Meet Inspira Advantage’s Med School Admissions Experts

Dr. Rabinowitz is a urology resident physician at the University of Pennsylvania. As a Lester Persky, MD Urologic Research Scholar at Johns Hopkins, he engaged in extensive clinical investigation, graduating with 30+ publications. Dr. Rabinowitz has over seven years of mentoring and admissions experience, including serving on the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine admissions committee as a voting member and interviewer, personally trained by the admissions dean.

Dr. Harowitz is a pediatric neurology clinical fellow at Harvard Medical School and Boston Children’s Hospital. She attended the University of Pennsylvania for her undergraduate education before graduating with an MD from the Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Harowitz served on the University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine admissions committee for three years, evaluating hundreds of applications and interviewing prospective students.

Dr. Chokkara is an anesthesiology resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. He earned his MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and his BA in molecular and cellular biology from Vanderbilt University, graduating with honors. He served as a UChicago Pritzker School of Medicine interviewer for three years, gaining valuable admissions insights and extensive coaching experience.

Dr. Warner, a board-certified internal medicine doctor and NIH Hematology/Oncology fellow, brings insider knowledge from serving on medical school admissions committees, including at John Hopkins. With 10+ peer-reviewed publications and extensive pre-medical advising experience, she offers meticulous, structured guidance.

Dr. Gruszczynski is an otolaryngologist–head and neck surgeon at South Florida ENT Associates. He began his medical education journey at Yeshiva University, graduating summa cum laude with a degree in biology and religious studies. Dr. Gruszczynski earned an MD from the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine on a full scholarship, then completed his residency in otolaryngology at the University of Virginia, where he served on his residency’s acceptance committee as Chief Resident Interviewer.

Dr. Irani is an OB/GYN resident and MD/MPH graduate from the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health. She has over three years of direct admissions committee experience as an interviewer at the University of Michigan Medical School. She excels at BS/MD coaching and has helped students get into medical schools at UT Southwestern, Georgetown University, and Texas Tech, among many others.

Dr. Chen is a gastroenterologist practicing in Dallas, Texas. She earned a BA from Washington University in St. Louis and loved the school so much that she stayed for medical school, residency, and fellowship. Dr. Chen was selected as one of six Chief Residents, serving on the admissions committee as an interviewer. With a decade of expertise, she has guided numerous students through medical school and residency application building.

Dr. Altchek is a categorical pediatrics resident in the Boston Combined Residency Program in Pediatrics, a Harvard–affiliated program at Boston Children’s Hospital and Boston Medical Center. She earned her MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she received the Dean’s Scholarship for academic achievement every year. She has over seven years of mentorship experience and served on the Rutgers Medical School admissions committee for three years.

Dr. Donohue is a clinical fellow in the Harvard-affiliated Boston combined Residency Program in Pediatrics. She served on the admissions committee at the UMass Chan School of Medicine and received national grants for her health services research. She also spent four years as an MMI rater for the UMass admissions committee.

Dr. Munoz attended Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine before becoming a resident at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. With over 10 years of experience in advising and tutoring students and five years in selecting, interviewing, and ranking applicants for medical school and residency. She currently sits on the admissions committee for the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Residency Program at the University of Wisconsin.

Dr. Stone is an ophthalmology resident at the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago and a dedicated admissions coach with over eight years of experience in medicine, research, and mentorship. He graduated with an MD from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, where he was awarded a scholarship covering the entire cost of his attendance and served on the admissions committee as an interviewer.

Dr. Lobos graduated with an MD from Howard University College of Medicine, where he also served on the admissions committee. With years of coaching experience, he has helped applicants gain admission to medical schools at Howard University, the University of Florida, Florida International University, the University of Arizona, and George Washington University.

