2022 White Coat Ceremony Program

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony

TWENTY-FIFTH ANNUAL

White Coat Ceremony Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center September 13 | 3:00 PM

Our mission is to nurture a visionary community of students, staff, faculty, and leaders who are committed to advancing exceptional clinical care and science that is free of racism and oppression in all its forms.

Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education

Mission Statement

ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AT MOUNT SINAI

White Coat Ceremony WELCOME

Tara K. Cunningham, EdD, MS Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs Associate Professor, Medical Education Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Valerie Parkas, MD

Senior Associate Dean of Admissions and Recruitment Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Associate Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education and Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

OPENING REMARKS

James S. Tisch Co-Chairman, Boards of Trustees Mount Sinai Health System Kenneth L. Davis, MD Chief Executive Officer Mount Sinai Health System Dennis S. Charney, MD Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai President for Academic Affairs Mount Sinai Health System

KEYNOTE ADDRESS INTRODUCTION David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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HANS POPPER MD, PHD

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Victor Sta. Ana, MD, FAAFP Director, Primary Care Scholars Program Mount Sinai Health System Assistant Professor, Family Medicine & Community Health Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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About Hans Popper MD, PhD Dr. Hans Popper was a world-renowned pathologist, hepatologist, and academic leader who was pivotal in the creation and founding of the Mount Sinai School of Medicine (MSSM) and served as its inaugural Dean and later President. Born in Vienna in 1903 from a long line of physicians, he graduated from the Medical School of the University of Vienna in 1928. As the situation in Europe became dangerous for the Jewish community, Dr. Popper escaped to Chicago in 1938, where he obtained a PhD in physiology at the University of Illinois.

The driving force behind the founding of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the International Association for the Study of the Liver, Dr. Popper made or contributed to many of hepatology’s major scientific advances over his half-century in medicine. He authored over 800 papers and 22 books, including the first English language textbook on the liver, and was a member of the National Academy of Sciences as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. By the end of his career, he was described as “the reigning monarch of modern hepatology”, considered by many to be the founding father of his field, and had accumulated over a dozen honorary degrees, including from Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

From 1957, he was the Director of the Department of Pathology at the Mount Sinai Hospital and established Mount Sinai with its enduring international reputation in liver research and care. He infused the fledgling Mount Sinai School of Medicine with an early appreciation of the importance of community and environmental medicine.

Late in life, he became fluent in the emerging field of molecular biology, remained an active adviser to the National Institute of Health, and continued to enjoy teaching around the microscope to Mount Sinai medical students and residents. Highly regarded as a teacher and mentor, Dr. Popper delivered the first academic lectures to incoming medical students each year from the School’s inception until his death in 1988.

We are pleased to honor his legacy with a keynote speaker at every Mount Sinai White Coat Ceremony.

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Processional VIDEO PRESENTATION Ann-Gel S. Palermo, DrPH, MPH Associate Professor, Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Senior Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Co-director, Center for Anti-racism in Practice Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer for Education and Research Office for Diversity & Inclusion Mount Sinai Health System

COATING OF STUDENTS* Rainier P. Soriano, MD Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Curricular Affairs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

STUDENT OATH READER Lisa R. Eiland, MD, FAAP Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

* During this ceremony, students will be called by their last name within their Learning Community grouping, and will be coated by their faculty advisor.

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FACULTY OATH READER Reena Karani, MD, MHPE Director, Institute for Medical Education Professor of Medicine, Medical Education, and Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

ALUMNI REMARKS Alexis Colvin, MD Associate Dean of Alumni Affairs Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

CLOSING REMARKS David Muller, MD, FACP Dean for Medical Education Professor and Marietta Charles C. Morchand Chair in Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

RECESSION

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COATERS Kara S. Bagot, MD Deputy Medical Director of Mental Health Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center Assistant Professor of Psychiatry Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Meredith Wepner Grossman, MD, ISMMS ‘02 Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Theodore C. Bania, MD Assistant Professor Department of Emergency Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Alicia Hurtado, MD, ISMMS ‘05 Associate Dean for Medical Student Wellness and Student Affairs Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Caroline Cromwell, MD, ISMMS ‘01 Assistant Professor Samuel Bronfman Department of Medicine Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Assistant Professor Department of Psychiatry Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Monica M. Dweck, MD Associate Professor Department of Ophthalmology Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Sharon M. Edwards, MD Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Allison T. Gault, MD Assistant Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Craig L. Katz, MD Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Roberto Posada, MD Associate Professor Jack and Lucy Clark Department of Pediatrics Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

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The Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education welcomes our first-year medical students!

