Who We Are

Endocrinology Fellows 2024 – 2025

Medical School: University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine

Residency: Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School Program 

Carlos Rivera, MD

Fellowship Year 2

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine

Residency: CarePoint Health/Bayonne Medical Center 

Michelle Sheyman, MD

Fellowship Year 2

Medical School: Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Residency: Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital Program


Faculty and Research Team

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Faculty

Louis Amorosa, MD, Professor

Christoph Buettner MD, PhD, Professor and Division Chief

David A. Cohen, MD, Associate Professor and Department of Medicine Vice Chair of Education

Aviva Cohn, MD, Assistant Professor

Hyon Kim, MD – Assistant Professor

Krish Khatri, MD, Assistant Professor

Sara Lubitz, MD, Associate Professor and Program Director

Anupam Ohri, MD, Associate Professor

Jacqueline Plick, APN, CDE

Ankit Shah MD, Assistant Professor

Kunal Shah, MD, Assistant Professor

Xiangbing D Wang, MD, PhD, Professor

Rashika Bansal, MD – Assistant Professor

Faculty Emeritus

Dr. Avedis Khachadurian, MD, Emeritus Clinical Professor

Dr. Stephen Schneider, MD, Emeritus Clinical Professor

Volunteer Faculty

Dr. Arthur Santora, MD, Clinical Associate Professor

Dr. Afshin Salsali, MD, Clinical Associate Professor

Research Faculty

Dr. Moshmi Bhattacharya, PhD, Associate Professor

Dr. Kenichi Sakamoto, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor

Dr. Xiaoyang Su, PhD, Assistant Professor

Recent Alumni

Dr. Mina Botros, MD – Northwell Health, NY

Dr. Iqra Farooqi, MD – Private Practice, FL

Dr. Mangaiyarkkarsi Sivakumar, MD – Private Practice NJ

Dr. Manthan Pandya, MD – Division Chief of Endocrinology Trinitas Regional Medical Center

Dr. Niharika Yedla, MD – Quincy Medical Group, IL

Dr. Chukwuka Akamnonu, MD – Private Practice, CA

Dr. Sahil Parikh, MD – Private Practice Los Angeles CA,

Dr. Julie Zaidan, MD – Assistant Professor, Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell 

Dr. Abeera Khan, MD – Atlanti Care, Egg Harbor NJ

Dr. Najaf Asrar, MD – Private Practice in North Brunswick, NJ

Dr. Juman Takeddin, MD – Private Practice, NC

Dr. Sima Patel, MD – St. Peter’s Health Care system, NJ

Dr. Navinder Jassil, MD – Assistant Professor of Medicinine at Cooper Medical School at Rowan University

Dr. Garima Thapar, MD – Private Practice in Cheryl Hill, NJ

Dr. Lissette Cespedes, MD – Field Medical Director Pfizer NY

Dr. Jorge Vivar Aguirre, MD – Peninsula Regional Centre, MD

Dr. Pegah Yousefzadeh, DO – Private Practice, NY

Dr. Lyudmila Shvets-Gabriel, MD – White Plains Hospital NY

Dr. Amy Chow, MD – UCLA Health

Dr. Anupa Sharma, DO – Penn Medicine Princeton Health NJ