Medical Director - PM Pediatrics

Dr. Friedman is board certified in both pediatric emergency medicine and pediatrics. He graduated from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and trained in pediatrics at the Montefiore/Einstein program where he also served as a Chief Resident. Dr. Friedman received his undergraduate degree from Yeshiva University.

Currently, Dr. Elliott M. Friedman is the Medical Director of PM Pediatrics of Carle Place and Rockville Centre, and was previously a lead physician at PM Pediatrics of Syosset. Dr. Friedman is the former Director of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, as well as the former Director of Pediatric Medical Student Education at Jamaica Hospital where he worked for 20 years. He continues to be actively involved in training other physicians in pediatric advanced life support and advanced trauma life support.

Dr. Friedman has served on several city-wide committees including: NYC Mayor's Task Force on Child Abuse, NYC Department of Health Pediatric Disaster Advisory Group and the NYC Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Task Force. In addition, he was a lecture-panelist at the NYC Child Safety Medical Summit in May 2009.

Regional Medical Director - CityMD Urgent Care

Dr. Katharine H. Miao is the Regional Medical Director for Upper Manhattan, the Bronx and the Metro North region at CityMD, the largest urgent care provider in the New York region. Dr. Miao provides clinical care to patients whose injuries and illnesses require immediate medical attention. In addition to her clinical duties, Dr. Miao supervises a group of physicians and physician assistants, ensuring safe and efficient delivery of medical care for patients.

A board-certified emergency physician, Dr. Miao previously served as an assistant professor at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and a clinical instructor at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City.

Dr. Miao is a graduate of Yale University and University of Illinois College of Medicine. She completed her residency in emergency medicine at Albert Einstein College of Medicine, one of the nation’s oldest emergency medicine residency programs. Prior to medical school, Dr. Miao conducted research in immunobiology at Yale University. A native of Chicago and a life-long Cubs fan, she is married with two young children and resides in Westchester County.

Interventional Cardiology - Johns Hopkins Hospital

Dr. Daniel Ambinder (@Dr_DanMD) is an interventional cardiologist at Johns Hopkins Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Maryland School of Medicine and completed internal medicine residency at the Osler Program at The Johns Hopkins Hospital cardiology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital. He is a co-founder of Cardionerds, a Cardiology Podcast and is passionate about medical education within many domains and platforms.

Director of Emergency & Sports Medicine - Mount Sinai Hospital System

Dr. Leber is board certified in both Sports Medicine and Emergency Medicine. She is an Associate Professor of Orthopedics and Emergency Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, and Director of Emergency Department Sports Medicine.

After completing her emergency medicine residency, Dr. Leber did her fellowship in sports medicine in Pittsburgh, PA. While there, she worked with professional athletes, including the Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB), USA Rugby and the Pittsburgh Riverhounds (USLPRO – Soccer) and served as team physician at various Pittsburgh colleges and high schools.

Since fellowship, Dr. Leber has been a Player Physician at the US Open and become an Airway Management Physician and Visiting Team Medical Liaison (VTML) for the NY Jets. She works as a finish line physician for the ING – New York City Marathon, Half Marathon and Triathlon, during which with her combined expertise in emergency medicine and sports medicine treats a wide range of sports medicine conditions.

As an Associate Professor in two medical specialties, Dr. Leber is involved in the education of the next generation of medical professionals, teaching medical students, residents and fellows the art of emergency medicine and orthopaedics. She lectures both regionally and nationally regarding orthopedic care in the emergency department.

Professor of Emergency Medicine - Hofstra | Northwell

Dr. Gino Farina is board certified in Emergency Medicine, and is currently a Professor of Emergency Medicine and Science Education, and the Assistant Dean for Clinical Preparation for Residency at Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell in Long Island, New York. At Zucker he is core faculty in the communications, physical diagnosis, electrocardiography and clinical reasoning curriculum.

As core faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center at Northwell, Dr. Farina served as the Associate Residency Program Director for seven years and Program Director for sixteen years, helping to turn hundreds of emergency medicine residents into board-certified ER physicians now practicing across the nation.

Dr. Farina's academic Interests include medical education, research and assessment, medical Spanish, and global health in Latin American countries. He is actively involved in global health initiatives and in training sessions for medical providers in Mexico, Peru and now Ecuador, where, with a group of other physicians from Northwell, he will soon be teaching basic emergency medicine skills – including radiographic interpretation, electrocardiography, the approach to common conditions and clinical reasoning – to recent medical school graduates.

ENT Attending - Johns Hopkins Hospital

David Chen received his B.S. in physiology and neurobiology at the University of Maryland, College Park, and went on to earn his M.D. from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Following medical school, he completed his residency in otolaryngology - head and neck surgery at Johns Hopkins. He is currently completing a one-year fellowship in facial plastic and reconstructive surgery at the Oregon Health & Science University.

Emergency Medicine Physician - Johns Hopkins Hospital

Dr. Rashid was born in Pakistan and grew up in Baltimore. He went to medical school at the University of Maryland and completed his residency at WellSpan York Hospital, a level 1 trauma center in York Pennsylvania. He is now primarily working clinically at Johns Hopkins HCGH, which is affiliated in educating residents from University of Maryland and Johns Hopkins. His outside interests include motorsports, trying different cuisines and sports.

Urology Attending - Cleveland Clinic

Dr. Cohen is a Urologic Oncology Attending Physician in Florida. He completed his fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic Florida. He attended medical school at the University of Maryland and completed residency at SUNY Buffalo where he was Chief Resident. He is a member of the Aplpha Omega Honor Society. As core faculty in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Long Island Jewish Medical Center at Northwell, Dr. Farina served as the Associate Residency Program Director for seven years and Program Director for sixteen years, helping to turn hundreds of emergency medicine residents into board-certified ER physicians now practicing across the nation.

Emergency Medicine Physician
Johns Hopkins Hospital