The White Coat Ceremony is a “rite of passage” for beginning medical students that creates a psychological contract for professionalism and empathy in the practice of medicine.

The event emphasizes the importance of both scientific excellence and compassionate care for the patient.

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Michelle Adler

Alexander Dimitrakakis

Bonnie Lerman

Diana Ruiz

Wasil Ahmed

Alexis Engel

Sunjay Letchuman

Graham Sabo

Denise Alabi

Bahie Ezzat

Keva Li

Brittany Sacks

Ashanay Allen

Alexander Frank

Lathan Liou

Veronica Sadler

Juan Arroyave Villada

Jessica Fuzailof

Martina Lopez May

Michael Saturno

Michael Auten

Zachary Gallate

Katherine Lynch

Marina Schechter

Adriana Baez Berrios

Sophia Gamboa

Supriya Makam

Aditya Shekhar

Fatmata Bah

Adam Geffner

Meredith Manson

Daniela Shill

Uma Balachandran

Simeret Genet

Joshua Mathew

Ryan Sicard

Stuti Bansal

Ethan Gomez

Farimata Mbaye

Wamia Siddiqui

Cristina Banuelos

Daniel Guerra

Jane MeLampy

Saher Siddiqui

Maximilian Bazil

Shubham Gulati

Noy Meshulami

Priya Singh

Brandon Block

Kaila Helm

Maria Meyer

Jacqueline Slobin

Melissa Blum

Nicole Hirsh

Zachary Milestone

Rachel Sue

Edward Bull

Timothy Hoang

Andrew Min

John Tan

Rodnell Busigo Torres

Sharon Huang

Neha Mukherjee

Vongai Tizora

Dana Cavanaugh

Soonmyung Hwang

Jaan Nandwani

Devarshi Vasa

Annette Chang

Jonathan Joasil

Katrina Nietsch

Cindy Wang

Gabriella Chefitz

Spencer Johnson

Uchechukwu Okoh

Daniel Wang

Earnest Chen

Brian Johnson

Carlos Ortega Rios

Anya Wang

Robert Chen

Rachel Kasdin

Amare Osei

Jira White

Rebecca Chen

Sky Kihuwa-Mani

Tony Owusu

Aminah Williams

Wayland Chiu

Esther Kim

Ji Woo Park

Ivan Wolansky

Daniel Cohen

Shaun Kohli

Daniel Peltyszyn

Alicia Yang

Christopher Connors

Nithya Krishnamurthy

Barbara Pereira Vera

Avanish Yendluri

Adriano Cuadros

Anagha Kumar

Katharine Phillips

Tirone Young

Olivia Cullen

Daniel Kwon

Moutie Rajjoub

Catherine Yu

Agathe de Pins

Yash Lahoti

Sujay Ratna

Sara Zaat

Jacob Desman

Charles Laurore

Mariana Restrepo

Alexander Zhou

Jaskiran Dhinsa

Lyon Lee

Mateo Restrepo Mejia

Ashley Zhu

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Student Learning Communities Dr. Kara Bagot Michelle Adler Stuti Bansal Cristina Banuelos Earnest Chen Robert Chen Olivia Cullen Alexander Dimitrakakis Alexander Frank Nicole Hirsh Sky Kihuwa-Mani Katherine Lynch Jira White

Dr. Caroline Cromwell Melissa Blum Alexis Engel Timothy Hoang Sharon Huang Spencer Johnson Esther Kim Martina Lopez May Maria Meyer Aditya Shekhar John Tan Vongai Tizora Ivan Wolansky

Dr. Sharon Edwards Juan Arroyave Villada Zachary Gallate Shubham Gulati Bonnie Lerman Lathan Liou Farimata Mbaye Jane MeLampy Zachary Milestone Andrew Min Neha Mukherjee Uchechukwu Okoh Mariana Restrepo

