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. 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. 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. 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. 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. Sher is an anesthesiology resident at UCLA Health who earned an MD from the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine, where he served on the admissions committee as an interviewer. With years of admissions committee and mentorship experience, Dr. Sher has helped students get accepted to med schools at Stanford, UCLA, UCSF, UC Davis, Emory, Tufts, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Michigan, and many other institutions.

Dr. Duker is a family medicine physician and population health clinician who earned an MD from Ross University School of Medicine and an MPH from Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health. With over twenty years of mentorship experience and a deep commitment to medical education, Dr. Duker has guided students to medical school acceptance at Columbia University, the University of Virginia, CUNY, Morehouse College, Meharry Medical College, and New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, among others.

Dr. Goodhue is an emergency medicine resident at Mount Sinai Hospital/Elmhurst Hospital. He earned an MD from the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill School of Medicine on a full-tuition merit scholarship. With five years of medical admissions mentorship experience, Dr. Goodhue draws on his own path to medicine to help applicants craft compelling narratives for their medical school applications.

Dr. Mendola is an ophthalmology research fellow at Wills Eye Hospital who earned her DO from the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine (UNE COM). With three years of experience as a student interviewer on UNE COM's admissions committee, Dr. Mendola brings direct insight into what admissions teams look for in applicants. She also served as a school ambassador for four years, guiding pre-medical students through the application process.

Dr. Choudhry is an anesthesiology resident physician at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He earned an MD from the University of Maryland School of Medicine and graduated summa cum laude with a BS from Salisbury University. With seven years of mentorship experience, Dr. Choudhry has helped students gain acceptance to institutions including Emory University School of Medicine, the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine, and Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.

Dr. Onwuegbuchu earned an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine as a National Health Service Corps (NHSC) Scholar. She is currently an internal medicine-pediatrics resident physician at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, where she has served on her program’s admissions committee as an interviewer for three years.

Dr. Hatch is a child neurology resident physician at Boston Children’s Hospital. He earned an MD/PhD and an MS in biological sciences from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, where he served on the MD/PhD admissions and recruitment committees. In these roles, he evaluated MD/PhD applications, interviewed candidates, and contributed to admissions decisions.

Dr. Thure is an internal medicine resident who earned an MD from the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. She also earned an MPH from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University, where she won the Emory Global Health Initiative Intramural Case Competition. Dr. Thure worked as an epidemiologist in the Tennessee Department of Health for 10 years before beginning her residency at UCLA Health.

Dr. Frimpong graduated from the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University before becoming an integrated cardiothoracic surgery resident at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. With six years of mentorship experience, she has helped students gain acceptance to medical schools such as Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Penn State College of Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and UCSF School of Medicine.

Dr. Emenogu earned an MD from the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences, where he served on the admissions committee for three years. As an admissions committee member, Dr. Emenogu reviewed applications, interviewed candidates, participated in making admissions decisions, and gained insight into what distinguishes successful medical school applicants. He is currently a neurology resident at the University of Chicago Medical Center and plans to pursue a neurocritical care fellowship at Rush University Medical Center.

Dr. Mittal is an internal medicine resident who graduated with a DO from the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, where he served on the admissions committee for four years. As an admissions committee member, Dr. Mittal reviewed hundreds of applications. Students he has mentored have been accepted to top medical schools at Johns Hopkins University, UCLA, and the University of Florida.

Dr. Ladha is a pediatric resident at Boston Children's Hospital and Boston Medical Center, training through Harvard Medical School's Integrated Research Pathway. She earned her MD and PhD in genetics and developmental biology from the University of Connecticut School of Medicine, where she served as an admissions committee interviewer for both MD and MD/PhD programs for six years, participating in application review and candidate evaluation.

Dr. Francois is a vascular medicine specialist and emergency medicine physician who earned an MD from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry (URMC), where she served as an admissions interviewer. She also completed her residency at URMC, where she served as an interviewer and admissions board member for the emergency medicine program. Students she has mentored have been accepted to medical schools at Columbia, Johns Hopkins, Mount Sinai, NYU, and the University of Rochester, among others.

Dr. Jang is an internal medicine resident at Virginia Mason Franciscan Health. She earned a DO from Lincoln Memorial University’s DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine, where she supported the admissions committee as an assistant. With over five years of medical admissions experience, Dr. Jang has guided over 100 applicants to acceptance into MD and DO programs in 30+ states, Canada, and the Caribbean.

Dr. Wilson internal medicine resident at Cook County Health and Hospitals System. He graduated with an MD from the University of Mississippi School of Medicine, where he served on the interview committee and as an admissions ambassador for three years. With five years of coaching experience, Dr. Wilson has helped students gain admission to medical schools at the University of Chicago, Rush University, the University of Mississippi, and others.

