RUTGERS UNIVERSITY ADMINISTRATION

Sandy J. Stewart Chair, Board of Governors

Mary I. DiMartino

Chair, Board of Trustees

Robert L. Barchi, M.D., Ph.D. President

Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H.

Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION

Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P. Interim Dean, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

The Sharon & Joseph L. Muscarelle Endowed Dean Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Maria L. Soto-Greene, M.D., M.S.-H.P.Ed., F.A.C.P.

Executive Vice Dean

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PROCESSIONAL

FLAG BEARER

Stephen Garrett, Ph.D. Associate Professor

Department of Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics

Associate Dean, School of Graduate Studies

GONFALON BEARER

Michael A. Jaker, M.D. Associate Professor

Department of Medicine

RUTGERS AND NJMS ADMINISTRATION, AWARDEES, FACULTY AND GRADUATING CLASS

NATIONAL ANTHEM

Class of 2019 Members of the Vocal Chords

PRESIDING

Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P. Dean

WELCOMING REMARKS

Frank B. Hundley Board of Governors, Rutgers University

Brian L. Strom, M.D., M.P.H.

Chancellor, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

PRESENTATION OF AWARDS

THE STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR., M.D.

MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE

Loka Thangamathesvaran

DEAN CHARLES L. BROWN AWARD

Alexander Hideo Spiridon Vlahos

THE 2019 LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD PRESENTED BY THE

ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION

Jose Sebastian Medina Michelle Dalla Piazza, M.D.

THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD

Krista N. Blackwell, Ph.D.

THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD

Matthew Brent Neiditch, Ph.D.

NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

K. Torian Easterling, M.D., M.P.H. Class of 2007

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CONVOCATION SPEAKER

K. Torian Easterling, M.D., M.P.H. Acting Deputy Commissioner

Center for Health Equity New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene

PRESIDENT OF STUDENT COUNCIL

Alexander Hideo Spiridon Vlahos Class of 2019

OATH OF HIPPOCRATES

Christin M. Traba, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P. Assistant Professor

Department of Pediatrics Assistant Dean

for Clerkship Education

PRESENTATION OF DOCTORAL HOODS AND ALUMNI CERTIFICATES TO THE CLASS OF 2019

CLOSING REMARKS

Robert L. Johnson, M.D., F.A.A.P.

RECESSIONAL

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RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCLASS OF 2019

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL CLASS OF 2017

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Isabel Abbott Hael F. Abdulrazeq Shreya Agarwal Seherisch Ahmad Dolani Nimata Ajanaku Janet Andrea Alvarez Michael David Alvarez Monica Anisetti Kyrillos Emad Attaalla Kwame G. Awuku Monica C. Azmy Delfin Sia Balili 3

Michael Barsky 11 Saul Javier Bautista 11 Marc Gabriel Berenson 8,10

Lauren Jennifer Berrol 3 Christopher Bo Philip Adam Bonanno Neil P. Borad 1,2

Ryan Edward Boyne 2 Horace Anthony Brown Jr David Buziashvili Courtney Beth Caminiti Megan L. Campbell 2 Arielle S. Caplin Vishnu M. Chandra Connie W. Cheng Brad Michael Chernock 1,2,7,10 Jeff Yanhan Chiang Abir Karim Chisti Simon Peter Chivi Yonghee Choi Shivaditya Choudhury Jessica Ann Connor 1,2 Christopher James Corcoran 2 Lauren Victoria Cue Nitesh Damodara Lily Yue Deng Gopal A. Desai Thomas Albert Di Vitantonio 1,2,7 Sai Krishnaraya Doppalapudi 1,4 Joshua Adam Dumbroff

Joseph Dzierzawiec Cris G. Ebby 1 Zeinab Sobhy Eid Bar Ferents Michael Leonard Ferm 2 Greta Elizabeth Fowlie Jigar Shantilal Gandhi 1 Tiffany Joy Garcia Samuel Jeffrey Gavzy 2 Jerica E. Gee Naila Ghafoor Ian Alexander Gold Aparna Govindan 1,4 Abhinav Gupta Deepak Gupta Robert Alan Henseler 2,3 Martin Minh Hoang 4 Afif S. Hossain 2 Michael Patrick Hughes Grace Carolina Iparraguirre Christopher Patrick Irwin Sanjila Islam Jeremy Wei-Ann Jen Dasul Jin Savan Kabaria Yonatan Benjamin Kaplan Ruchi P. Karsalia William S. Kass Nikhil K. Kaushal 4 Kristen Kim Gurkirat Singh Kohli 1 Jill Konowich 3,5 Theresa Katherine Krawiec Ethan S. Krell 1 Megan Elizabeth Lander 1,2 Danielle Y. Lee Yung-Jae Sean Lee 1,2 Farrah C. Liu 1,4 Andrea Luethy Thaiphi Hua Luu Louisa A. Mazza-Hilway Mary Margaret McGue