Dr. Wu graduated with an MD from the University of California, Irvine School of Medicine, and completed his anesthesiology residency at the University of California, San Diego. He served as an application reviewer and admissions ambassador at UC Irvine during medical school, and as a UCSD Anesthesiology program interviewer during residency. Today, Dr. Wu serves as Assistant Chief of Anesthesia, Medical Director of Outpatient Surgery, and Director of Procedural Sedation at Kaiser Permanente Santa Rosa.

Dr. Adjei is a general surgery resident at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center with a strong foundation in academic medicine, leadership, and admissions. She earned an MD from Tufts University School of Medicine, where she served on both the admissions committee and curriculum development committee. With years of mentorship experience and a portfolio of NIH-funded research, Dr. Adjei brings strategic insight and compassion to her work as an admissions counselor.

Dr. Prigoff graduated with an MD from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, gaining early acceptance through the Mount Sinai FlexMed program. He completed a general surgery residency at Columbia University Medical Center and spent a year teaching at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Prigoff served as an interviewer and application reviewer at the Icahn School of Medicine, and also reviewed applications to his residency program at Columbia University.

Dr. Saleh is a board-certified gynecologic oncologist who served as a gynecologic oncology fellowship interviewer at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and an OB/GYN residency mock interviewer at NYU School of Medicine. She has over 15 peer-reviewed publications and served as the Research & Quality Improvement Chief Resident and Chief Diversity Ambassador at NYU School of Medicine.

Dr. Bregio is an internal medicine resident at Duke University Hospital with over nine years of mentoring and admissions experience. Dr. Bregio has guided students to acceptance at top institutions like Northwestern, UChicago, Weill Cornell, and the Cleveland Clinic. As a member of the Student Admissions Committee at the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Dr. Bregio reviewed applications and interviewed applicants.

Prior to attending the University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, Dr. Malone graduated summa cum laude from the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. With extensive experience as a mentor for pre-medical students and a member of the student admissions team at UCLA, she has played a role in multiple students' acceptance to their dream programs.

Dr. Komar is an exceptional counselor who has mentored over 100 undergraduate students as a graduate residential advisor at the University of Pennsylvania, helping them secure laboratory positions and medical school admission. Before enrolling at the Perelman School of Medicine, Dr. Komar earned a Bachelor’s and two Master’s degrees from UPenn.

Dr. Shan graduated with an MD from the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine, where she served as an admissions interviewer for two years. She completed her internal medicine internship at Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara Medical Center, where she was honored as Intern of the Year for her clinical excellence, patient care, and leadership, and is a soon-to-be dermatology resident. Dr. Shan has years of coaching experience and has mentored over 250 students.

Dr. Gowda earned an MD/MPH and a Master’s in biochemistry from Tulane University School of Medicine, where she served as an admissions interviewer. During her vascular surgery residency at the University of California, Davis, she also served as a residency admissions consultant. With years of admissions committee and mentorship experience, Dr. Gowda has helped students earn acceptances to Tulane University School of Medicine, the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine, and New York Medical College.

Dr. Dagi earned an MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he graduated in the top 15% of his class and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. Before med school, he earned a Master of Philosophy from the University of Cambridge after graduating magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts from Harvard College.

Dr. Shin earned an MD from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, where he served as a student interviewer. He is an internal medicine resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Dr. Shin brings five years of mentorship experience as an admissions coach.

Dr. Camacho earned an MD from Drexel University College, where he served as an admissions interviewer. Before medical school, Dr. Camacho earned a BS in biology from the University at Albany and an MBA in healthcare management from Mercy College, graduating summa cum laude from both institutions. With years of admissions and coaching experience, he has helped applicants get accepted to medical schools at Harvard, Yale, Brown, NYU, and Drexel.

Dr. Pichardo is a dermatology resident who earned a DO from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. Before attending medical school, Dr. Pichardo graduated from The City College of New York with a Bachelor of Science in biology. Dr. Pichardo brings five years of mentorship experience and a deep commitment to helping aspiring physicians navigate the path to medical school to her role as an admissions counselor.

