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Psychiatric Residency atMount Sinai Morningside/WestOUR RESIDENTS – PGY1Adriana Bruges BoudeHometown: ColombiaMedical School: Universidad de los Andes Bogota ColombiaHobbies: Tea, travel, reading, HIITProfessional interests: Maybe childFavorite part of our residency:My classAliza GrossbergHometown: St. Louis, MissouriUndergrad: George Washington University & Post-BaccalaureateProgram at Goucher CollegeMedical School: Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityGraduate School: Master of Public Health (MPH) at ColumbiaUniversity’s Mailman School of Public HealthHobbies: I enjoy stand-up comedy, Broadway shows, traveling to newplaces, used book stores, museums, exploring different restaurants,and hanging out in the park with friends.Professional Interests: I am interested in Child/Adolescent Psychiatryand in working with transgender and gender diverse communities. I amalso interested in women’s mental health and reproductive justice.Favorite part of our residency:Everyone has been extremely welcoming anddown to earth. I am grateful that faculty are allvery approachable and love to teach. I have alsoloved getting to know my amazing co-residents.
Yonis HassanHometown: Woodbridge, VAUndergrad: Johns Hopkins UniversityMedical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiHobbies: Books & Film (James Baldwin, Agnes Varda, Angela Davis,Ingmar Bergman my heroes!) and rollerskating!Professional Interests: psychoanalytic theory, child and adolescentpsychiatryFavorite part of our residency:My awesome co-residents!Christopher LaurieHometown: Norway, MaineUndergrad: Brown UniversityMedical school: New York Medical CollegeHobbies: Rock climbing, reading fantasy fiction, tennis, basketball,hiking, traveling, cooking new recipes, trying all the NYC restaurants,long walks in central park.Professional Interests: Existential psychotherapy, psychosis, psilocybinin depressionFavorite part of our residency:The diversity of patients, kindness of theattendings, helpfulness of all our coresidents, and the amazing location inNYC!
Ari MorgensternHometown: Marlboro, New JerseyUndergrad: University of RochesterMedical school: Albert Einstein College of MedicineHobbies: Reading and writing, live music, yoga, trying new restaurantsProfessional Interests: Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, ClimatePsychiatry, Community PsychiatryFavorite part of our residency:The people! The program has such asupportive and welcoming programculture. Early exposure to outpatientpsychotherapy in second year.Ziv NirHometown: IsraelUndergrad: Biology & Psychology, Tel-Aviv University.Hobbies: I am a jazz pianist and composer, I admire classic cinema andfine arts. I love traveling, hiking, and playing soccer.Professional interests: Psychotherapy (psychodynamic, CBT, and grouptherapy), psychoanalysis, community psychiatry, psychiatric/medicaleducation, clinical research.Favorite part of our residency:Supportive and teaching-oriented facultymembers, a family-like working environment,working in multiple hospitals and locations,exposure to a variety of settings andpopulations, working in a multidisciplinarycenter specialized in personality disorders(CITPD).
Zoe PaulHometown: Melville, Long IslandUndergrad: Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at City Collegeof NYMedical School: SUNY Downstate School of MedicineGraduate School: SUNY Downstate School of Public Health- Masters inPublic Health with focus on Community HealthHobbies: I love baking, being a plant mom, going out to dinner andgiving detailed Yelp reviews, planning group outings, and tweetingabout racial injustices.Professional interests: Racial differences in Psychiatry, Publicpsychiatry, Trauma psychiatryFavorite part of our residency:Making new friends, having amazingnurses who have your back, challengingmyself and seeing how capable I am!Pedro PerezHometown: Miami, FLUndergrad: Florida International UniversityMedical School: Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony BrookUniversityHobbies: I love playing guitar, hanging out with my cat, and playingbasketball.Professional Interests: Schizophrenia/bipolar disorder research,addiction psychiatryFavorite part of our residency:My favorite part of the residency program is thesense of camaraderie between the residents, thenurturing and welcoming environment in theprogram, and having the opportunity to work intwo primary hospital sites (West andMorningside). The last bit is neat because yousee very different and unique patientpopulations in the two hospitals sights. Also youget to live in NYC, which is a pretty sweet perk.
Benjamin ShuhamHometown: Cooper City, FLUndergrad: Williams CollegeMedical School: Icahn SOM at Mount SinaiGraduate School: CUNY Graduate Center (Philosophy)Hobbies: Watching sports (Ravens, Marlins) and sometimes playing(usually golf), watching cooking shows on Netflix but not actuallycooking, reading (usually philosophy and fiction) whenever I have time.Professional Interests: Very undecided/enjoying exploring the variousrealms of psychiatry. Possibly addictions /- further analytic training.Favorite part of our residency:Everyone is in the program (and generally in thehealth system at large) is extremely warm,welcoming and interested in helping you reachyour professional goals. We get to serve anincredible array of patients in 2 unique hospitalsin (still) one of the greatest cities in the world.Brian StarkmanHometown: Albany, NYUndergrad: Vassar CollegeMedical School: SUNY DownstateHobbies: Long walks with my dog Kyle, film buff, hosting dinner parties,exploring the various neighborhoods in the cityProfessional Interests: CL, global health, community psychiatry, HIV,LGBTQ health, medical ethicsFavorite part of our residency:Definitely my co-residents and faculty! Alsoexperiences such as the personality disordercenter, addiction institute, in-house child andadolescent unit, and being part of the largerMount Sinai network provide us with manyunique opportunities.
Undergrad: Biology & Psychology, Tel-Aviv University. Hobbies: I am a jazz pianist and composer, I admire classic cinema and fine arts. I love traveling, hiking, and playing soccer. Professional interests: Psychotherapy (psychodynamic, CBT, and group therapy), psychoanalysis, community psychiatry, psychiatric/medical education, clinical research.
