Meet Our Faculty
Department & Program Leadership
Andrew Lawler, D.O.
Chairman (Interim)
Medical Director, PATC & PACU
Clinical Director, Obstetric Anesthesia
Raymond Malapero, M.D., MPH, FASA
Program Director
Vice Chair
Director, Research & Quality
Medical Education: Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School
Internship Training: Rutgers, New Jersey Medical School
Residency Training: Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Fellowship Training: Harvard School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Michelle Torres, MBA, C-TAGME
Residency Program Coordinator
Core Faculty Members
Felix Fianko, M.D.
Vice Chair
Clinical Director, Orthopedic Anesthesia
Medical Education: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency Training: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Medical College
Mohan Govindraj, M.D.
Clinical Director, Trauma Anesthesia
Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Internship Training: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency Training: University of Maryland, Maryland School of Medicine
Alexander Kahan, M.D.
Director, Medical Clerkships
Clinical Director, Cardiothoracic Anesthesia
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship Training: Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Hackensack School of Medicine
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Andrew Lawler, D.O.
Chairman (Interim)
Medical Director, PATC & PACU
Clinical Director, Obstetric Anesthesia
Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship Training: Larkin Community Hospital
Residency Training: University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Bhoumesh Patel, M.D., MHS
Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Critical Care Medicine
Medical Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Internship Training: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship Training: Texas Heart Institute, Baylor College of Medicine
Maria Quincy, M.D.
Pediatric Anesthesia
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Cornell Medical College
Fellowship Training: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Teaching Faculty
Denise Abdulahad, M.D.
Medical Education: Penn State College of Medicine
Residency: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Daniel Amitie, M.D.
Medical Education: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology & Critical Care, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Lana Ankin, D.O.
Medical Education: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Hahnemann University Hospital, Drexel School of Medicine
Raymond Amponsah, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Matthew Berberich, M.D.
Medical Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Stefanie Berman, M.D.
Medical Education: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Internship Training: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Residency Training: NewYork-Presbyterian Queens Hospital
Lindsay Cammarata, M.D.
Medical Education: SUNY Stony Brook University Medical Center
Internship Training: Hofstra North Shore-LIJ Health System
Residency Training: St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University
Cheryl Chen, D.O.
Medical Education: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Jeffrey Chiang, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship Training: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency Training: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Dean Cindrario, M.D.
Medical Education: Georgetown University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Monmouth Medical Center
Daniel Dellacera, M.D.
Medical Education: St. George’s University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU)/Cooper University Hospital
Maha Elsakka, M.D.
Medical Education: Cairo University Medical School
Internship Training: Cairo University Hospitals
Residency Training: Saint Joseph’s University Medical Center
Kathryn Faloba, M.D.
Medical Education: New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Keith Fleischman, D.O.
Medical Education: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship Training: UMDNJ - Kennedy Memorial Hospital
Residency Training: St. Barnaba Medical Center
Leanne Haroun, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Internship Training: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Residency Training: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
David Lee, D.O.
Medical Education: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship Training: Northwell Health - Mather Hospital
Residency Training: Rush University Medical Center
Maria Elena Maroulakos, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (formerly UMDNJ)
Internship Training: Drexel University College of Medicine, Saint Peter’s University Hospital
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Max Masgudov, M.D.
Medical Education: American University of Antigua School of Medicine
Internship Training: NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Tanya Mehta, M.D.
Medical Education: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Christine Miller, M.D.
Medical Education: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency Training: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Illiana Morgan, M.D.
Medical Education: Ross University School of Medicine
Internship Training: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Residency Training: NuHealth Nassau University Medical Center
Joselito Numa, D.O.
Medical Education: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, RWJ University Hospital
Nanaama O’Hene, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
William Parrella-O’Donnell, D.O.
Medical Education: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Fellowship Training: Cleveland Clinic Foundation
William Rahal, M.D.
Medical Education: Universidad Federico Henríquez y Carvajal
Residency Training: St. Barnabas Medical Center
Katerina Rondel, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: New York - Presbyterian/Weill Cornell
Fellowship Training: NewYork-Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center
Peter Rosenthal, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship Training: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency Training: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Abraham Schreiber, M.D.
Medical Education: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Medical School for International Health
Internship Training: The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Residency Training: State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center
Kashif Siddiqi, M.D.
Medical Education: Sindh Medical College, University of Karachi
Residency Training: Robert Wood Johnson University Medical School
Fellowship Training: NJ Pain Institute, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Kamil Sochacki, D.O.
Medical Education: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
Isrin Srisethnil, D.O.
Medical Education: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship Training: Garnet Health Medical Center
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Richard Steenland, M.D.
Medical Education: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Internship Training: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Residency Training: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Fellowship Training: Boston’s Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine
Sumena Thongrod, D.O.
Medical Education: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Internship Training: Lehigh Valley Hospital - Muhlenberg, Sidney Kimmel Medical College
Residency Training: SUNY Upstate Medical Center
Jeffrey Wu, M.D.
Medical Education: New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Internship Training: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency Training: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Fellowship Training: Boston’s Children's Hospital, Harvard School of Medicine
Zhaomin Yang, M.D.
Medical Education: Bethune Medical University
Internship Training: Trinity Health, St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor
Residency Training: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Rong Zhao, M.D.
Medical Education: Peking University Health Sciences Center
Internship Training: St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons; Queens Hospital Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Residency Training: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Fellowship Training: Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center Program