Dr. Theodore Bania Adriana Baez Berrios Edward Bull Adriano Cuadros Jacob Desman Sophia Gamboa Yash Lahoti Sunjay Letchuman Meredith Manson Tony Owusu Katharine Phillips Cindy Wang Catherine Yu

Dr. Monica Dweck Fatmata Bah Daniel Cohen Jonathan Joasil Jaan Nandwani Katrina Nietsch Carlos Ortega Rios Moutie Rajjoub Michael Saturno Wamia Siddiqui Priya Singh Daniel Wang Alicia Yang

Dr. Allison Gault Michael Auten Uma Balachandran Jaskiran Dhinsa Simeret Genet Kaila Helm Shaun Kohli Daniel Kwon Supriya Makam Sujay Ratna Mateo Restrepo Mejia Diana Ruiz Ryan Sicard

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Dr. Meredith Wepner Grossman Agathe de Pins Adam Geffner Daniel Guerra Soonmyung Hwang Rachel Kasdin Anagha Kumar Lyon Lee Daniel Peltyszyn Veronica Sadler Anya Wang Aminah Williams Avanish Yendluri Dr. Alicia Hurtado Wasil Ahmed Rebecca Chen Bahie Ezzat Jessica Fuzailof Brian Johnson Barbara Pereira Vera Graham Sabo Marina Schechter Daniela Shill Devarshi Vasa Tirone Young Ashley Zhu

Dr. Craig Katz Maximilian Bazil Brandon Block Annette Chang Ethan Gomez Charles Laurore Joshua Mathew Amare Osei Ji Woo Park Brittany Sacks Saher Siddiqui Rachel Sue Sara Zaat Dr. Roberto Posada Denise Alabi Ashanay Allen Rodnell Busigo Torres Dana Cavanaugh Gabriella Chefitz Wayland Chiu Christopher Connors Nithya Krishnamurthy Keva Li Noy Meshulami Jacqueline Slobin Alexander Zhou

Ceremony Sponsors The Mount Sinai Alumni Association, the Mount Sinai Office of Alumni and Development, and the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Medical Education gratefully acknowledge the following alumni for sponsoring our first-year students. * *Sponsors as of August 31, 2022

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Dr. Colleen A. Aitken ISMMS ‘97 Dr. Olubunmi Akinbajo ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘09 Dr. Rebecca C. Amaru ISMMS ‘99, MSH ‘03 Dr. John A. Andrilli Dr. Arlyn J. Apollo ISMMS ‘00, MSH ‘03 Dr. Gal Barak Dr. Jill R. Baron ISMMS ‘86 Dr. Amnon Beniaminovitz ISMMS ‘10 Dr. David B. Bernstein ISMMS ‘96, MSH ‘97 Dr. Kimberly J. Bloom-Feshbach ISMMS ‘14 Dr. Michael M. Brand Dr. Shari E. Brasner MSH ‘95 Dr. Elisabeth C. Broderick ISMMS ‘91 Dr. Michael L. Brodman ISMMS ‘82 MSH ‘86 Dr. Christine Chang Dr. Mark L. Chapman MSH ‘66 Dr. Benjamin K. Chen Dr. Emil S. Cheng ISMMS ‘98 Dr. Teresa H. Cheon-Hsu ISMMS ‘95 Dr. Edward Chin Dr. Pamela S. Cohen ISMMS ‘78 Dr. Michael A. Crane Dr. Robert D’Agostino Dr. Edward David MSH ‘69 Dr. George A. Dawson Dr. Christopher de Haydu ISMMS ‘13 Dr. Sharon B. Diamond ISMMS ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. Peter K. Dittmar MSH ‘01 Dr. Brian E. Dougherty ISMMS ‘81 Dr. Laurie B. Edelman MSH Dr. Raufa G. Faroqui Dr. Paul T. Finger Dr. Lisa C. Fishman ISMMS ‘95 Dr. Charles L. Fishman ISMMS ‘87 Dr. Monica W. Furlong MSH ‘68 Dr. Romyll Garcia ISMMS ‘09 MSH ‘10 Dr. Eric A. Gehrie ISMMS ‘10 Dr. Stephen A. Geller MSH ‘69 Dr. Richard S. Gilbert ISMMS ‘93, MSH ‘99 Dr. Benjamin J. Golas Dr. David S. Goldstein ISMMS ‘87, MSH Dr. Hamilton C. Goulart MSH ‘82

