Specialty-Specific Advisors/Resources
Departmental resources for you
The Office of Student Affairs and heads of advisory houses support students throughout the residency application process, including answering general questions. However, each specialty also has individuals designated to provide students with specialty-specific information, such as how many programs to apply to, how many letters are needed, and from whom. Most departments have a director of medical education, residency director, associate residency director(s), and residency program coordinator. Below is a description of each of their roles, to help students navigate who to reach out to for various questions.
Director of medical education (DME): In some cases, a DME is also the residency program director, is involved in the residency selection process, or is a member of a different subspecialty within the same department. In these situations, they have identified alternative specialty-specific advisors in their department for students who prefer advice from a faculty member who is not involved in the residency selection process or has more relevant subspecialty experience. On this page, we refer to the alternative advisors as “specialty-specific advisors."
Residency program director (PD): The PD is responsible for overseeing the educational, clinical, and administrative components of the residency program. PDs are connected with Yale’s residency selection process and are an excellent resource for providing students with specialty-specific advice about the application process at Yale and elsewhere.
Residency associate program director (APD): The APD supports the PD in the day-to-day operations of the residency program, such as curriculum implementation, resident assessment, recruitment, and faculty development. As with the PDs, students can reach out to APDs for specialty-specific advice about the application process at Yale and elsewhere.
Residency program coordinator (PC): The residency coordinator is responsible for the administrative and logistical support of the residency program, including the recruitment process. The coordinators are good contacts for students applying to a Yale program because, for example, they schedule interviews.
Anesthesiology
Name | Title | Email |
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Christopher Szabo | Director of Medical Education | christopher.szabo@yale.edu |
Robert Gaiser | Residency Program Director | robert.gaiser@yale.edu |
Daniel Kinney | Residency Associate Program Director | daniel.kinney@yale.edu |
Debra Schmidt | Residency Program Coordinator | debra.schmidt@yale.edu |
Dermatology
Name | Title | Email |
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Mary Tomayko | Director of Medical Education | mary.tomayko@yale.edu |
Jonathan Leventhal | Residency Program Director | |
Sara Perkins | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Jenna Anderson | Residency Program Coordinator | jenna.anderson@yale.edu |
Diagnostic Radiology
Name | Title | Email |
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Mahan Mathur | Director of Medical Education (Radiology) | mahan.mathur@yale.edu |
Syed A. Jamal Bokhari | Residency Program Director | |
Sean Lisse | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Reni Butler | Residency Associate Program Director | reni.butler@yale.edu |
Jack Porrino | Residency Associate Program Director | jack.porrino@yale.edu |
Anne Marie Boustani | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Lisa Hribko | Residency Program Coordinator | lisa.hribko@yale.edu |
Emergency Medicine
Name | Title | Email |
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Jessica Bod | Director of Medical Education | jessica.bod@yale.edu |
David Della-Giustina | Residency Program Director | david.della-giustina@yale.edu |
Katja Goldflam | Residency Associate Program Director | katja.goldflam@yale.edu |
Alina Tsyrulnik | Residency Associate Program Director | alina.tsyrulnik@yale.edu |
Ryan F Coughlin | Residency Associate Program Director | ryan.coughlin@yale.edu |
Lisa Courtney | Residency Program Coordinator | lisa.courtney@yale.edu |
Family Medicine
Name | Title | Email |
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Andy Selinger | Specialty-Specific Advisor | Howard.Selinger@quinnipiac.edu |
Internal Medicine - Traditional Program
Name | Title | Email |
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Dana Dunne | Director of Medical Education | dana.dunne@yale.edu |
Mark David Siegel | Residency Program Director | mark.siegel@yale.edu |
