Current Residents

Chief Residents (2025-2026)

  • Tyler Cooke, MD

    • CP

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA
    Undergraduate: Emory University
    Medical School: Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
    Future Plans: Molecular Pathology fellowship (Weill Cornell Medicine)
    Academic Interest: Molecular pathology, informatics, medical education
    Hobbies: Reading, board games, playing clarinet

    Tyler Cooke, MD, CUMC pathology resident

  • Sarah Merl (Nee Sabrudin), MBBS

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Malaysia
    Undergraduate: Sunway College, Malaysia
    Medical School: Manipal University, India
    Future Plans: Dermatopathology fellowship (Montefiore) 
    Academic Interests: Skin and soft tissue neoplasm, skin transplantation
    Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, and running 

    Sarah Merl, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Miriam Snow, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
    Undergraduate: Barnard College
    Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Future Plans: GI/Liver fellowship (Columbia)
    Academic Interests: Breast and GI
    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, hanging out with my toddler!

    Miriam Snow, CUIMC pathology resident

PGY4

  • Tianye Liu, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: San Francisco, CA
    Undergraduate: Cornell University 
    Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine
    Future Plans: Hematopathology (Columbia)
    Academic Interests: Hematopathology
    Hobbies: Anime, Mongolian history, competitive mahjong, music composition

    Tianye Liu, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Sarah Merl (Nee Sabrudin), MBBS

    • AP/CP, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Malaysia
    Undergraduate: Sunway College, Malaysia
    Medical School: Manipal University, India
    Future Plans: Dermatopathology fellowship (Montefiore) 
    Academic Interests: Skin and soft tissue neoplasm, skin transplantation
    Hobbies: Cooking, traveling, and running 

    Sarah Merl, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Miriam Snow, MD

    • AP/CP, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
    Undergraduate: Barnard College
    Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Future Plans: TBD
    Academic Interests: Breast and GI
    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, hanging out with my 6-month-old baby!

    Miriam Snow, CUIMC pathology resident

PGY3

  • Tyler Cooke, MD

    • CP, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA
    Undergraduate: Emory University
    Medical School: Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
    Future Plans: Molecular Pathology fellowship (Weill Cornell Medicine)
    Academic Interest: Molecular pathology, informatics, medical education
    Hobbies: Reading, board games, playing clarinet

    Tyler Cooke, MD, CUMC pathology resident

  • Helen Ellsworth, MD

    • AP/NP

    Hometown: Plymouth, NH
    Undergraduate: University of Chicago
    Medical School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
    Future Plans: Neuropathology, Forensics
    Academic Interest: Autopsy, neurodegenerative disease
    Hobbies: Classical music, painting, Wikipedia

    Helen Ellsworth, MD, CUMC pathology resident

  • Victoria Iannarone, MD

    • CP

    Hometown: Jenkintown, PA
    Undergraduate: Connecticut College
    Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine (Temple University)
    Future Plans: TBD
    Academic Interest: Women's Health
    Hobbies: Figure skating, biking, hiking, & meditation

    Victoria Iannarone, MD, CUMC pathology resident

  • Jordan Metz, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Goldens Bridge, NY
    Undergraduate: McGill University, Montreal, QC
    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Future Plans: Molecular pathology and possibly microbiology fellowships
    Academic Interests: Computational biology, programming, transcriptional and translational regulation
    Hobbies: Foraging and fermenting, botany and mycology, video and board games, and adventuring with my beagle, Butters

    Jordan Metz, MD, PhD, CUMC Pathology resident

  • Barbara (Bobbie) Pelham-Web, MD, PhD

    • CP

    Hometown: Reston, VA
    Undergraduate: Princeton University
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Future Plans: Transfusion Medicine fellowship (New York Blood Center)
    Academic Interests: Transfusion medicine, cell & gene therapy, regenerative medicine 
    Hobbies: Running, hiking, live music, reading sci-fi & fantasy

    Barbara (Bobbie) Pelham-Web, MD, PhD, CUMC pathology resident

  • Zhe (Jason) Zhu, M.Med

    • AP/NP

    Hometown: Liuzhou, China
    Undergraduate: Guangxi Medical University
    Medical School: Guangxi Medical University
    Future Plans: Cytopathology (NYU Grossman)
    Academic Interest: Neuro-oncology, clinical trials
    Hobbies: Jogging, hiking, biking

    Zhe (Jason) Zhu, M.Med, CUMC pathology resident

PGY2

  • Alberto Ardura-Fabregat, MD, PhD

    • AP/NP

    Hometown: Madrid, Spain.
    Medical School: University of Navarra, Spain (there is no undergrad before med school in Spain)
    PhD: Albert-Ludwig University Freiburg, Germany
    Future Plans: Neuropathology (Columbia), academia
    Academic Interests: Neuroimmunology, autoimmune diseases and neurodegeneration
    Hobbies: Rock climbing, hiking, piano, biking

    Alberto Ardura-Fabregat, Resident of CUIMC Pathology

  • Damon Ceylan, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Norwood, NJ
    Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University
    Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Future Plans: GI fellowship
    Academic Interests: GI fellowship
    Hobbies: Pickleball, Soccer, Video Games, Coffee

