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Emergency Medicine Training Program
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Personalized and Graded Responsbility |
Didactic Program |
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Faculty | Graduates of our Program | Current Residents |
Salutations! The Emergency Medicine Training Program at The Brooklyn Hospital Center is the first EM residency in Brooklyn. Our training program has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education since 1989. Our four year training program has a long tradition of excellence in both clinical and academic medicine. Our graduates have gone on to become leaders in Emergency Medicine. Indeed, many of our graduates have pursued either fellowship training or academic positions throughout the nation.
The training program offers many outstanding opportunities for residents. First and most importantly, the patient population is culturally, ethnically, and socio-economically diverse. Situated in downtown Brooklyn, we are at the epicenter of commuter rails, subways, and the destination of thousands of people daily. Our proximity to Manhattan makes us a major receiving center in the event of a mass casualty. (The Emergency Department attended many victims on Sept. 11, 2001.) Today, the Department of Emergency Medicine continues its disaster preparedness. Dr. Lisandro Irizarry, the Chairman of Emergency Medicine, is an instructor for the Department of Homeland Security's Healthcare Leadership and administraive Decision-Making in Response to WMD Incidents and routinely trains hospital administrators and physicians on disaster preparedness. He is the Chief Medical Officer of the Metro New York Disaster Medical Assistance NY-2 Team.
Our training program incorporates evidence based medicine as a major teaching venue. Dr. Benson Yeh, the Designated Institutional Officer, tutors evidence based medicine at the national level. He is the co-course director for the New York Academy of Medicine's Evidence Based Emergency Medicine Workshop. Participants to this workshop usually are faculty from both Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowships as well as Emergency Medicine training programs.
Applications to the Residency Training Program in Emergency Medicine are accepted only through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) from the NRMP. If interested in applying, you should contact your medical school Dean’s office regarding the appropriate procedure.
All scores and evaluations must be sent through the ERAS system-rarely and only upon our request, will we accept direct correspondence from your medical schools. We do not accept grades and/or evaluations directly from applicants. The decision to accept other material independent of the ERAS system is at the sole discretion of the program director.
Applications are reviewed in the autumn of each academic year and interview notification is sent via email through the ERAS system. We only accept applicants through the NRMP for our EM1 positions. While the dates vary each year, our program usually adheres to the following timeline:
| Sept-Jan | Application Review and Issue Interview Requests |
| Oct-Jan | Interviews |
| Feb | Rank Order List Compiled |
| March | NRMP Match |
- USMLE 1 and 2 scores
- Medical School Transcript
- 3 Letters of Recommendation (Academic Emergency Medicine Physicians recommended)
- Dean's Letter
Contact
Further inquiries via email can be made to
You may also reach Ms. Hayes at 718-250-8369.
Correspondence via snail mail should be directed to:
Ms. Yolanda Hayes
The Brooklyn Hospital Center
Dept. Emergency Medicine
121 Dekalb Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11201
As per the NRMP rules and regulations regarding contract and benefits disclosure, we have made them available at http://www.tbh.org/HealthProfessionals.htm.
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Program Philosophy
The Department of Emergency Medicine of The Brooklyn Hospital Center is not only dedicated to excellence in patient care, but to teaching and research in Emergency Medicine. The practice of Emergency Medicine is guided by tenets expounded by the American College of Emergency Physicians:
- Quality emergency care is a fundamental individual right and should be available to all who seek it
- The best interests of the patient are served when emergency physicians practice in a fair and supportive environment.
- There is a body of knowledge unique to Emergency Medicine that requires continuous refinement and development.
- Quality Emergency Medicine is best practiced by qualified, credentialed Emergency Physicians.
- The Emergency Physician has the responsibility to play the lead role in the definition and evaluation of quality care.