Isabel Bazan | Residency Associate Program Director | isabel.bazan@yale.edu |
Mahalia S. Desruisseaux | Residency Associate Program Director | mahalia.desruisseaux@yale.edu |
Matthew Grant | Residency Associate Program Director | m.grant@yale.edu |
Shaili Gupta | Residency Associate Program Director | shaili.gupta@yale.edu |
Cynthia Frary McNamara | Residency Associate Program Director | cynthia.mcnamara@yale.edu |
Benjamin Rodwin | Residency Associate Program Director | benjamin.rodwin@yale.edu |
Jacqueline Savage | Residency Associate Program Director | jacqueline.savage@yale.edu |
Andrew Wang | Residency Associate Program Director | andrew.wang@yale.edu |
Internal Medicine - Primary Care
Name | Title | Email |
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Dana Dunne | Director of Medical Education | dana.dunne@yale.edu |
Sarita Soares | Residency Program Director | sarita.soares@yale.edu |
Brad Richards | Residency Associate Program Director | brad.richards@yale.edu |
Tracy Rabin | Residency Associate Program Director | tracy.rabin@yale.edu |
Stephen Holt | Residency Associate Program Director | stephen.holt@yale.edu |
Aba Black | Residency Associate Program Director | aba.osseo-asare@yale.edu |
John P Moriarty | Residency Associate Program Director | john.moriarty@yale.edu |
Denise Brennan | Residency Program Coordinator | denise.brennan@yale.edu |
Internal Medicine/Pediatrics
Name | Title | Email |
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Dana Dunne | Director of Medical Education | dana.dunne@yale.edu |
Benjamin Doolittle | Residency Program Director | benjamin.doolittle@yale.edu |
Samantha Smith | Residency Associate Program Director | samantha.smith@yale.edu |
MarySarah Thanas | Residency Program Coordinator | marysarah.thanas@yale.edu |
Interventional Radiology
Name | Title | Email |
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Fabian Max Laage Gaupp | Specialty-Specific Advisor | fabian.laage-gaupp@yale.edu |
Mahan Mathur | Director of Medical Education (Radiology) | mahan.mathur@yale.edu |
Douglas Silin | Residency Program Director | douglas.silin@yale.edu |
Jessica Lee | Residency Associate Program Director | jessica.m.lee@yale.edu |
Amy Cacciamani | Residency Program Coordinator |
Neurology
Name | Title | Email |
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Jeremy J. Moeller | Director of Medical Education | jeremy.moeller@yale.edu |
Sara Schaefer | Residency Program Director | |
Jeffrey Dewey | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Gina Magnotti | Residency Program Coordinator | gina.magnotti@yale.edu |
Neurosurgery
Name | Title | Email |
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Michael DiLuna | Director of Medical Education, Residency Program Director | michael.diluna@yale.edu |
Joseph King | Residency Associate Program Director | joseph.king2@va.gov |
Residency Coordinator
neurosurgeryresidency@yale.edu | 203.449.8134
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Name | Title | Email |
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Shefali Pathy | Director of Medical Education | shefali.pathy@yale.edu |
Audrey Merriam | Residency Program Director | audrey.merriam@yale.edu |
Karen Broderick | Residency Program Coordinator | karen.broderick@yale.edu |
Ophthalmology
Name | Title | Email |
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Ninani Kombo | Director of Medical Education | |
Jessica Chow | Residency Program Director | |
James Kempton | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Brittany Mappa | Residency Program Coordinator | brittany.mappa@yale.edu |
Orthopaedic Surgery
Name | Title | Email |
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Dominick Tuason | Director of Medical Education, Residency Associate Program Director | dominick.tuason@yale.edu |
Adrienne Socci | Residency Program Director | adrienne.socci@yale.edu |
Kathryn Umlauf | Residency Program Coordinator | kathryn.umlauf@yale.edu |
Otolaryngology
Name | Title | Email |
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Michael Weinstock | Specialty-Specific Advisor | |
Mehra Golshan | Director of Medical Education (Surgical Specialties) | mehra.golshan@yale.edu |
R Peter Manes | Residency Program Director | rpeter.manes@yale.edu |
Yan Lee | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Sarah Maurrasse | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Karen Durkin | Residency Program Coordinator | karen.durkin@yale.edu |