Jose Sebastian Medina 2,7 Neil V. Nadpara 4 Matthew George Nardi Peter Thomas Nielson Lama Raed Noureddine 2,10 Elyon Osagie Obamedo 2 Rebecca C. O'Neill Kathryn Ottaviano Amma Serwaah Gyamera Owusu-Akyaw 2 Tolulope A. Oyetunde Akash D. Patel 11 Dharni Jayesh Patel Jay Paresh Patel 1 Mansi J. Patel Nirali Maheshkumar Patel Param Patel 1 Shreya Patel 1,4 Varesh Rajesh Patel 1 Jennifer Rhea Plattel 2 Benjamin Harrison Press Matthew Pulaski Linda Qiu Radhika P. Ragam 4 Rahul Rai 1 Uma Raman Haarika K. Reddy 4 Andy Jose Reyes Santos 2 Nicole Reynoso-Vasquez Steven Julian Rodriguez 2 Miguel Rosado Maya Saltzman Neel R. Sangal 10

Thomas Savage 1,10 Matthew Robert Schiavone Ross Madron Scott-Miller Morit Lyta Bla Segui Ilesha A. Sevak Ami B. Shah 1,2,4 Kajal P. Shah 4 Keneil Kalpan Shah 4 Manan Shah 11

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCLASS OF 2019

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL

CLASS OF 2019 Priyal K. Shah 1 Radhika S. Shah Roshni Shah David K. Shang Belinda Shao 2,6 Erik Steven Sherman Sana H. Siddiqui 1,4 Ranbir Singh 1 Roshansa Singh 2 Tarundeep Singh 1 Brianna L. Siracuse 1 Michael Jinchul Song

Maya T. Stawnychy Nicholas Demetrios Stekas Matthew Sumicad Harry W. Sutherland Sajni Tamby Loka Thangamathesvaran 1,4 Fatima Tahir Toor 1 Thomas Christopher Tritt 2 Jessica Tu 8

Aylin Birgul Unsal Nishant Vatsa Michael A. Veltre

Rebeka Verma Alexander Hideo Spiridon Vlahos 2 Xuejun Alice Wang Haokang Wei Lindsay Beth Weil 7

Rebecca Leah Weiner Philip Wong Michele D. Wright 2 Chir Wei Stephanie Yuen Mohammad Salman Zaidi 9 Albert H. Zhou

EXPLANATORY NOTES 1 Alpha Omega Alpha National Honor Medical Society 2 Gold Humanism Honor Society 3 Degree was awarded during the 2018-2019 academic year 4 Participated in B.A./B.S./M.D. program 5 Participated in M.D./Ph.D. program 6 Participated in M.D./M.P.H. program 7 Humanism Fellow, The Healthcare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine 8 Humanism Associate, The Healthcare Foundation Center for Humanism and Medicine 9 M.D. degree was awarded with distinction in research 10 M.D. degree was awarded with distinction in medical education 11 Degree will be awarded upon completion of requirements

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL STUDENT AWARDS 2019

The following is a list of awards presented to graduating seniors on Awards Day, Wednesday, May 8, 2019

ALPHA OMEGA ALPHA RESEARCH AWARD

Megan L. Campbell, Vishnu M. Chandra, Sai Krishnaraya Doppalapudi, Ethan S. Krell,

Loka Thangamathesvaran, Mohammad Salman Zaidi

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY MEDICAL STUDENT PRIZE

FOR EXCELLENCE IN NEUROLOGY

Harry W. Sutherland

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICIANS OF INDIAN ORIGIN AWARD

Jay Paresh Patel

AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN PEDIATRICS

Michael Leonard Ferm

DR. JACOB BLEIBERG AWARD

Radhika S. Shah

DR. ALFONSE CINOTTI - CENTO AMICI OPHTHALMOLOGY AWARD

William S. Kass, Priyal K. Shah, Loka Thangamathesvaran

DR. SAMUEL F. D’AMBOLA AWARD

Michael Jinchul Song

DR. JACOB L. DRESKIN AWARD

Ryan Edward Boyne

EMERGENCY MEDICINE AWARD

Marc Gabriel Berenson

ESSEX COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY AWARD

Morit Lyta Bla Segui

EXCELLENCE IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY AWARD

Monica C. Azmy

FACULTY ORGANIZATION AWARD

Brad Michael Chernock

ANITA FALLA, M.D. ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARD

Cris G. Ebby

THE DRS. EMILY FAY AND THOMAS ECK MENTORING AWARD

Marc Gabriel Berenson and Jose Sebastian Medina

ALEXANDER GORDON, M.D., MEMORIAL ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP FUND AWARD