Program Goals
Upon completion of their Emergency Medicine training in this program, each resident should be:
- A physician capable of immediate recognition and evaluation of emergency conditions with an ability to care for and resuscitate all such patients
- A physician capable of making appropriate dispositions of all patients presenting to the Emergency Department with an acute illness or injury
- A physician familiar with the management of the emergency medical system for the provision of prehospital emergency care
- A physician with leadership and administrative skills
- A physician able to teach and pursue research in Emergency Medicine
- A physician able to monitor his or her own personal well-being
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Didactic Program
The program has five hours per week of didactic conferences, separate from work rounds and bedside teaching. Residents are excused from clinical responsibilities during all rotations in order to attend conference. Conferences are held every Wednesday from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Features include:
- Core Curriculum Lectures
- Practice Based Learning
- Case Conference
- Journal Club/Literature Review
- Morbidity and Mortality Review
- Quality Assurance
- Radiology Review
- EKG Review
- Textbook Review
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Format of the Program
The Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program has a four-year format, EM-I, II. III, and IV. It is approved and fully accredited by the Residency Review Committee for Emergency Medicine of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.
The program encompasses 48 months of study objectives designed to meet the special requirements for residency training in Emergency Medicine. All rotations are designed in 4-week blocks. Over the course of four years, two thirds of the time is devoted to Emergency Department rotations (adult, pediatric, trauma). There are twelve weeks of elective time. Residents receive 4 weeks of vacation each year.
EM I
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EM II
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EM III
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EM IV
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A Personalized Program
One of the strengths of the
Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program is its ability to
provide each resident with personal attention. The ability to see
and value each resident as an individual is a quality that the
department consciously pursues. Each resident is matched with a
Faculty preceptor for one-to-one communication and support on a
regular basis. The program’s chief residents function as
advocates and advisors. An active Faculty Development Program
also enhances the skills that the Faculty are able to provide for
the residents.
Graduated Responsibility
A philosophy of graduated
education and responsibility is inherent in all aspects of the
Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the Brooklyn Hospital
Center.
The EM I resident begins, literally, as a student. The residents are given an intense exposure to the basic skills that are the foundation of the practice of Emergency Medicine. The resident is given a clear sense of how each rotation meets the goals of becoming an emergency physician. The resident learns the overall orientation and approach of the emergency physician, grows comfortable in the Emergency Department setting, and begins to manage the acutely ill or injured patient.
The EM II resident begins to acquire the breadth of clinical experiences that are necessary for a successful education. The resident is expected to be able to initiate management of most types of patient problems, and each resident assumes greater responsibility for larger numbers of patients at an individualized speed. Rotations outside the Emergency Department in both the second and third year reflect a variety of increasingly focused and intense experiences which meet specific goals of training.
The EM III resident continues to acquire breadth of experience. With experience comes maturity of skill and judgement. The EM III resident is able to make disposition decisions, assumes leadership in resuscitations, and by the end of the third year, should be able to manage all aspects of care for most patient problems.
The EM IV year allows the resident significant teaching, administrative, and supervisory experience. The resident not only continues to acquire clinical experience, but also has ample opportunity to refine the personal, interactive, administrative, supervisory, organizational, and educational skills that mark the successful emergency physician.
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Research
Residents are exposed to
research opportunities throughout their training. In addition to
formal core curriculum lectures, journal club and literature
reviews allow residents to critically review a wide variety of
research methodologies. The Program has a full time Research
Director responsible for developing and implementing research
projects. During their first year, a resident is expected to begin
to focus on a research project. By graduation, each resident
should expect to produce at least one paper for submission to a
peer-reviewed journal.
Educational Resources
The Department of Emergency Medicine maintains a library of specialized literature. The Hospital Center has a Health Sciences Library that is directed by a full time medical librarian. It subscribes to OVID's online full-text journals, has 1,325 books, and each year acquires about 350 new medical titles. The library also maintains a collection of audio and videotapes to foster graduate medical education.
Emergency Medicine residents and faculty have full and regular access to the library of the Weill Medical College of Cornell Medical Center. The Hospital Center also participates in an Inter-Library Loan Program.
The resident's computer has access to the internet, as well as many evidence based sources.
