Meet Inspira Advantage’s Med School Admissions Experts

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. 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. 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. Winchester is a resident physician in the Department of Otolaryngology at NYU Langone Health. While at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, she served on the admissions committee, interviewing candidates for the MMI. She is passionate about helping students showcase their strengths in their applications.

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. Gupta is an interventional radiology resident who graduated from the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine as an MD Merit Scholar. With over eight years of experience, including serving as a Duke University alumni interviewer, he has guided dozens of students to acceptance at the nation’s top medical schools. Dr. Gupta has also co-founded three startup companies focusing on developing devices to fill technological gaps in interventional specialties.

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. 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. Hunter served as an interviewer on the University of Washington School of Medicine admissions committee for five years. He served as Director of the Preprofessional Health Sciences (PPHS) program at Seattle Pacific University for six years. In this role, he collaborated with the admissions office to promote the PPHS program to applicants and incoming students, provided pre-health advising to program participants, and facilitated courses.

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. Harshbarger currently serves as the national Chair of Administration & Operations for the Emergency Medicine Resident's Association. Over the past 10+ years, she has worked in student mentorship and admissions, serving in roles on admissions committees, as a lead pre-health advisor, transfer student counselor, and peer tutor across subjects from literature to physics.

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. Akrobetu is a resident physician in ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School/Mass General Brigham. At Duke University School of Medicine, he served on the admissions committee, reviewing applications and helping to decide on admissions as a voting committee member.

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. Gomez is a physician, entrepreneur, and seasoned medical school admissions consultant who received his MD and MBA from Stanford University. He served on the Stanford School of Medicine admissions committee for four years, where he evaluated 500+ applications. Students Dr. Gomez has coached have been accepted to top medical schools such as Harvard, Stanford, Tufts, UPenn, and Boston University.

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.

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.

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. Menon holds an MS in bioethics from Harvard Medical School and an MD from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. He completed his clinical pathology residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and is now a microbiology fellow at the Mayo Clinic. He also serves as the faculty facilitator for several courses at the Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Dele-Oni is a general surgery resident at Boston University Medical Center with eight years of mentorship and admissions committee experience. She graduated with a DO from Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she served as an admissions interviewer for four years. Students Dr. Dele-Oni has coached have been accepted to medical schools at Rutgers University, Emory University, the University of Massachusetts, Touro College, the University of Kansas, and other prestigious institutions.

Dr. Shi earned an MD, PhD, MBA, and Master of Occupational Health from the University of Utah. She is board-certified in occupational and preventive medicine and currently serves as a Medical Epidemiologist at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention within the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. Dr. Shi has 10 years of coaching and admissions committee experience, including serving as an interviewer for the University of Utah School of Medicine and the CDC’s Epidemic Intelligence Service Fellowship.

Dr. Hasani is an internal medicine resident at Cooper University Health Care. He earned an MD from Eastern Virginia Medical School with research distinction and multiple institutional scholarships, completed an MS in physiology and biophysics at Georgetown University, and holds a BS in biology from George Mason University. Dr. Hasani has over 10 years of coaching experience, including serving as an applicant interviewer at Eastern Virginia Medical School, where he evaluated 100+ applicants.

Dr. Marion is a board-certified pediatric hospitalist with over a decade of experience in mentorship, admissions, and medical education. She graduated magna cum laude from the University of Alabama at Birmingham with a BA in foreign language and literature, then earned an MD from Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at the same institution. Dr. Marian served on the admissions committee at Morehouse School of Medicine and the institution’s pediatric residency program.

Dr. Khan is an orthopedic surgery resident at Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell. He earned an MD from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, graduating with Distinction in Research. Before attending medical school, he graduated from the New York University Stern School of Business with a BS in finance and economics. Students Dr. Khan has coached have been accepted to medical schools at George Washington University, Hackensack University, SUNY Downstate, and NYITCOM.

Dr. Ng is a board-certified pediatrician and pediatric hospitalist currently practicing at Kaiser Permanente Northern California. She earned a BA from the University of California, San Diego, an MD from Albany Medical College, and completed her pediatric residency training at Kaiser Permanente Northern California, followed by a pediatric hospital medicine fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. Currently, she serves as an interviewer on the Kaiser Permanente Northern California residency admissions team.

