Meet Our Faculty
Marygrace Zetkulic, MD
Program Director, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Robert Wood Johnson, Rutgers
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education research into coaching and feedback
Marcella Katsnelson, DO
Associate Program Director of Internal Medicine Residency, Hackensack University Medical Center
Sub-internship Director, Hackensack University Medical Center
Academic Faculty Hospitalist, Hackensack University Medical Center
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: George Washington University
Research/Clinical Interests: Faculty Development , Medical Education Pathway for Internal Medicine Residency, and UME/GME Curriculum development
Laurie Jacobs, MD
Chair, Department of Medicine Hackensack University Medical Center, Chair and Professor, Department of Medicine Hackensack University School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center; Albert Einstein College of Medicine & Montefiore Medical Center, Geriatrics
Research/Clinical Interests: Anticoagulation, Geriatrics, Health System Science
Jason Korcak, MD
Vice Chair, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center, Albert Einstein
Research/Clinical Interests: Health Systems and Quality Improvement
Ambulatory
Jonathan Shammash, MD
Director, Medicine Resident Practice, Associate Professior and Clerkship Site Director, Hackensack University Medical School
Residency/Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System
Research/Clinical Interests: Evidence Based Medicine
Harinder Bawa, MD
Residency/Fellowship: Albany Medical Center
Hospitalist
Danit Arad, MD
Director, Division of Hospital Medicine, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical education
Dennis Villegas, MD
Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Alan Chu, MD
Faculty Hospitalist, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: University of Maryland Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Mentorship and Assessment of trainees
Daniel D'Alessandro, MD
Faculty Hospitalist, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center; University Hospital, Infectious Disease
Noha El Torgoman, MD
Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
Joshua Josephs, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Research, Medical School Education, Health System Science and Population Health
Ashley Kang, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Simulation in clinical education
Qingying Lai, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University Medical Center, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Jacobi Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Mentorship and Assessment
Angela Mehta, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Alameda County Medical Center
Lina Ortega, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Clerkship Co-Director, St. George's School of Medicicine at HUMC, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical Education, Simulation
Madhu Parmar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center
Alpa Patel, DO
Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Saint Michael's Medical Center
Akif Qureshi, MD
Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (NYCHealth+ Hospitals)
Research/Clinical Interests: Mentorship and Coaching
Punita Shroff, DO
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Elizabeth Tam, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Research/Clinical Interests: Simulation in clinical education
Betsy Varghese
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Xuefen Xie
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Faculty Hospitalist
Residency/Fellowship: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Research/Clinical Interests: Mentorship, Director of resident as teacher program
Critical Care
Keith Rose, MD
Program Director, Pulmonary Critical Care Fellowship, Hackensack University Medical Center
Residency/Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center; Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Simulation in clinical education, Quality improvement in critical care medicine
Nadeem Ali, MD
Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care
Weekon Choi, MD, MPH, FCCP
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Bergen Regional Medical Center; Bergen Regional Medical Center, Geriatrics; University Hospital, Pulmonary Critical Care
Robert Lee, MD
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center; Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, Pulmonary Medicine; Montefiore Medical Center, Critical Care Medicine
Karan Omidvari, MD
Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Seton Hall University School of Graduate Medical Education; Tulane University, Pulmonary/Critical Care; Louisiana State University School of Medicine, Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: COVID 19
Anuja Pradhan, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Harlem Hospital Center; Strong Memorial Hospital, Infectious Disease
Sean Sadikot, MD
Assistant Program Director, Site Director at Hackensack University Medical Center for the Pulmonary, Critical Care Medicine Fellowship at Rutgers NJMS, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center; Mount Sinai Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Interstial Lung Disease
Ronak Shah, MD
Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Director of Point of care Ultrasound education
Michael Silverberg, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Christiana Care Health Systems, Internal Medicine; Drexel University College of Medicine, Emergency Medicine; Beth Israel Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Point of care Ultrasound
Andre Sotelo, MD
Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center; St. Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, Pulmonary Critical Care
Research/Clinical Interests: Simulation in clinical education
Guido Barmaimon, MD
Critical Care Faculty
Residency/Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/ St Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center; Mount Sinai Roosevelt Hospital Center, Pulmonary Critical Care
Endocrinology
Colette Knight, MD
Chair, Diabetes Institute, Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Endocrinologist
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian- Columbia University; Montefiore Medical Center, Endocrinology/ Diabetes/Metabol
Research/Clinical Interests: Diabetes
Shruti Polu, MD
Endocrinologist
Residency/Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Ochsner Medical Center, Endocrinology
Anne Marie Van Hoven, MD
Clerkship Director for Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Endocrinologist
Residency/Fellowship: NYU School of Medicine; Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Endocrinology
Research/Clinical Interests: Diabetes
ID
Samit Desai, MD
Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship, Hackensack University Medical Center
Residency/Fellowship: University Hospital; Yale University School of Medicine, Infectious Disease
Rani Sebti, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine,Hackensack University School of Medicine, Infectious Disease
Residency/Fellowship: New York Presbyterian- Lower Manhattan Hospital; Memorial Sloan Kettering, Infectious Disease
Christopher Mapa, MD
Infectious Disease
Residency/Fellowship: Weiss Memorial Hospital; Loyola University Medical Center, Infectious Disease
Bindu Anand Balani, MD
Infectious Disease
Residency/Fellowship: Muhlenberg Regional Medical Center; University Hospital, Infectious Disease
Research/Clinical Interests: COVID 19, Hepatitis C
Cristina Cicogna, MD
Infectious Disease
Residency/Fellowship: Mount Sinai St. Luke's; Memorial Sloan Kettering, Infectious Disease
Geriatrics
Manisha Santosh Parulekar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Division Chief, Geriatrics; Hackensack University Medical Center, Geriatrics
Research/Clinical Interests: Dr. Manisha Parulekar, division chief for geriatrics at Hackensack University Medical Center and program director for the geriatrics fellowship/New Jersey Medical school/Rutgers is board-certified in geriatrics, internal medicine and hospice and palliative care. Her goal is to help older adults age successfully with focus on longevity, maximizing independence and quality of life. She offers patient-centered, holistic, evidence-based care for all acute and chronic conditions for older adults with emphasis on screening, prevention and life style changes. Her clinical interest include brain health and memory loss.
