Current Residents

2024-2025 Chief Residents

  • Vladislav Korobeynikov, MD, PhD

    • AP/NP, PGY3

    Hometown: Novosibirsk, Russia
    Undergraduate and Medical School: Novosibirsk State University, Department of Medicine
    Future plans: Neuropathology, Research
    Academic Interests: Nervous system disorders and neurodegeneration in particular
    Hobbies: Growing various orchid species

    Vladislav Korobeynikov, CUIMC pathology resident

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

    • CP, PGY2

    Hometown: Reston, VA
    Undergraduate: Princeton University
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Future Plans: Transfusion medicine, research
    Academic Interests: Cell & gene therapy, regenerative medicine, women's health, immunogenetics
    Hobbies: Running, hiking, live music, reading sci-fi & fantasy

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

  • Zhe Ran "Susan" Duan, MD, PhD

    • AP, PGY3

    Hometown: Toronto
    Undergraduate: Cornell University
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Future plans: Surgical Pathology fellowship (Columbia)
    Academic Interests: GI pathology
    Hobbies: Bouldering, reading, exploring food and the arts in NYC

    Susan Duan, CUIMC pathology resident

PGY4

  • Courtney Connelly, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Rochester, NY
    Undergraduate: Tufts University
    Medical School: SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
    Future plans: Gynecologic Pathology fellowship (MSKCC)
    Academic Interests:Women’s health, HPV-associated malignancies
    Hobbies: Hiking, gardening, trying new restaurants 

    Connelly Courtney

  • Niyati Desai, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Surat, Gujarat, India
    MBBS: Government Medical College, Surat, India
    MD: C.U. Shah Medical College, India
    Future Plans: Cytology and Thoracic Pathology fellowships (MSKCC)
    Academic Interests: microbiology, molecular diagnostics, biomarker discovery, repeat RNA, RNA- in situ hybridization
    Hobbies: Taking long walks, gardening, reading books, art and craft -including minakari stone work on glass

    Niyati Desai

  • Michelle Garlin, MD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Caracas, Venezuela.
    Undergraduate and medical school: Jose Maria Vargas School of Medicine, Universidad Central de Venezuela.
    Future plans: Cytopathology and Thoracic Pathology fellowships (MSKCC)
    Academic interests: Pulmonary pathology, cytopathology, breast pathology, tumor microenvironment
    Hobbies: Art, yoga & meditation, cats.

    Michelle Garlin

  • Yin Guo, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Henan, China 
    Undergraduate: Zunyi Medical University, China 
    Medical School:  Zunyi Medical University, China
    Graduate School: Vanderbilt University 
    Future plans: GI/Liver Pathology fellowship (Columbia) 
    Academic Interests: Cancer Immunotherapy, IBD pouch study  
    Hobbies: Lake fishing, camping, hiking, painting, and growing different kinds of succulents 

    Yin Guo

PGY3

  • Zhe Ran "Susan" Duan, MD, PhD

    • AP, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Toronto
    Undergraduate: Cornell University
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Future plans: Surgical Pathology fellowship (Columbia)
    Academic Interests: GI pathology
    Hobbies: Bouldering, reading, exploring food and the arts in NYC

    Susan Duan, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Vladislav Korobeynikov, MD, PhD

    • AP/NP, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Novosibirsk, Russia
    Undergraduate and Medical School: Novosibirsk State University, Department of Medicine
    Future plans: Neuropathology, Research
    Academic Interests: Nervous system disorders and neurodegeneration in particular
    Hobbies: Growing various orchid species

    Vladislav Korobeynikov, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Tianye Liu, MD, PhD

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: San Francisco, CA
    Undergraduate: Cornell University 
    Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine
    Future plans: TBD
    Academic Interests: AP/CP
    Hobbies: Anime, Mongolian history, competitive mahjong, music composition

    Tianye Liu, CUIMC pathology resident

  • Sarah Merl (Nee Sabrudin), MBBS

    • AP/CP

    Hometown: Malaysia
    Undergraduate: Sunway College, Malaysia
    Medical School: Manipal University, India
    Future plans: Dermatopathology, Surgical Pathology 
    Academic Interests: Transplant and Immunology
    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: TBD
    Academic Interests: Breast and GI
    Hobbies: Running in Central Park, hanging out with my 6-month-old baby!

    Miriam Snow, CUIMC pathology resident

PGY2

  • Tyler Cooke, MD

    • CP

    Hometown: Atlanta, GA
    Undergraduate: Emory University
    Medical School: Columbia University, Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons
    Future Plans: Clinical Informatics fellowship
    Academic Interest: Informatics, molecular pathology, 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, Chief Resident

    Hometown: Reston, VA
    Undergraduate: Princeton University
    Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
    Future Plans: Transfusion medicine, research
    Academic Interests: Cell & gene therapy, regenerative medicine, women's health, immunogenetics
    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: Neuropathology, surgical pathology
    Academic Interest: Neuro-oncology, clinical trials
    Hobbies: Jogging, hiking, biking

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

PGY1

  • 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: I'm aiming to become a Physician-Scientist.
    Academic Interests: Neuroimmunology, autoimmune diseases and neurodegeneration.
    Hobbies: Cooking, rock climbing, hiking, playing the piano, biking, running, swimming.

    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: Get married; Find my niche in Pathology; Buy an expensive pickleball paddle
    Academic Interests: Surgath, Hemepath
    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, neuropathology, public health
    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/CP

    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: TBD
    Academic Interests: Molecular microbiology
    Hobbies: Video and board games, traveling, watching musicals and drag shows, rubbing my cat Meeko's belly

    Kevin Wang, CUIMC pathology resident

Oral Pathology

  • Monica Kowalski, DMD

    • OP, PGY3

    Hometown: Chicago, IL
    Undergraduate: Loyola University Chicago
    Medical School: Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health
    Future plans: TBD
    Academic Interests: Predoctoral education; Oral Pathology; Oral Cancer Pain and Implications for Clinical Therapy
    Hobbies: Weightlifting, volleyball, creating flower arrangements, candle making, yoga

    Monica Kowalski, DMD

  • Victoria Scarpa, DDS

    • OP, PGY2