Alumni Placements

2026 Graduates
Elliot Banayan, MD, Surgical Critical Care, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans, Shreveport, LA 
Abid Qureshi, MD, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, NYU Langone Hospital, Long Island, NY
Teng Teng, MD, Bariatric Fellowship, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, Cleveland, OH

2025 Graduates
Michael Arulin, MD, General Surgery, Portsmouth Naval Hospital, VA
Jamie Han, DO, Acute Care/Surgery Fellowship, University of Iowa
Samir Narula, MD, Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

2024 Graduates
Mei Cao, MD, Vascular Surgery Fellowship, Zucker SOM, Northwell/LIJ, Long Island, NY
Abner Ocasio, MD, Trauma and Critical Care, Westchester Medical Center, Valhalla, NY
Ali Shayesteh, MD, Plastic Surgery Residency, Nassau/Stony Brook, Long Island, NY


2023 Graduates
John Bartolotta, MD, Complex GI Surgery Fellowship Program, Penn Medicine Princeton Medical Center
Natalie Best, MD, Group Practice General Surgery, Florida
Christina Cuoccio, MD, Surgical Critical Care/Acute Care Unit, Jackson Memorial Health, University of Miami

2022 Graduates
Shaan Alam, MD, MIS/Bariatric Fellowship, Cleveland Clinic
Sara Saad El-Dien, MD, General Surgery Practice, Northern Maine Medical Center
Gregory Zielinski, MD, MIS/Bariatric Fellowship, NYU Winthrop Hospital