The Brooklyn Hospital Center produces several publications, including a bi-weekly calendar of events and medical education programs. The Hospital Center also sponsors a wide variety of programs that are approved for Category I credit by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education.
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Faculty
Lisandro Irizarry, M.D., MPH, FAAEM, Department ChairmanAssistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. Irizarry is a member and Founding Fellow of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine. He is a member of the American College of Medical Toxicology, The American College of Emergency Physicians, and the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. In addition to being the Chairman of the Department, he chairs the Brooklyn Hospital Center Patient Satisfaction Taskforce and serves on several other hospital committees. In 2004, Dr. Irizarry has been voted the Secretary for the Professional Staff. He also serves on the American College of Emergency Physicians sections on Toxicology and Disaster Medicine, the Brooklyn Emergency Medicine Foundation, and the New York City Ambulance Destination Advisory Committee. Dr. Irizary also serves as the oral board examiner for the American Board of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Irizarry is the author of a number of articles and chapters on toxicology, infectious diseases, and disaster medicine. His research interests include emergency response to terrorism and emergency department administration.
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Kim Guishard, M.D., Department Vice Chairman
In addition to his duties as Vice Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Dr. Guishard serves on The Brooklyn Hospital Center's Medical Board Performance Improvement Committee. He also serves on the Department of Emergency Medicine's Quality Assurance Committee and New Chart Committee. Dr. Guishard's research interests include treatment of sickle cell disease, diagnosis of pneumonia, and the relationship between dehydration and pneumonia.
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Sylvie Desouza, M.D., FACEP, Department Assistant Vice ChairmanClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. de Souza is a member and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. She has been actively involved in pre-hospital care education as the first medical director of TBHC's ambulance serice, and serves on numerous Emergency Department's Committees (Quality Assurance, Policy and Procedures, Residency's Education). She also had extensive involvement with all the phases leading to TBHC receiving its "Stroke Center" designation and remains an active member of the hospital Stroke Committee. Dr. de Souza 's research interests include ethics in resuscitation, induced hypothermia post cardiac arrest and the identification and reporting of domestic violence.
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Benson Yeh, M.D., FAAEM, Designated Institutional Officer (DIO), Vice President of Academic AffairsClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. Yeh is a member of AAEM and SAEM. He is a founding member of the SAEM interest group in evidence based emergency medicine. He is active on The Brooklyn Hospital Center Blood Bank Committee and the Emergency Medicine Residency Education Committee. In 2004, Dr. Yeh was elected to Brooklyn Hospital's Professional Staff Guiding Committee. Dr. Yeh is the co-director and tutor at the New York Academy of Medicine's Evidence Based Emergency Medicine Workshop. He has authored several book chapters, and many journal publications.Dr. Yeh is the web master for the New York Academy of Medicine's Evidence Based Emergency Medicine web site.
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Patricia Phan, M.D., FACEP, FAAEM, Residency Program DirectorClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. Phan is a member of the American College of Emergency Physicians, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, the American Academy of Emergency Physicians, and the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors. |
Antonio Mendez, M.D., Associate Residency DirectorClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. Mendez is a member of ACEP and SAEM. He serves on The Brooklyn Hospital Center CVA Pathway, Medical Education, and House Staff Committees. He also serves on the Emergency Department's Education and New Chart Committees. Dr. Mendez's research interests include the emergency response to domestic terrorism, predictors of resident academic performance, asthma, and the epidemiology of patients who leave the emergency department prior to medical evaluation.
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Anton Wray, M.D., FACEP, Assistant Residency Director, Medical Student DirectorClinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
Dr. Wray is a member and Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians. He is an Advanced Cardiac Life Support instructor. Dr. Wray serves on the Brooklyn Hospital Center's Committee on Graduate Medical Education. He directs the Emergency Department's medical student rotations and serves on the department's Interdisciplinary Committee. Dr. Wray's research interests include asthma and isoimmunization in spontaneous abortion. |
Diane Giorgi, M.D.
