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Office
1400 Pelham Parkway South
Department of Emergency Medicine
Bronx, NY 10461Phone+1 718-918-5827
Summary
- I have completed training in Internal Medicine at Columbia University and Emergency Medicine at LA County+USC Medical Center. I am currently board certified in Emergency Medicine (2004-2024). My previous academic positions include: Clinical Assistant Professor and Director of Emergency Ultrasound at Columbia University (2003-2010), Clinical Associate Professor and Co-Director of Emergency Ultrasound at LAC+USC Medical Center (2010-2012), Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Director/Research Director in Emergency Ultrasound at Stanford University (2012-2019). I successfully completed the 2-year program, Training in Clinical Research, at UCSF Medical Center in 2018. Most recently, I was a member of the faculty at Weill-Cornell Medicine (Clinical Assistant Professor) from April 2019 through June 2022. I am currently working as an EM Attending at Jacobi Medical Center in Bronx, New York (9/2024-present).
Education & Training
- University of California, San FranciscoMaster in Clinical Research, 2016 - 2018
- University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)Residency, Emergency Medicine, 2000 - 2003
- New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus)Residency, Internal Medicine, 1997 - 1999
- University of Florida College of Medicine JacksonvilleResidency, Emergency Medicine, 1996 - 1997
- Saint Joseph HospitalInternship, Internal Medicine, 1995 - 1996
- Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and SurgeonsClass of 1995
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 2000 - 2026
- NY State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- American Board of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 10 citationsPoint-of-Care Ultrasound for the Detection of Traumatic Intracranial Hemorrhage in Infants: A Pilot Study.Taylor McCormick, Mikaela Chilstrom, Jeannine Childs, Ryan McGarry, Dina Seif
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2017-01-01 - 8 citationsUltrasound Detection of Patellar Fracture and Evaluation of the Knee Extensor Mechanism in the Emergency DepartmentKiersten L Carter, Arica Nesper, Laleh Gharahbaghian, Phillips Perera
The Western Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2016-01-01 - 11 citationsThe diagnosis of right heart thrombus by focused cardiac ultrasound in a critically ill patient in compensated shockMansour Jammal, Peter Milano, Renzo Cardenas, Thomas Mailhot, Diku Mandavia
Critical Ultrasound Journal. 2015-05-13
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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