Emergency Medicine Residency Program

Emergency Medicine Residents

The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at the Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to providing the ideal environment for residents to become compassionate emergency medicine physicians who will confidently provide evidence-based, cost-effective care to every patient they treat.

Our postgraduate year (PGY)-1 to PGY-3 program has the residents rotating through Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital (RWJUH), a Level 1 Trauma Center and a leader in the provision of Emergency Care to the residents of central New Jersey. RWJUH is the only academic medical center and provider of tertiary and quaternary healthcare services in central New Jersey. Immediately adjacent to RWJUH is the Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital, providing state-of-the-art care to the pediatric patients of central New Jersey.   

Residency and fellowship programs training at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School benefit from the resources and interprofessional opportunities available through the Rutgers Health institutional sponsorship. Learn more about all of the Rutgers Health sponsored graduate medical education programs on our sponsoring institution webpage.

Program Leadership

Grant Wei, MD
Meigra Chin, MD

Grant Wei, MD - Program Director

Meigra Chin, MD - Assistant Program Director

Curriculum

Our Lectures take place every Wednesday and cover a wide of variety of topics

Dates & Topics

July 2024  -  Cards
August 2024  -  Endo
September 2024  -  Environmental
October 2024   -   Toxicology
November 2024   -  HEENT
December 2024  - Hem/Onc
January 2025  - GI
February 2025  - OB
March 2025  -  Pulm/Crit Care
April 2025  -  Neuro/Psych
May & June 2025   - Trauma

Case Conference (PBL&I/CAT) Grand Rounds & PI Monthly
Peds Monthly    Board Review
Senior Topic -  SIM
Journal Club – 1 2-hour sessions     EM Foundations

Emergency Medicine List of Special Events

Recent Graduates

Laith Abushanab, MD * Chelsea Bunce, DO * Leonid Burunchenko, MD * Laura Butler, DO * Beatrice Cappuccia, DO * Michelle Chang, MD * Christine Collins, DO * Adrian Diez, MD * Hamid Ehsani-Nia, DO * Ashna Hali, DO * Gregory Kacprzynski, MD * James Karz, DO * Ashley Keifer, DO * Daniel Levin, MD * Mary McGoldrick, MD * Jude Mele, MD * Gamal Mohamed, DO * Michael Mushailov, MD * Rebecca Nadelman, MD * Nisha Parikh, MD * Depesh Patel, DO * Daniel Polvino, MD * Mary Rometti, MD * Dominic Roskoski, MD * Artika Saharan, MD * Mary Stuckey, MD * Matthew Tobias, MD * Jal Trivedi, MD * Taras Varshavsky, MD *
 

Emergency Medicine Recent Graduates

Current Residents

Ashley Asensio, DO
PGY-3 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Pennsylvania State University – Berks
Graduate: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Malhar Desai, DO
PGY-3 EM Resident
Co-Chief
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Graduate: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Daniel Idahosa, MD
PGY-3 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Pennsylvania State University
Graduate: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Michael DiGaetano, MD
PGY-3 EM Resident
Co-Chief
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: University of Notre Dame
Graduate: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

Sarah Lowen, DO
PGY-3 EM Resident
Co-Chief
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Graduate: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine

Jay Patel, DO
PGY-3 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Stevens Institute of Technology
Graduate: Rowan University of Osteopathic Medicine

Waleed Abouelela, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Graduate: Rowan University

Matthew Albrecht, MD
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Centenary College
Graduate: Ross University

Matthew Carroll, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Monmouth University
Graduate: Rowan University

Michael Chuang, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Baylor University
Graduate: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Tyler Debbie, MD
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Emory University
Graduate: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine

Jaydip Desai, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Graduate: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Sidhant Gugale, MD, MPH
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Kean University
Graduate: Drexel University

Shivam Kaushik, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Graduate: Rowan University

Rahul Nayar, DO
PGY-2 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Rutgers University
Graduate: Rowan University

Jessica Aboloff, DO
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergraduate: West Chester University of Pennsylvania
Graduate: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Ericka-Kate, DO
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Graduate: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Erick Ferreras, MD
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Graduate: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Rohail Khan, MD
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Graduate: Shifa College of Medicine

James Mack, DO
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergraduate: Rutgers University
Graduate: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine

Jacqueline Nicholas, MD
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: Princeton University
Graduate: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine

John Papacostas, MD
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: University of Massachusetts Amherst
Graduate: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University

Aarsh Shah, DO
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: The College of New Jersey
Graduate: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

David Weiss, DO
PGY-1 EM Resident
Member: ACEP & EMRA
Undergrad: SUNY Geneseo
Graduate: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine

Benefits and Salary

Our residency and fellowship programs offer a uniform package of benefits consistent with those provided at all graduate medical educational programs operated by the medical school. Full details regarding benefits and salary are continuously updated by the Office of Graduate Medical Education.

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Contact Us

Grant Wei, MD
Program Director

Associate Professor
Department of Emergency Medicine
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place 
Medical Education Building Rm 278
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: 732-235-4296
Fax: 732-235-6434
E-mail: weigr@rwjms.rutgers.edu

Nirali Kelly, MHRM
Residency and Fellowship Program Coordinator
Department of Emergency Medicine
1 Robert Wood Johnson Place 
Medical Education Building Room 278
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

Phone: 732-235-4296
Fax: 732-235-6434
E-mail: parikhni@rwjms.rutgers.edu