Dr. Singer earned an MD from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine and completed his OB/GYN residency at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center. Prior to med school, he graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, with a degree in English. He was a Regents' and Chancellor's Scholar at UC Berkeley and a Regents' Scholar and Stinehoff Medical Research Fellow at UCSF Med. Dr. Singer has 20+ years of clinical and mentorship experience.

Dr. Marras earned an MD from Loyola University Chicago, where she served on the admissions committee as an interviewer and was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha and Gold Humanism Honor Societies. She is currently a family medicine resident who serves on the University of Michigan Family Medicine Residency Recruitment Committee.

Dr. Martin is Chief Resident at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s OB/GYN residency program, where she has served on the admissions committee as an interviewer for four years. She earned her DO from Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine and has built a career dedicated to women’s health, medical education, research, and supporting the next generation of future physicians.

Dr. Jourdan is an incoming primary care sports medicine fellow at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in New York City. He earned a BS and MD from Georgetown University before completing an emergency medicine residency at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center and Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, where he served as Chief Resident. Dr. Jourdan served on the UCLA Ronald Reagan Olive View Emergency Medicine Residency Admissions Committee, he has evaluated applications, interviewed candidates, and helped guide admissions decisions.

Dr. Pyfer is a pediatric resident physician in New York City. She earned an MD from Sidney Kimmel Medical College, where she served on the admissions committee as a student interviewer. With eight years of mentorship experience, Dr. Pyfer is passionate about guiding physicians through every stage of the medical school application process.

Dr. Brazier earned her MD from the University of Washington School of Medicine, where she was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. After medical school, she served as a General Medical Officer and Captain in the U.S. Army before completing her training and practicing for a decade as an anesthesiologist. Dr. Brazier has over 25 years of experience across clinical medicine, leadership, patient safety, medical communication, coaching, and mentorship.

Dr. Baah is a family medicine physician who earned a DO from the Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She formerly served as Assistant Director of Admissions at Brown Mackie College and brings over a decade of mentorship experience to her role as a medical school admissions counselor. She is passionate about mentorship, medical education, and helping future physicians achieve their dreams.

Dr. Imbergamo is an orthopedic surgeon who earned an MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where he served on the admissions committee for three years. Students Dr. Imbergamo has coached have been accepted to Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and other schools.

Dr. Knisel graduated with an MD from the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where she served as an application reviewer and was elected Gold Humanism Honor Society. She is a psychiatry resident at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine, where she is slated to serve as a residency interviewer. Students Dr. Knisel has coached have been accepted to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Stony Brook University, SUNY Upstate, NYITCOM, and other medical schools.

Dr. Dhargalkar is a board-certified emergency medicine physician with more than 20 years of experience practicing in high-acuity emergency departments. Dr. Dhargalkar began her higher education at Johns Hopkins University, where she graduated cum laude with a BA in biology. She then attended the Sidney Kimmel Medical College, followed by an emergency medicine residency program at Temple University Health System.

Dr. Martin graduated with a DO from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she was a student ambassador, interviewer, and admissions committee member. She also served as an admissions committee member and interviewer for Jefferson Health’s orthopedic surgery residency program. With eight years of admissions committee and mentorship experience, Dr. Martin has guided 250+ pre-meds to over 80 medical schools across the nation and has reviewed over 10,000 applications.

Dr. Kalmonovich earned an MD from Drexel University College of Medicine, where he served on the admissions committee for four years, reviewing hundreds of applicants and interviewing 150+ candidates. As an admissions coach, Dr. Kalmanovich has helped students gain acceptance to medical schools at Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, Drexel University, the University of Southern California, Thomas Jefferson University, and others.

Dr. Kimbler earned an MD from the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, where she served as an admissions committee student interviewer, conducting MMI interviews, evaluating applicants, and providing feedback on candidate performance. She is an orthopedic surgery resident completing a transitional year at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center.