Dr. Das is an ophthalmology resident at Loyola University of Chicago who earned an MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. Prior to this, she earned a BS from the University of Maryland, College Park. She has over 5 years of experience mentoring students through the medical school admissions process, including serving as a medical school application screener and interviewer at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Dr. Zafar earned an MD from the University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences. Before medical school, he completed a bachelor’s degree in biological sciences at the University at Buffalo, graduating summa cum laude with Honors. He later completed his transitional year at Northwell Health’s Mather Hospital before beginning a radiology residency at Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Dr. Zafar also served on the Jacobs School of Medicine’s admissions committee as an interviewer.

Dr. Shah is an internal medicine resident physician at the University of Colorado, where he has also accepted a junior partnership position in hospital medicine following his training. Before attending Albany Medical College, he completed the nationally recognized Leadership in Medicine combined BS/MD/MBA program, gaining early exposure to medical education and healthcare systems. Dr. Shah has admissions experience as an interviewer for Albany Medical College and admissions panelist for the Leadership in Medicine Program.

Dr. Ekwonu earned an MD from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, where she also served as a member of the student admissions committee, interviewing candidates, conducting holistic reviews, ranking candidates, and participating in committee deliberations. Before attending Pritzker, she graduated with honors in psychology from the University of Chicago. She is currently a psychiatry resident at Penn Medicine, University of Pennsylvania Health System.

Dr. Castro earned a BA in chemistry from Florida International University, an MPH from George Washington University, and a DO from Nova Southeastern University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. After a transitional year at the University of Miami/Holy Cross Health, Dr. Castro will continue his training in physical medicine and rehabilitation at Broward Health. With admissions experience as a question-and-answer liaison at Nova Southeastern, Dr. Castro offers valuable insight into applicant evaluation and interview performance.

Dr. Reeson graduated with an MD from Creighton University School of Medicine–Phoenix, where she served on the admissions committee for four years. As an admissions committee member, Dr. Reeson reviewed 200+ applications, conducted interviews, and advised on admissions. Now an orthopedic surgery resident at Rush University Medical Center, Dr. Reeson uses her strong background in academics, admissions, and research to help applicants approach the med school application process with confidence.

Dr. Koskey earned an MD from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, where she served as an admissions interviewer. She completed her pediatric residency at Children’s Health in Dallas before serving as an admissions interviewer, reviewer, and Chief Resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. With four years of admissions committee experience, Dr. Koskey has reviewed 250+ applications and interviewed 150+ candidates, giving her keen insight into what medical schools seek in students.

Dr. Reddy completed a highly selective seven-year accelerated BS/MD program on a four-year merit-based scholarship from Augusta University and the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta, where he served as an admissions interviewer and counselor. Following medical school, Dr. Reddy trained as a neurosurgery resident at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, one of the nation’s premier academic neurosurgery programs, and served on their admissions committee as an interviewer as well.

Dr. Offenbacher attended a seven-year BS/MD program, completing her undergraduate studies at the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education at CUNY School of Medicine and an MD at SUNY Downstate School of Medicine, where she also served as an admissions ambassador. She completed a pediatric residency and pursued a pediatric hematology/oncology fellowship at the Children’s Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein School of Medicine, where she served on her residency program’s Applicant Review Core Committee.

Dr. Jiser is a board-certified general surgeon with expertise in minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery, robotic surgery, and bariatric surgery. He earned a Bachelor of Science in biology from Cornell University before completing an MD at New York Medical College, where he was awarded a Trustee Scholarship and served on the admissions committee as a student member. He continued his medical training at New York Medical College for his surgical residency.

Dr. Malige is an orthopedic surgeon and partner at Advanced Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine. He graduated with a BS from the University of California, San Diego, before earning an MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He completed an orthopedic surgery residency at St. Luke’s University Health Network, where he served as Chief Resident and admissions committee member for the program, evaluating and interviewing applicants.