Dr. Robert M. Greenberg ISMMS ‘78 Dr. Howard J. Greenberg MSH ‘77 Dr. Daniel Han Dr. Michael J. Harrison MSH ‘86 Dr. John C. He MSH ‘03 Dr. Charles A. Herbstman ISMMS ‘75, MSH ‘88 Dr. Ross G. Hewitt Dr. Ingrid Hollinger Dr. Alicia M. Hurtado-Massey ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘09 Dr. Gerald A. Isenberg ISMMS ‘82 Dr. Naomi H. James ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Cortlyn F. Jeter MSH ‘01 Dr. Jeffrey S. Jhang ISMMS ‘97 Dr. Ravi R. Jhaveri ISMMS ‘96 Dr. Rene S. Kahn MSH ‘89 Dr. David M. Kaufman MSH ‘80 Dr. Leslie D. Kerr MSH ‘85 Dr. Lorraine Kipel Dr. Faye Kokotos ISMMS ‘88 Dr. Mark E. Krugman MSH ‘69 Dr. Steven H. Kunkes ISMMS ‘73 MSH ‘78 Dr. Kin Y. Lam Dr. Omar M. Lattouf Dr. Janelle C. Laudone ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Eric L. Legome Dr. Rosanne M. Leipzig Dr. Lucille T. Len ISMMS ‘81 Dr. Patrick A. Lento MSH ‘00 Dr. Marc A. Lerner ISMMS ‘77 Dr. Vincent C. Leung ISMMS ‘79 Dr. Steven Lev ISMMS ‘88 Dr. Gabriel Levi Dr. Chun-Lun J. Li ISMMS ‘96 Dr. Kate M. Liberman Cohen ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Alexander Lipyansky ISMMS ‘01 Dr. Carolkay Lissenden Dr. Norika O. Malhado-Chang ISMMS ‘01, MSH ‘07 Dr. Jamie R. Manning ISMMS ‘16 Dr. Kerline Marcelin ISMMS ‘95 Dr. Jeffrey D. Marshall ISMMS ‘11

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Dr. Sar Medoff ISMMS ‘15 Dr. Caroline A. Messer ISMMS ‘05, MSH ‘10 Dr. Paul A. Meyers ISMMS ‘73, MSH ‘75 Dr. Alan R. Miller ISMMS ‘83, MSH ‘84 Dr. Catherine A. Mills MSHS ‘18 Dr. Rona Montag ISMMS ‘84, MSH ‘85 Dr. Jasmin Moshirpur MSH ‘65 Dr. Robert A. Nussbaum ISMMS ‘86, MSH ‘87 Dr. Jill B. Ostrager MSH ‘97 Dr. Michael A. Palese ISMMS ‘97 Dr. Aimee L. Paniagua-Ryan ISMMS ‘98 Dr. Robert H. Pass Dr. Adam W. Pearl ISMMS ‘96, MSH ‘02 Dr. Charles Perla ISMMS ‘83 Dr. Simon J. Piller ISMMS ‘95 Dr. Morris M. Podolsky Dr. Charles A. Powell Dr. Betty N. Punzalan ISMMS ‘01 Dr. Chantal Pyam-Vincent Dr. James H. Raker ISMMS ‘83 Dr. Naomi A. Ramer Dr. Gwen B. Raphan ISMMS ‘03 MSH ‘07 Dr. Noga L. Ravid ISMMS ‘12 Dr. Jonathan A. Ripp MSH ‘03 Dr. Sonam L. Rosberger MSH ‘95 Dr. Esther H. Rose MSH ‘85 Dr. William Rosenblum Dr. Eugene R. Ross ISMMS ‘77 MSH ‘79 Dr. Henry E. Ruiz ISMMS ‘89 Dr. Justin M. Sacks ISMMS ‘98, MSH ‘04 Dr. Kate E. Salvatore ISMMS ‘97, MSH ‘98 Dr. Jasleen K. Salwan ISMMS ‘16 Dr. Allen N. Sapadin ISMMS ‘88, MSH ‘97 Dr. Ellen J. Scherl-Harbus MSH ‘82 Dr. Eileen Scigliano MSH ‘88 Ms. Marianna Shacker