Lama Raed Noureddine and Matthew Pulaski

FRED M. JACOBS, M.D., J.D. PULMONARY MEDICINE AWARD

Thomas Albert Di Vitantonio

MRS. MIRIAM F. JACOBS SCHOLARSHIP AWARD

Ethan S. Krell

THE HAROLD J. JEGHERS FUTURE INTERNIST AWARD

Thomas Albert Di Vitantonio

RUY V. LOURENÇO, M.D. DEAN’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Sana H. Siddiqui

MERCK ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE AWARD

Sai Krishnaraya Doppalapudi, Rahul Rai Ami B. Shah, Ranbir Singh

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLSTUDENT AWARDS 2019

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL CONVOCATION AWARDS 2019

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NJ MEDICAL WOMEN’S ASSOCIATION DR. GERTRUDE ASH MEMORIAL AWARD

Loka Thangamathesvaran

DEPARTMENT OF ORTHOPAEDICS AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

Brianna L. Siracuse

PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION AWARD

Christopher Bo

DRS. MILTON & ROSE PRYSTOWSKY AWARD

Christopher James Corcoran, Samuel Jeffrey Gavzy Tarundeep Singh

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHIATRY FACULTY AWARD

Kristen Kim

DAVID E. ROSS MEMORIAL AWARD

Yung-Jae Sean Lee and Jessica Tu

RUBINSTEIN FAMILY AWARD

Roshni Shah

DR. JOHN SNOW AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE

IN ANESTHESIOLOGY

Peter Thomas Nielson

STUDENT FAMILY HEALTH CARE CENTER – FAMILY MEDICINE AWARD

Jose Sebastian Medina and Belinda Shao

THE KENNETH G. SWAN, M.D. MEMORIAL AWARD

Brad Michael Chernock

THE GERSON WEISS, M.D. AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN OBSTETRICS, GYNECOLOGY AND

WOMEN’S HEALTH

Megan Elizabeth Lander

THE DOUGLAS E. WONG, M.D. ‘89 ENDOWMENT AWARD

Shreya Patel

THE LONNIE WRIGHT MEMORIAL AWARD

Kwame G. Awuku

OTHER EXPLANATORY NOTES Program Listing The listing of graduates in this program is unofficial. The official conferral of degrees occurs upon satisfactory completion of all academic and financial requirements and following pertinent actions by the School. This listing is based upon information available at the time of print. Candidate Titles The use of the title “Doctor” when announcing graduate candidate names is considered ceremonial and should not be construed as conferral of degree. Ceremony Protocol Please refrain from use of cell phones during the ceremony and silence pagers. Please remain in your seats throughout the ceremony; the aisles must remain clear.

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLSTUDENT AWARDS 2019

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOLCONVOCATION AWARDS 2019

RUTGERS NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL CONVOCATION AWARDS 2019

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The following is a description of awards presented at Convocation:

THE STANLEY S. BERGEN, JR., M.D. MEDAL OF EXCELLENCE

Awarded to a student who has performed at a high level in his/her clinical studies, has had

notable achievement in basic science or clinical research, and has demonstrated those high ideals which are traditional in the medical profession.

DEAN CHARLES L. BROWN AWARD

Given in memory of the first dean of the Medical School and made possible through the generosity of the Alumni Association of New Jersey Medical

School, this award is presented to a student(s) elected by fellow graduates for his/her significant

contributions to the school and to his/her colleagues.

THE LEONARD TOW HUMANISM IN MEDICINE AWARD PRESENTED BY THE

ARNOLD P. GOLD FOUNDATION

Presented to an outstanding faculty member and graduating medical student who are judged to

be exemplary in their compassion and sensitivity in doctor/patient relations.

THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION

EXCELLENCE IN TEACHING AWARD Each year one or two members of the New Jersey

Medical School faculty are selected to receive the New Jersey Health Foundation prestigious award which

recognizes outstanding effort in teaching and dedication to the education of our students.

THE NEW JERSEY HEALTH FOUNDATION

EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AWARD

Each year one or two faculty members of the New Jersey Medical School faculty are selected to receive the New

Jersey Health Foundation prestigious award to recognize members of the faculty for outstanding

research performed during the academic year.

NEW JERSEY MEDICAL SCHOOL DISTINGUISHED ALUMNUS AWARD

On behalf of the faculty and students of the New Jersey Medical School, this award is presented to an alumnus or

alumna in recognition of outstanding achievement in his/her specialty.