Dr. Go is board-certified in both anesthesiology and pain medicine. He completed an MD at Thomas Jefferson University Sidney Kimmel Medical College, where he served as a medical student interviewer for three years. He completed an anesthesiology residency at George Washington University Hospital, where he served as Chief Resident. He then completed a regional anesthesiology fellowship at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and an interventional pain medicine fellowship through the Tri-Institutional Pain Management Program at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell.

Dr. Grugan is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who completed a degree in biopsychology at Pennsylvania State University and earned an MD from the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University. He then went on to complete his emergency medicine residency at the renowned Cook County Hospital in Chicago, where he trained in one of the nation’s busiest and most challenging clinical environments.

Dr. Caruso graduated summa cum laude from Kennesaw State University before earning an MD from the Medical College of Georgia. He then matched into an anesthesiology residency program at the Advocate Masonic Medical Center. Dr. Caruso has served as an MMI interviewer for the Medical College of Georgia and a Program Evaluation Committee (PEC) member for his anesthesiology residency program, giving him insight into what distinguishes successful applicants across training levels.

Dr. Broussard is a board-certified anesthesiologist who was accepted into the University of Houston/Baylor College of Medicine BS/MD program while still in high school. She earned a BS in biology with a minor in chemistry from the University of Houston before graduating with an MD from the Baylor College of Medicine. She served as a voting member on the Baylor School of Medicine’s admission committee, evaluating over 1,000+ applications over four years.

Dr. Okoli is an emergency medicine physician who graduated with an MD from the Tufts University School of Medicine. She completed her residency at Advocate Christ Medical Center, followed by a Medical Education Fellowship at the University of Michigan, earning a Master of Health Professions Education. Dr. Okoli has six years of admissions committee experience, evaluating hundreds of applications and interviewing candidates for the Tufts University School of Medicine, Advocate Christ Medical Center, and the University of Michigan’s Medical Education Fellowship program.

Dr. Davis is a DO board-certified in internal medicine, pain medicine, and medical affairs. Before attending the University of North Texas Health Science Center/Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine, he completed his Bachelor’s degree at Tarleton State University. He has more than a decade of mentorship and admissions experience, including serving as an adjunct professor at the University of North Texas Health Science Center, where he participated in interviewing, evaluating, and selecting medical school applicants.

Dr. Diamond-Myrsten is a family physician, medical educator, and mentor with 20+ years of experience coaching future healthcare professionals. A former assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, she has served on multiple admissions committees, helping evaluate, interview, and advocate for over 200+ applicants. She has served on admissions committees at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Eastern Virginia Medical School. She has also served as an alumni interviewer at the College of William and Mary.

Dr. Chang is a gynecologic oncology fellow at the University of California, San Francisco, where she cares for patients with female reproductive system cancers. She graduated with an MD from Yale School of Medicine, where she also completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Yale New Haven Hospital. Dr. Chang served on the Yale New Haven Hospital OB/GYN residency admissions committee and received multiple teaching awards, including the prestigious Meehan-Miller Award for Academic Excellence.

Dr. Nwajei is an internal medicine resident whose journey through medicine reflects a deep commitment to service, academic excellence, and mentorship. She earned an MD from Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science. Drawing from 10+ years of medical school leadership, teaching, and real-world clinical experience, she helps students craft authentic, competitive applications that reflect their unique journeys in medicine.

Dr. Heebner is a psychiatry resident who earned both an MD and a master’s in adult education from the Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine. She was a student interviewer for the Penn State College of Medicine’s University Park MD program, where she gained direct insight into how candidates are evaluated both on paper and in interviews. Dr. Heebner has worked with hundreds of pre-medical and medical students throughout their application journeys.

Dr. Okafor is an orthopedic surgery resident at Loyola University Medical Center. She earned an MD from the Quinnipiac University School of Medicine and holds a graduate certificate in advanced biomedical sciences from Georgetown University. With over 10 years of mentorship and admissions experience, she has served on admissions committees for both the Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine and Loyola University Medical Center Orthopaedic Surgery Residency program, reviewing and interviewing applicants across multiple stages of medical training.