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Name | Title | Email |
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Adebowale Adeniran | Specialty-Specific Advisor | adebowale.adeniran@yale.edu |
Robert Homer | Director of Medical Education (Pathology) | robert.homer@yale.edu |
Tore Eid | Director of Medical Education (Laboratory Medicine) | tore.eid@yale.edu |
Andrea Barbieri | Residency Program Director | andrea.barbieri@yale.edu |
Rita Abi-Raad | Residency Associate Program Director (Pathology) | rita.abiraad@yale.edu |
Erin Horstman | Residency Associate Program Director (Laboratory Medicine) | erin.horstman@yale.edu |
Isabelle Connelly | Residency Program Coordinator | isabelle.connelly@yale.edu |
Pediatrics
Name | Title | Email |
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Uma Phatak | Director of Medical Education | uma.phatak@yale.edu |
Rachel Osborn | Residency Program Director | rachel.osborn@yale.edu |
Paul Aronson | Residency Associate Program Director | paul.aronson@yale.edu |
Erin Nozetz | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Gary Soffer | Residency Associate Program Director |
Residency Coordinator
Pediatric Neurology
Name | Title | Email |
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Laura Ment | Specialty-Specific Advisor | laura.ment@yale.edu |
Cristian Ionita | Residency Program Director | cristian.ionita@yale.edu |
Kathleen Cardinale | Residency Associate Program Director | kathleen.cardinale@yale.edu |
Residency Coordinator
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Name | Title | Email |
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Jennifer Hankenson | Director of Medical Education, Residency Program Director | jennifer.hankenson@yale.edu |
Vera Da Silva | Residency Program Coordinator | vera.dasilva@yale.edu |
Plastic Surgery
Name | Title | Email |
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Adnan Prsic | Specialty-Specific Advisor | |
Mehra Golshan | Director of Medical Education (Surgical Specialties) | mehra.golshan@yale.edu |
Henry C. Hsia | Residency Program Director | |
Monika Londono | Residency Program Coordinator | monika.chmielewska@yale.edu |
Psychiatry
Name | Title | Email |
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Kirsten Wilkins | Director of Medical Education | kirsten.wilkins@yale.edu |
Brian Fuehrlein | Specialty-Specific Advisor | brian.fuehrlein@yale.edu |
John Cahill | Residency Program Director | john.cahill@yale.edu |
Esperanza Diaz | Residency Associate Program Director | esperanza.diaz@yale.edu |
Miyun Kang | Residency Associate Program Director | miyun.kang@yale.edu |
Katherine Klingensmith | Residency Associate Program Director | katherine.klingensmith@yale.edu |
Ruby Lekwauwa | Residency Associate Program Director | ruby.lekwauwa@yale.edu |
Emily Johnson | Residency Program Coordinator | emily.ann.johnson@yale.edu |
Radiation Oncology
Name | Title | Email |
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Sanjay Aneja | Director of Medical Education | sanjay.aneja@yale.edu |
Kimberly L. Johung | Residency Program Director | kimberly.johung@yale.edu |
Lynn D. Wilson | Residency Associate Program Director | lynn.wilson@yale.edu |
Lisa Zucaro | Residency Program Coordinator | lisa.zucaro@yale.edu |
Surgery
Name | Title | Email |
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Mehra Golshan | Director of Medical Education (Surgical Specialties) | mehra.golshan@yale.edu |
Andrew Duffy | Residency Program Director | andrew.duffy@yale.edu |
Maija Cheung | Residency Associate Program Director | maija.cheung@yale.edu |
Vincent Mase | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Kristen Olivera | Residency Associate Program Director | |
Ania Shea | Residency Program Coordinator | ania.shea@yale.edu |
Karen Johnson | Residency Program Coordinator | karen.johnson@yale.edu |
Urology
Name | Title | Email |
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Marianne Lennon | Director of Medical Education | marianne.casilla-lennon@yale.edu |
Piruz Motamedinia | Residency Program Director | |
Michelle Ross | Residency Program Coordinator | michelle.j.ross@yale.edu |
Vascular Surgery
Name | Title | Email |
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Cassius Iyad Ochoa Chaar | Specialty-Specific Advisor | cassius.chaar@yale.edu |
Jonathan Cardella | Residency Program Director | jonathan.cardella@yale.edu |
Britt Tonnessen | Residency Associate Program Director | britt.tonnessen@yale.edu |
Beatrice Guess | Residency Program Coordinator | beatrice.guess@yale.edu |