improving techniques...

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care specialties with a focus in cardiac anesthesiology.

Passionate about Pediatrics and Breast Cancer

Dr. Margarita (Rita) German is a faculty member in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology within the Department of Medicine, and Associate Program Director of the Transplant Hepatology Fellowship. She is a member of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and American Society of Transplantation and is involved in training medical students and residents. Dr. German’s clinical interests focus on general hepatology and transplant hepatology, including caring for patients with advanced liver...

The son of an Air Force pilot and elementary school teacher, Dr. Lincoln had the opportunity to live internationally and across the country during his childhood. He continued sampling life in various locales throughout his education, majoring in biology at Brown, and then attending medical school at Tulane University, where he also received his Master of Public Health. In medical school he met his wife, who is now an OB/GYN, and together they fell in...

Dr. Chan is a breast radiologist in LA speacialed in breast imaging. She works with all pathologies concerning breast including cancer, infection, and systs. She can find cancers on screening mamograms, see patients with concerns like breast lumps or breast pain, and her favorite part of the day is performing image guided biopsis and aspirations using ultrasound, mammography, and MRI. She loves what she does because she gets to help diagnose cancers in half of...

Dr. Michael Klaper is a gifted clinician, internationally-recognized teacher, and sought-after speaker on diet and health. In addition to his clinical practice and private consultations with patients, he is a passionate and devoted educator of physicians and other healthcare professionals about the importance of nutrition in clinical practice and integrative medicine. Dr. Klaper is the author of Vegan Nutrition; Pure & Simple (no longer in print) and has produced numerous health videos, webinars and dozens...

Dr. Rao's specializes in Otorhinolaryngology with a focus on Hearing restoration surgeries and has an MS degree in otorhinolaryngology. I am a practicing surgeon from India. Our medical system is a bit different from that of the US and UK. So, I'll not be able to help students regarding universities or application patterns etc. but will take all the questions regarding the subject and the surgeries.

Dr. Holden earned her B.S. in Zoology from Howard University, graduated from Temple University School of Medicine, and completed her medical training in the Jacobi/Montefiore Emergency Medicine Residency Program where she was selected as a Chief Resident. She is a practicing Emergency Department Physician at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx, NY, Professor of Emergency Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (the 5th African American female in the country), and Vice-Chair of Diversity...

Phindile Erika Chowa, MD, is an Emergency Medicine Physician currently practicing in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She attended the University of Pittsburgh for Medical School and Harvard University for Emergency Medicine Residency training. Her interests are in women’s health, healthcare disparities as well as Global Health. Her passion includes improving emergency care systems in Sub-Saharan Africa. She has worked in Ghana implementing the South African triage system and in Rwanda where she taught emergency medical resident’s...

Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, commonly known as Dr. Q, came to the United States as at the age of 19 as an undocumented and unable to speak English. He first started to work as a farmhand in Central Valley, California, picking fruits and vegetables. He saved enough money to take English classes at San Joaquin Delta College in Stockton, CA. He subsequently discovered his love and talent for science and decided to continue his studies at...

Dr. Sheila Nazarian is a Board-Certified Plastic Surgeon with a private practice in Beverly Hills. She has a Masters in Medical Management degree from the Marshall School of Business at USC. She also serves as Assistant Professor in Division of Plastic Surgery at the University of Southern California. She is the founder of Nazarian Plastic Surgery, Spa26, The Skin Spot e-commerce site, and the Nazarian Institute where she brings thought leaders to teach business owners...

Originally from Hawai'i, lived in Utah for most of my life. Received a BS in Mathematics at BYU-Hawaii and then an MD at the University of Utah School of Medicine. I love working with students, going on humanitarian trips, cooking, traveling, eating, and doing anything outdoors.

Dr. Prakash graduated from The Ohio State University with a BA in English. She received her MD degree from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. She completed her Internal Medicine residency followed by an Infectious Diseases fellowship at the San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium. After serving as an Infectious Diseases physician in the United States Air Force for ten years on active duty status, she retired from the military in 2014 and...

Dr. Claire Yanta is an Associate Professor of Neurology whose work centers on the diagnosis and treatment of headache and facial pain disorders, including migraine, cluster headache, and cranial neuralgias. She practices primarily at the UPMC Headache Center and also serves as a neurology resident clinic preceptor at the UPMC Neurology Clinic in the Kaufmann Medical Building. Her academic career is distinguished by a deep commitment to medical education, spanning both undergraduate and graduate training....