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John Buccellato, M.D.
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Noah Kondamudi, M.D., FACEP, Director of Pediatric Emergency MedicineClinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Weill Cornell College of Medicine
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Mollie Williams, M.D., Research Director
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Nikolaos Alexandrou, M.D., FAAEM, FACEP, EMS Medical DirectorDr. Alexandrou received his medical degree from Universidad Central Del Este. He completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He serves as telemetry physician for the EMS Division of the Fire Department of New York. |
Ibis Yarde, M.D.
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Aisha Cupid, M.D.
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Dr. Irizarry received his M.D. degree from
the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He received his
Masters degree in Public Health from the Columbia
University School of Public Health. Dr. Irizarry
completed the residency in Emergency Medicine of the New
York University/Bellevue Hospital Center and completed
the fellowship in Medical Toxicology at the Medical
College of Pennsylvania. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American
College of Medical Toxicology and is a Certified
Consulting Hyperbaric Physician.
Dr.
Guishard received his M.D. degree from the State
University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine. He
completed the residency in Internal Medicine at the
Veterans Hospital in Washington, DC. He is a diplomate of
the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. de Souza received her M.D.
degree from the State University of New York Downstate
College of Medicine. She completed the residency in
Emergency Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. She
is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency
Medicine.
Dr. Yeh received his M.D. degree
from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He
completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at Beth
Israel Medical Center, New York. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Phan received her M.D. degree from the Howard University College of Medicine. She completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the Beth Israel Medical Center. She is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Mendez received his M.D.
degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine. He
completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the New
York University/Bellevue Hospital Center where he served
as Chief Resident. He is a diplomate of the American
Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Wray received his M.D.
degree from the Hahnemann University School of Medicine.
He completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the
Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is a diplomate of the
American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Giorgi received her M.D.
degree from the University of Chieli.
She completed the residency in Emergency Medicine at the
NYU/Bellevue Hospital Center. She is a diplomate of the
American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Buccellato received his M.D. from the University Del Noreste. He completed his Emergency Medicine training at the Brooklyn Hospital Center. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Kondamudi received his M.D.
degree from the University of the West Indies, Kingston, Jamaica.
He completed his Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellowship at the Montefiore Medical Center of the Albert Einstein Collefe of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics in Pediatric Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Williams received her M.D. degree from Meharry Medical College School of Medicine. She completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center. She completed fellowship training in Disaster Medicine at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital. She is a diplomate of the
American Board of Emergency Medicine.
Dr. Yarde received her medical degree from St. Georges University and graduated with magna cum laude. Dr. Yarde completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at The Brooklyn Hospital Center, where she served as chief for the residency.
Dr. Cupid received her medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University. She completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate/Kings County Hospital.Back to Top
| Current Year Residents of Emergency Medicine |
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EM 4 Left-to-Right: Thomas Tan M.D., David Lehrfeld M.D., Michael Choi M.D., Andrew Lee M.D., Lu Yin M.D. (not present: Melissa Ordenes M.D.) |
EM 3 Left-to-Right: Michael Lam M.D., Ruqayya Gil M.D., Roland Roberson M.D., Angela Ellerman M.D., Stanley Sung M.D., Julia Lee M.D., Paul Zelensky M.D. |
EM 2 Left-to-Right: Marilyn Otero M.D., Shane Torgerson M.D., Megan Kwasniak M.D., Mary Jo Johnstone M.D., Holly Charleton M.D., Robert Greenblatt M.D. |
EM 1 Amy Yeh D.O., Caitlin Dwyer M.D., Justin Reif M.D., Diane Truong M.D., Joe Mayor M.D., Kristin Stegeman M.D., Jane Suh M.D., Sheena Punnapuzha M.D. |
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Welcome All! This is a list of the graduates from our Emergency Medicine Training Program. If you are a graduate and wish to update us on your whereabouts, please send an email to .
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2001-2005
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