Class of 2022

Keesandra Agenor

• Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
• Medical school: New York Medical College
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Unashamed to admit to snaughling at least once a day (trust me, it’s a real problem), openly watching reality tv, and stepping on more than a few toes in the midst of exploring different cultures through dance, from salsa to hip-hop to konpa and kizomba
• Why SUNY/Kings:It was the place where I knew I would be challenged into becoming an outstanding clinical leader in an amazing community, in need, amongst great leaders and mentors that would advocate for our patients daily

• Hometown: Morristown, NJ
• Medical school: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Rooting for losing NY sports teams, doing anything sports-related, foodie, traveler, beer enthusiast, pretending to be a jazz snob, and defending the reputation of New Jersey
• Why SUNY/Kings: Get to train in the best borough in the best city in the world! Can go on to practice anywhere with confidence.

 Matthew Behrens

• Hometown: Phoenix, Arizona
• Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
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 Roshanak Benabbas

• Hometown: Tehran, Iran 
• Medical School: Tehran University of Medical Sciences
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Trying new cuisines/ sports/hobbies, learning photography, reading, hiking, road trips
• Why SUNY/Kings: This is where dreams come true! It’s one big, loving, supportive family

 Trevor Cerbini

• Hometown: Pleasantville, NY
• Medical School: SUNY Downstate
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: traveling, eating, eating cheesy-poofs, movies, amateur magician, reluctant cat owner seeking dog.
• Why SUNY/Kings: There’s no place like home! Couldn’t ask for better teachers in our residents and attendings, who really are like a family. Plus chipotle overload sandwiches from Marab’s deli are an essential part of my diet.

Emily Chien 

• Hometown: San Jose, CA
• Medical School: UCLA
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Travel, food, international health, dance
• Why SUNY/Kings: I wanted the county experience in New York City. Kings County had the patient population, diversity of cases and amazing residents to learn from and work with

• Hometown: Washington DC
• Medical School: The George Washington University School of Medicine
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 Monisha Dilip 

• Hometown: Cupertino, California
• Medical School: University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Cooking, drinking coffee, trying new beers/happy hours, exploring new cities
• Why SUNY/Kings: The people – both the amazing and down to earth residents/faculty and the diverse patient population

 Christopher Ding 

• Hometown: Rochester, Michigan
• Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
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Stefanie Gopaul 

• Hometown: Mount Vernon, NY
• Medical School: 
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Traveling, attending music festivals, concerts, and musicals, trying new foods, dancing, public health and social justice
• Why SUNY/Kings:I love NY, diversity of residents and faculty, excellent clinical training, underserved patient population, emphasis on prevention and social emergency medicine. 

 Paul Hein 

• Hometown: Solana Beach, San Diego County, California
• Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Rock climbing, guitar/ukulele, gardening, swimming in the ocean, reading, traveling/backpacking, international medicine, drug policy, environmentalism, healthcare reform
• Why SUNY/Kings:The opportunity to provide service to others and to make medicine more accessible to all

 Nidhi Kadakia 

• Hometown: Rochester, NY
• Medical School: SUNY Downstate 
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Cooking television shows, scuba diving, eating all things cheese, lame jokes
• Why SUNY/Kings: fell in love the community both in and outside of the hospital and wanted to stay for more! 

Vicky Lam 

• Hometown: Los Angeles, California
• Medical School: Albert Einstein COM
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Traveling, hiking, cooking, snowboarding
• Why SUNY/Kings: Diverse group of residents, faculty, and patient population. 

 Bing Li

• Hometown: Chicago suburbs
• Medical School: UIC
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: drawing, hiking, sleeping, reading, happy hours with my class :D, rock climbing like a noob, browsing online shops, taking care of my four cats and slowly failing at taking care of my houseplants
• Why SUNY/Kings:Everyone I met in the program blew me away with their awesomeness. I love the mission of the hospital, the way the program directors care about us and our training and how it shows through in real curriculum changes, and the opportunity to really learn and grow through experience

 Kenneth Lu 

• Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
• Medical School: SUNY Downstate
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: food, travel, gaming, hiking, gardening
• Why SUNY/Kings: We’re the best

 Eli Madden 

• Hometown: Ellicott City, MD
• Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine 
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: travel, photography, running, biking
• Why SUNY/Kings:The opportunity to serve some of the most vulnerable and marginalized patients in the city
  

Suvam Neupane 

• Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal & Kansas City, KS
• Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Cooking, Eating, Riding the subway, Dance Parties, Techno, Film, Arsenal FC, Duke Basketball…I have 6 Kazakhstan stamps in my passport
• Why SUNY/Kings:I owe it to my patients to be the best I can be

 David Warshaw

• Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
• Medical School: New York University
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: I took a year off after college to teach English in Málaga, Spain, and I also went to Ecuador to train midwives after the first year of medical school. I like singing, writing, and biking around Brooklyn
• Why SUNY/Kings:I loved the residents I met on my interview day, and I want to serve the patient population at Kings and explore Brooklyn!

Julian Watson 

• Hometown: North Brunswick, NJ
• Medical School: Rutgers NJMS
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Biking, basketball, reading, netflixing, finding new music, traveling, ps4, theoretical debates, finding dope cocktail/beer spot
• Why SUNY/Kings: there are EM docs and then there are badass EM docs..

Elaine Yu 

• Hometown: Fremont, CA
• Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: caving, snowboarding, rock climbing, SCUBA diving, live music, cooking, photography
• Why SUNY/Kings: the people, the patients, the environment

Marc Zwillenberg 

• Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
• Medical School: SUNY Downstate
• Hobbies/Fun Facts: Video Games, Netflix, YouTubing, Extreme Napping, Glamping, Kvetching, Being Silly. I keep track of the different ways my name has been misspelled throughout my life: Mark, Mike, Matt, Faken, Mard, Mare…Zuillenby, and many more! 
• Why SUNY/Kings:County is a very difficult environment as a resident, but it is even more difficult for our patients. You will find no patients more appreciative and more deserving of your care. It was a humbling experience as a student and it is a terrifying notion as a resident. However, I know that I will be the best doctor I can be because of it. You laugh with your patients. You cry with your patients. You will see everything. You will do everything