Dr. Gabrielle L. Shapiro MSH ‘89 Mrs. Roanna Shorofsky Dr. Julius Shulman MSH ‘75 Dr. Mark J. Silversmith ISMMS ‘83 Dr. Dana R. Sirota ISMMS ‘06, MSH ‘09 Dr. Andrew P. Siskind ISMMS ‘82 Dr. George M. Soffin MSH ‘66 Dr. Rainier P. Soriano MSH ‘99 Mr. Jason E. Soto Mr. Jason E. Soto Dr. Mark I. Sotsky ISMMS ‘80 Dr. Joseph A. Sparano Dr. Victor Sta. Ana Dr. Jamie R. Stern ISMMS ‘82 Dr. Lauren Stossel ISMMS ‘12 Dr. Michael J. Straker ISMMS ‘99 Dr. Amanda J. Swain ISMMS ‘02 Dr. Talia H. Swartz ISMMS ‘06, ISMMS ‘08, MSH ‘10, MSH ‘13 Dr. Kristin A. Swedish MSH ‘07 Dr. Swan N. Thung Dr. Sam Toueg Dr. Stephen D. Turker ISMMS ‘79, MSH ‘80 Dr. Peter J. Vasquez ISMMS ‘08 Dr. Andrea L. Veatch MSH ‘98 Dr. Alexander Vidershayn ISMMS ‘01 Dr. Wendy Wang ISMMS ‘96 Dr. Spencer G. Weig ISMMS ‘73 Dr. Anthony A. Weiss ISMMS ‘88, MSH ‘92 Dr. Lawrence B. Werlin ISMMS ‘76 Dr. Brian H. West ISMMS ‘11 Dr. Robert H. Willis Dr. Michael N. Yaker ISMMS ‘92 MSH ‘96 Dr. Robert Yanagisawa Dr. Steven D. Zaretsky MSH ‘86 The Weisman Charitable Fund

* All stethoscopes have been generously donated by Dr. George Braff, MSSM’73

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ICAHN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE CLASS OF 2026

Student Oath

With appreciation for the shared position in which we find ourselves and with gratitude to the people who have supported our journeys, we collectively commit: • To learn for and from our patients, colleagues, and communities, with an open heart and mind.

• To see patients as our partners and as the sole expert on their individual experiences.

• To demonstrate humility by recognizing personal and scientific limitations, as well as the past injustices of medicine.

• To combat present injustices and dismantle systems of oppression.

• To know our patients, appreciate their identities, and amplify their voices.

• To leverage our privilege and knowledge to improve access to high-quality, equitable care.

• To be fierce innovators in the art and science of medicine.

• To lend our expertise to public discourse with integrity.

• To remain compassionate in the face of stressful days and sleepless nights.

• To leave medicine better than we found it by continually reexamining ourselves and our institutions.

We honor the responsibilities with which we are entrusted.

We pledge to hold ourselves and one another accountable to these commitments.

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Faculty Pledge The mission of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is to produce physicians and scientists who are prepared to enter society as informed advocates and activists who are able to advance clinical care and science and promote change.

We, the faculty, seek to embody this mission and so pledge the following to you, our students, in our effort to help you to become the best possible physicians and your best possible selves: • To serve as models for caring, competent, and unbiased care of our patients.

• To engage you in the joy and privilege of practicing the art and science of medicine and the rewards of learning for life.

• To uphold the highest standards in scientific and medical research.

• To inspire you to respect the art and science of medicine, but also to question the status quo.

• To recognize that our opportunity to teach is also our opportunity to learn.

• To not just teach, but also nurture.

• To share of both our craft and ourselves.

• To demonstrate that self-examination means as much as examinations.

• To be kind in evaluating you and ourselves.

• To never lose sight of our wellness and the wellness of all of those around us.

• To have the courage to stand up for the oppressed and vulnerable and against prejudice and racism in all that we do.

• To be aware of our own biases and those around us and strive to eliminate them.

• To meet you where you are and get you where you want to be.

• And, finally, to never forget as physicians, scientists, and educators what we know as human beings.

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Congratulations to the

Class of 2026