Dr. Ntekim is a diagnostic radiology resident physician at Brown University with a multidisciplinary background spanning pharmacy, public health, and medicine. She earned an MD from Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and has four years of experience in guiding applicants through med school admissions, academic mentorship, and student development.

Dr. Mohammadi is a double board-certified physician in family medicine and integrative medicine with more than 10 years of experience in clinical medicine, mentorship, and healthcare leadership. He earned an MD from St. George's University School of Medicine and an MPH from the Indiana University School of Medicine. Throughout his career, he has guided pre-meds, medical students, residents, and healthcare professionals through the challenges of medical training and career development.

Dr. Alvarez is a board-certified family medicine physician who earned an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch. With over 30 years of experience spanning community medicine, academic medicine, and private practice, she brings a wealth of clinical and educational perspectives to her coaching. During her time at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Dr. Alvarez served on the medical school admissions committee and the Department of Family and Community Medicine Residency Selection Committee.

Dr. Sathi is a psychiatry resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center who earned an MD from Georgetown University School of Medicine. Dr. Sathi has advised on admissions at Georgetown University School of Medicine and served as a group interviewer at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Sathi has helped countless students gain admission to top med schools at Duke, NYU, Georgetown, Mt. Sinai, Emory, the University of Pittsburgh, Boston University, and other institutions.

Dr. Troia is a physician with over eight years of experience guiding pre-medical and medical students. He graduated with an MD and a concurrent certificate in health policy and management from the Neeley School of Business and the Anne Burnett School of Medicine at Texas Christian University. Students he has coached have been accepted to medical schools at UC Davis, UT Southwestern, Texas Christian University, the University of Nebraska, the University of Colorado, and others.

Dr. Lewis graduated with an MD from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where she served as an admissions interviewer. She is a psychiatry resident at the Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center. Dr. Lewis currently serves as Chair of the American Psychiatric Association Foundation Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship, where she collaborates with fellows and faculty nationwide to support professional development and educational initiatives.

Dr. Alvarado is a physician, public health professional, and healthcare executive committed to medicine, mentorship, and service. She earned an MD from the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, where she was the inaugural recipient of the Andreas Holzenburg Distinguished Medical Research Award. Dr. Alvarado currently serves as a wound care specialist and primary care physician. She is also the Chief Operating Officer of The Center for Child and Family Psychiatry, P.C.

Dr. Aina earned an MD from All Saints University School of Medicine in Dominica and is completing his pediatric residency at the Children’s Hospital of Michigan. He also holds a Bachelor of Science in microbiology from Obafemi Awolowo University. With several years of mentorship experience supporting medical school and residency applicants, Dr. Aina brings firsthand insight into the international medical graduate (IMG) pathway, residency applications, and the realities of training for and practicing medicine.

Dr. Amador-Jimenez is an internal medicine physician and hospice and palliative medicine specialist with eight years of mentorship and coaching experience supporting medical students, residents, and fellows through application processes. She has served as an interviewer at New York Medical College’s St. Mary's and St. Clare's Internal Medicine Residency program and the UT Health San Antonio Hospice and Palliative Medicine Program.

Dr. Guerriero is a general surgery resident at the University of Miami. He earned an MD from Florida State University College of Medicine, where he served on the admissions committee as an interviewer. He has guided students toward acceptances at the University of Florida College of Medicine, the University of Miami School of Medicine, Texas A&M University College of Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, and Florida State University College of Medicine, among others.

Dr. Allam is an internal medicine physician and practicing hospitalist who earned an MD from Saint James School of Medicine in Anguilla. He completed his residency at AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, where he trained across cardiovascular, neurological, and medical ICUs, was elected Residency Class Representative, and served as an application reviewer.

Dr. Kilinsky is a pediatric hospitalist, physician leader, and Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. She has over a decade of admissions committee experience, including roles interviewing and evaluating hundreds of applicants across various stages of training at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and Northwell Health.