Dr. Faluade is a double board-certified anesthesiologist and interventional pain specialist who earned an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) School of Medicine. With years of mentorship experience guiding aspiring physicians, he has helped students gain admission to medical schools such as Howard University College of Medicine, Meharry Medical College, and UTMB School of Medicine.

Dr. Pierre is a pediatrician who earned an MD from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine (AUC). Before attending AUC, Dr. Pierre graduated from Oakwood University with a Bachelor of Science in biology and earned a Master of biomedical sciences from Barry University. She has served as an admissions ambassador for AUC for nearly ten years and has helped students gain admission to Caribbean med schools, including AUC, St. George's University, and Ross University.

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. Shah is a diagnostic and interventional radiology resident who earned an MD from SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, where he served on the admissions committee as a student liaison and interviewer. He has mentored students who have been accepted to Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra, Penn State College of Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, and New York Medical College, among others.

Dr. Santos graduated with a DO from the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and is now a general surgery resident at Brooklyn Hospital Center. She brings six years of admissions committee experience to her role, having served as an admissions interviewer at the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine and as an admissions ambassador for her residency program at Brooklyn Hospital Center.

Dr. Hueniken is an anesthesiology resident who graduated with an MS in genomic medicine and an MD from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, where he was selected as one of only eight students annually for a highly competitive genomics track. He served on the admissions committee at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine for three years, where he evaluated applications, interviewed candidates, and contributed to admissions decisions.

Dr. Battaglia is a family medicine physician and admissions coach who currently works in urgent care at Centra Health. He earned a DO from Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed Centra Health’s Lynchburg Family Medicine Residency Program. In addition to his clinical work, he has participated in residency admissions through applicant interviews and the ranking process, giving him direct insight into how programs evaluate candidates.

Dr. Zhou is an emergency medicine resident at Loyola University Medical Center who earned an MD from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, where he also served on the admissions committee for three years. Students he has mentored have been accepted to prestigious medical schools at the University of Chicago, New York University, the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, UCLA, and UC San Diego, among others.

Dr. Hong is an internal medicine resident at the University of California, Los Angeles, and an incoming cardiology fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned an MD from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, where she served as an Admissions Executive Leader. With over five years of admissions and coaching experience, Dr. Hong brings keen insight into what distinguishes successful applicants.

Dr. Attia graduated with an MD from the Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S). He served on the VP&S admissions committee for five years as the Student Co-Chair and as an admissions officer, reviewing hundreds of applications. Dr. Attia was also the President of his class throughout his time at Columbia VP&S.

Dr. Toubat is a cardiac surgery resident at the University of Pennsylvania and a physician-scientist who graduated with an MD/PhD from the USC Keck School of Medicine and Caltech. He also earned his undergraduate degree in biological sciences from the University of Southern California, where he graduated cum laude. Dr. Toubat served on the USC Keck School of Medicine MD/PhD admissions committee for five years as a committee member and interviewer.

Dr. Collier is a family physician at AdventHealth and a former Chief Resident of the Christ Hospital/University of Cincinnati. She earned an MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. She has over seven years of admissions committee experience at both Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, evaluating over 500 applicants during her tenure.

Dr. d’Antonio-Bertagnolli graduated from the dual-degree MD/MPH program with a concentration in analytics at Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, where she also served as a student interviewer for the medical school admissions committee. She pursued residency training at the Inspira Health Network. With experience reviewing applications and interviewing candidates, Dr. d’Antonio-Bertagnolli brings valuable insight into the admissions process alongside years of mentorship and advising experience.

Dr. Dang graduated with an MD on a merit scholarship from California University of Science and Medicine, where he served as an admissions committee member. With ten years of teaching and mentorship experience, students he has coached have been accepted to medical programs at Stanford, Duke, Cornell, Vanderbilt, UCLA, UC Irvine, the University of Southern California, the University of Washington, Case Western Reserve, Oregon Health & Science University, the University of Oklahoma, and others.

Dr. Nash is an internal medicine resident in the Specialty Training and Advanced Research (STAR) Program for physician-scientists at the University of California, Los Angeles. He earned an MD/PhD on a full scholarship at the University of Colorado Anschutz School of Medicine, where he served on multiple admissions committees for seven years. Across these roles, Dr. Nash has reviewed over 3,000 applications, interviewed over 300 candidates, and was involved in the decision-making process.

Dr. Obiarinze graduated with an MD from the University of Texas Medical Branch John Sealy School of Medicine. After medical school, she started a general surgery residency and completed a Postdoctoral Research Scholar Fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, where she served as a Resident Research Fellow in the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery.

Dr. Horn is a pathologist and former Chief Medical Officer at Mary Lanning Healthcare with over 10 years of experience in clinical practice, medical leadership, and student mentorship. He earned an MD from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where he also completed his residency in anatomic and clinical pathology and a fellowship in surgical pathology. As a resident at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Dr. Horn was responsible for interviewing all applicants as Chief Resident.