Arunima Sarkar, MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack University School of Medicine, Geriatrics
Residency/Fellowship: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center; NYU Langone Medical Center, Geriatrics
Research/Clinical Interests: Dr. Sarkar is board-certified in geriatrics, internal medicine and hospice and palliative care. She specializes in geriatrics and provides services and treatment for patients’ ages 65 and up. Her goal is to help older adults manage the aging process — treating acute and chronic medical conditions while helping patients maximize their independence and quality of life. Her care range from wellness and prevention, to consultation and ongoing primary care, to specialized hospital and hospice care. Her interest includes palliative care, end of life care and symptom management.
Rheumatology
Michael Guma, DO
Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Rheumotology
Residency/Fellowship: Saint Michael's Medical Center; Saint Michael's Medical Center, Rheumatology
Heme/Onc
Tracy Proverbs-Singh,MD
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Gastrointestinal Medical Oncologist
Residency/Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center; Memorial Sloan Kettering, Hemotology and Medical Oncology; Weill Cornel Medical College, Hemotology and Medical Oncology
Research/Clinical Interests: Cancers of the GI tract
Noa Biran, MD
Hematology Oncologist
Residency/Fellowship: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Oncology, Hematology
Research/Clinical Interests: Multiple Myeloma
Tatyana Feldman, MD
Hematologist
Residency/Fellowship: Beth Israel Medical Center; NYU Langone Medical Center, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research/Clinical Interests: Lymphoma
Andre Ip, MD
Residency/Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine; Emory University School of Medicine, Hematology and Medical Oncology,
Research/Clinical Interests: Hematologic Malignancy, Lymphoma, Myeloma
Lori A Leslie, MD
Residency/Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian - Columbia University Medical Center; University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Hematology and Medical Oncology
Research/Clinical Interests: Lymphoma
Cardiology
Joseph Parrilo, MD
Justice Marie L. Garibaldi Endowed Chair, Chairman, Heart and Vascular Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Professor and Chair Department of Cardiology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Residency/Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital and NewYork-Presbyterian- Weill Cornell Medical Center; Massachusetts Gernal Hospital, Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Sepsis
Michael J. Lim, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI
Chief of the Cardiac Catheterization Lab at Hackensack University Medical Center, Program Director, Cardiovascular
Disease Fellowship, Hackensack University Medical Center
Residency/Fellowship: Indiana University, University of Michigan Health System, Cardiology and Interventional Cardiology
Sameer Jamal, MD
Associate Program Director, Cardiovascular Disease Fellowship, Hackensack University Medical Center
Medical Director, Electrophysiology Program, ElectroPhysiology Ass of NJ-P
Residency/Fellowship: Rhode Island Hospital; Washington Hospital Center, Cardiology; Johns Hopkins Hospital, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Electrophysiology, COVID 19
Carlos Ruiz, MD, PhD, FACC, FESC, MSCAI
Director, Structural and Congential Heart Center
Residency/Fellowship: Hospital del Mar Autonomous University of Barcelona; LAC+USC Medical Center; Hospital del Mar Autonomous University of Barcelona, Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Structural Heart Disease
Tilak Pasala, MD
Associate Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Center, Director, Structural and Congenital Heart Center Fellowship Program
Residency/Fellowship: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine; Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cardiology; University of Utah Hospital, Interventional Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Structural Heart Disease
Raj Patel, DO
Stress Reading Physician
Research/Clinical Interests: Medical education in cardiology
Kanika Mody, MD
Cardiology Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: Saint Michael's Medical Center; NYU Winthrop Hospital, Cardiovascular Disease; Columbia University Medical Center, Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Heart Failure
Bernard Kim, , MD
CHF Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: University Hospital and Hackensack University Hospital; University Hospital, Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Pulmonary Hypertension/Heart Failure
Kumar Satya, MD
Cardiology Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: Norwalk Hospital; Hackensack University Medical Center, Cardiology; Texas Heart Institute, Cardiology; Texas Heart Institute, Interventional Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Heart Failure
David Silber, DO
Cardiology Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel; NYU Winthrop Hospital, Cardiovascular Disease; NewYork-Presbyterian- Columbia University Medical Center, Transplant Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Heart Failure
Robert Berkowitz, MD
Cardiovascular and Metabolic Disease Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Cardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Cardiomyopathy
Lucy Safi, DO
Cardiology Specialist
Residency/Fellowship: Lehigh Valley Health Network; Cooper University Hospital, Cardiology; Massachusetts General Hospital, Echocardiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Cardiac Ultrasound
Grant Simons, MD
Chief, Heart Rhythm Services, NJ Electrophysiology Assoc.
Residency/Fellowship: Bringham and Women's Hospital ; Duke University Hospital, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Research/Clinical Interests: Electrophysiology, Atrial fibrillation
Taya Glotzer, MD
Medical Director, EP Research
Residency/Fellowship: NYU Langone Medical Center; NYU Langone Medical Center, Radiology- Diagnostic
Research/Clinical Interests: Electrophysiology, Atrial fibrillation, COVID 19