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New York Medical College at Westchester Medical Center Ophthalmology

Residency · Valhalla, NY

Sponsored by New York Medical College · Director Sankara Mahesh

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Class size
3
Visas
J-1, H-1BH-1B for some
PGY-2 salary
$84k2026 to 2027
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Who started, by class

Started 20254 on record · 1 US MD, 2 international · 2 published before starting
  • Bani Antonio-AguirreUniversidad Panamericana Escuela de Medicina18 papers · 7 first author · 2 case reports · 2 reviews
  • Aya ShokairUniversity of California Riverside School of Medicine1 paper
  • Benjamin Goodfriend
  • Riya ShahSaint George's University School of Medicine
Started 20246 on record · 6 US MD · 3 published before starting
  • Nicholas HymanColumbia Univ Coll of Phys & Surgeons2 papers
  • Alexandra DolgettaUniversity of Maryland School of Medicine1 paper · 1 first author
  • Emanuel MordechaevNew York Med Coll1 paper · 1 case report
  • Michael SeleskiNew York Med Coll
  • Natasha SukerkarNew York Med Coll
  • Nicholas CuppariRutgers New Jersey Med Sch

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to internal medicine.

Months at each site

  • Westchester Medical Center20 mo
  • Metropolitan Hospital Center16 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Internal Medicine Residency6
  • Fellowship4
  • Glaucoma Fellowship2
  • Ophthalmic Plastic And Reconstructive Surgery Fellowship2
  • Pediatric Ophthalmology Fellowship2
  • Retina Fellowship2

Where graduates work now

  • Kaiser Permanente Southern California4
  • SightMD4
  • New York Medical College2
  • NYU Grossman School of Medicine2
  • Physician Affiliate Group of New York2
  • A James Segal MD Pa Medeyeassociates1

Research

75% of current residents have a paper since 2023

9 of 12, 50 papers between them

  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Diseases and Treatments
  • Ophthalmology and Eye Disorders
  • Intraocular Surgery and Lenses
  • Corneal surgery and disorders

People

Leadership

  • Sankara MaheshResidency Program Director
  • Pearl RosenbaumResidency Associate Program Director
  • Raymond WongSite Director, NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
  • Thaddeus WandelDirector of Wellness

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Faculty, residents, graduates and the people residents publish with.

Place

Summers reach 83°, winters fall to 23°. About 28 inches of snow a year.

Weather by month

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Commute

559k people live within 20 minutes of Westchester Medical Center by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $2,940 a month within 10 miles of Westchester Medical Center.

Hazards

  • Strong wind
  • Winter storms
  • Lightning
  • River flooding

Publishes with residents

  • Aakriti ShuklaOphthalmology, 2 residents
  • Natasha KolomeyerOphthalmology, 2 residents
  • Lauren HockOphthalmology, 2 residents