Current SUNY Downstate Pathology Residents
Our residents are a group of diverse, collegiate and competent physicians in training who are eager to learn and share a common goal of becoming a future pathologist. The residents demonstrate and foster a strong sense of teamwork in their daily clinical work activity across five training institutions. They are smart, inquisitive and strive for excellence in scholarly activity to deepen their knowledge base and understanding of complex Anatomic and Clinical Pathology cases.
PGY-1
Mary Hanna, MBBCH
Alexandria University Faculty in Egypt
Natasha Daryle Macapagal-Brown, MD
University of Santa Tomas Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in Philippines
PGY-2
Sayed Ali Alavi, MD
Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
Gholamali Jafari, MD PhD
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Daphne Huynh, MD
First Faculty of Medicine- Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic
Aastha Baral, MBBS
Kumudini women's Medical College
Anna Kamenieva, MD
Donetsk National Medical University
Nimran Joseph, MD
Universidad de Ciencias Medicas de Camaguey in Cuba
Jenelle Cole, MBBS
University of the West Indies Faculty of Medical Sciences
Oswald Tetteh, MBChB MPH
University of Ghana Medical School
PGY-3
John Agboola, MBBS
Ilorin College of Health Sciences
Hagar Attia, MBBCH
Chief Resident
Ain Shams University Faculty of Medicine
Jenna Jarrell, MD
Chief Resident
American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Zeliha Celen Simsek, MD
İstanbul Üniversitesi Cerrahpaşa Tıp Fakültesi
Elmira Mostafidi, MD
Chief Resident
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences
Grzegorz Walczak, MD
Medical University of Gdansk Faculty of Medicine
PGY-4
Elif Yakut, MD
Turgut Özal Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi
Tejal H. Rana, MD
American University of Antigua College of Medicine
Elmer Gabutan, MD
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Eric Steimetz, MD MPH
Thomas Jefferson University
Joan Ngichabe, MBCHB
University of Nairobi
Desiree Talabong, MD
De La Salle Health Sciences Institute
Where we go after residency
Many of our resident alumni have attained faculty appointments in well respected academic medical centers across the nation.