    Damon Ceylan, resident of CUIMC pathology

  • Luke Dawson, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Rochester, NY
    Undergraduate: Winthrop University
    Medical School: Quillen College of Medicine
    Future Plans: Continue government service at Veteran’s Administration hospital
    Academic Interests: Surgical pathology, public health, forensics
    Hobbies: Weight lifting, running, cooking, tie-dye

    Luke Dawson, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Peter Koch, MD, PhD

    • AP/NP

    Hometown: Englewood, NJ
    Undergraduate: California Institute of Technology
    Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
    Future Plans: Neuropathology, academic research
    Academic Interests: CNS tumors, digital pathology, tumor microenvironment, drug discovery
    Hobbies: Trying out new cafes and restaurants, exploring NYC, museums, running, tennis

    Peter Koch, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Brandon Litvak, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
    Undergraduate: Loyola Marymount University
    Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine-Tel Aviv University
    Future Plans: Molecular Pathology, Hematopathology
    Academic Interests: Digital Pathology, Molecular Diagnostics, Medical Education
    Hobbies: Tea drinking, hiking, reading, video games, going to music shows

    Brandon Litvak, resident of CUIMC Pathology

  • Jennifer Quinter, MD

    • AP

    Hometown: Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania
    Undergraduate: Arcadia University
    Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
    Future Plans: Forensic pathology fellowship
    Academic Interests: Forensics
    Hobbies: Arts and crafts, fashion design, video games, cats

    Jennifer Quinter, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Kevin Wang, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Edison, NJ
    Undergraduate: UCLA
    Medical School: UC Irvine
    Future Plans: GI fellowship
    Academic Interests: Molecular microbiology & GI pathology
    Hobbies: Video and board games, traveling, watching musicals and drag shows, rubbing my cat Meeko's belly

    Kevin Wang, CUIMC pathology resident

PGY1

  • Suchet Anand, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Farmington Hills, MI
    Undergraduate: University of Michigan
    Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
    Future Plans: Hemepath or GI Fellowship
    Academic Interests: Heme and GI
    Hobbies: Pickleball, Tennis, watching the NBA & NFL, Video & Board Games, exploring NYC, and taking care of my Monstera

    Suchet Anand, MD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • Nicholas Boivin, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Wyckoff, NJ
    Undergraduate: Rutgers - New Brunswick
    Medical School: Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
    Future Plans: TBD
    Academic Interests: TBD
    Hobbies: weightlifting, video games

    Nicholas Boivin, MD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • William Borchert, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Marlboro, NY
    Undergraduate: SUNY New Paltz
    PhD: Harvard University
    Medical School: SUNY Upstate
    Future Plans: Clinical Informatics
    Academic Interests: Cardiovascular and environmental epidemiology
    Hobbies: Gardening, gymnastics, and home improvements

    Willian Borchert, MD, PhD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • Dan Dou, MD, PhD

    • AP/NP

    Hometown: Grosse Pointe, MI
    Undergraduate: Harvard University
    Medical School/PhD: University of Pennsylvania
    Future Plans: Neuropathology fellowship and career as a physician-scientist studying neurodegeneration
    Academic Interests: Neurodegeneration
    Hobbies: Hotpot, feeding lettuce to my pet rabbit, memorizing Pathology Outlines

    Dan Dou, MD, PhD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • Rose Maisner, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Bay Head, NJ
    Undergraduate: The College of New Jersey (7 Year Medical Program)
    Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Future Plans: Forensic and/or Molecular Pathology fellowships
    Academic Interests: forensic pathology, breast/GYN pathology, molecular pathology, medical education
    Hobbies: Pilates, K-Pop dancing, concerts, jigsaw puzzles, exploring new restaurants and writing Beli reviews

    Rose Maisner, MD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • Tyler Steidl, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: North Ridgeville, OH
    Undergraduate: University of Central Florida
    Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
    Future Plans: An academic position that lets me teach and mentor students and residents as well as do research
    Academic Interests: Neuroregeneration, medical ethics, molecular biomarker development
    Hobbies: Tabletop roleplaying and board games, hiking, fencing, caving, video games

    Tyler Steidle, MD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

  • Emma Thames, MD

    • AP/CP

    Medical school: McGovern Medical School at UT Health Houston
    Future Plans: TBD
    Academic Interests: Undecided! Everything interests me right now!
    Hobbies: baking at the drop of a hat, being the token literature friend at trivia, amateur watercolor, and planning my next camping trip

    Emma Thanmes, MD, resident of CUIMC department of pathology and cell biology

Oral Pathology

  • Victoria Scarpa, DMD

    • OP, PGY3
    Victoria Scarpa - CUIMC Oral Pathology resident

  • Jonathan Ovetsky, DMD

    • OP, PGY1

    Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ
    Dental School: Rutgers School of Dental Medicine
    Future Plans: Academia or private practice TBD, potential head and neck fellowship
    Academic interests: HPV in the head and neck, aphthous ulcers
    Hobbies: Watching Sumo wrestling, hiking, DnD, walking my cat, Japanese history, virtual horse racing

    Jonathan Ovetsky - CUIMC Oral Pathology resident

  • Sophie Zhu, DMD

    • OP, PGY1

    Hometown: Montreal, Canada
    Dental School: McGill University (Dent-P program)
    Future Plans: Oral pathology and orofacial pain
    Academic Interests: Orofacial pain
    Hobbies: movies, museums, concerts

    Sophie Zhu - CUIMC Oral Pathology resident