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Rutgers Rising Star Scholars

The Rutgers Rising Star Scholars program recognizes medical school students who demonstrate excellence across the Rutgers Health mission areas, including academic achievement, excellence in discovery, innovation and entrepreneurship, and commitment to our community.

Rising Star Scholars must be a student of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School or New Jersey Medical School. Awardees receive $20,000 at the completion of their first year of a Rutgers Health‐based residency or fellowship, and up to nine years after for each year they remain employed by Rutgers or RWJBarnabas Health.

Meet the 2023 Rutgers Rising Stars

Alexa Altchek
Rosemay Behmer Hansen
Susanna Betti
Ellen Margaret Cahill
Taylor Corsi
Robert Louis Dalcortivo
Zoee D'Costa
Jared Alexander Escobar
Zhuojun Guo
Catherine Henckel
Matthew Henderson
Mustafa Jaffry
Michael Francis Levidy
Allison Murawski
Alejandro Pando
Daniella Portal
Fady Soliman
Jennifer Kho Su
Siri Uppuluri
Devin P. Vasoya

Alexa Altchek
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Pediatrics
Residency: Boston Children’s Hospital

Rosemary Behmer Hansen
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Psychiatry
Residency: Ohio State University

Susanna Betti
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Ellen Margaret Cahill
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Urology
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital

Taylor Corsi
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: General Surgery
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital

Robert Louis DalCortivo
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Zoee D'Costa
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency: UCLA Medical Center

Jared Alexander Escobar
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Emergency Medicine
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Zhuojun Guo
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency: University of Arkansas

Catherine Henckel
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Family Medicine
Residency: Greater Lawrence Family Health Center

Matthew Henderson
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency: Cleveland Clinic-Cole Eye Institute

Mustafa Jaffry
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Michael Francis Levidy
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
Residency: Penn State Hershey Medical Center

Allison Murawski
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency: Duke University Medical Center

Alejandro Pando
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Daniella Portal
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Urology
Residency: Georgetown University Hospital

Fady Soliman
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Specialty: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Residency: New York Prebyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

Jennifer Kho Su
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Residency: Harvard Spaulding Rehab Hospital

Siri Uppuluri
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Ophthalmology
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Devin P. Vasoya
New Jersey Medical School
Specialty: Internal Medicine
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

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Past Honorees

  • Ahsanuddin, Salma

    Salma Ahsanuddin
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Otolaryngology
    Residency: Montefiore Medical Center, NY

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    Alejandra Bolanos-Delgado
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine
    Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Katherine Briski

    Katherine Briski
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Joshua B. Cadwell
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

    Vanessa K. Cedarbaum
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency: Yale, CT

    Angelika Drozd
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency: New Jersey Medical School

    Adam Fano
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
    Residency: Thomas Jefferson University, PA

    Mishel E. Figueroa
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Residency: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ

    Sean Z. Haimowitz
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Otolaryngology
    Residency: New Jersey Medical School

    Kunj Jain
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Urology
    Residency: New Jersey Medical School

    Allison S. Liang
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Neurosurgery
    Residency: University of Utah

    Alex F. Lin
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Diagnostic Radiology
    Residency: New York-Presbyterian

    Shane S. Neibart
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Radiation Oncology
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

    Chaden Noureddine
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Psychiatry
    Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

    Kristin R. Riddle
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Residency: New Jersey Medical School

    Marlena Sabatino
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Surgery
    Residency: Massachusetts General Hospital

    Yash S. Shah
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Ophthalmology
    Residency: New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai

    Sally Tarabey
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics and Gynecology
    Residency: Boston University, MA

    Amr M. Tawfik
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
    Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, NY

    Seiichi Villalona
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

     
  • Nathalia Arias-Alzate

    Nathalia Arias-Alzate
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine/A-Program
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Jessica Barnes

    Jessica Barnes
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Anesthesiology
    Residency Program: Preliminary Medicine: MedStar Union Memorial Hospital, MD; Anesthesiology: Johns Hopkins Hospital, MD

    Angel Chen

    Angel Chen
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Aastha Chokshi

    Aastha Chokshi
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital

    Katherine Chung

    Katherine Chung
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine
    Residency Program: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

    Crystal Diaz

    Crystal Diaz
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: General Surgery
    Residency Program: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, NC

    Danielle Flood

    Danielle Flood
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine - Pawtucket
    Residency Program: Brown University/Kent Hospital, RI

    Charles Hamilton

    Charles Hamilton
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Vascular Surgery
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Robert A. Huseby

    Robert A. Huseby
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Anesthesiology
    Residency Program: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

    Stephen Lieto

    Stephen Lieto
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

    Margaret MacGibeny

    Margaret MacGibeny
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Dermatology
    Residency Program: Yale New Haven Hospital, CT

    L. Julian McRae

    L. Julian McRae
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Surgery-Preliminary
    Residency Program: Stony Brook University Hospital, NY

    Maximilian Munoz

    Maximilian Munoz
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: General Surgery
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Daphney Noel

    Daphney Noel
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
    Residency Program: Temple University Hospital, PA

    Reshma Parikh

    Reshma Parikh
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
    Residency Program: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ

    Neeket (Nick) Patel

    Neeket (Nick) Patel
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Ophthalmology
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Nithisha Prasad

    Nithisha Prasad
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Neurology
    Residency Programs: Preliminary Medicine: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, PA; Neurology: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

    Claire Ruane

    Claire Ruane
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Cassandra Soto

    Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Vascular Surgery
    Residency Program: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NY

    Reshma Vohra

    Reshma Vohra
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

  • Brandy Burgos
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency Program: Northwestern McGaw/Lurie Children's Hospital, IL

    Maxine Chan
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Residency Program: Duke University Medical Center, NC

    Steffany Conyers
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
    Residency Program: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, MA 

    Matthew Delbert
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Ashley Dixon

    Ashley Dixon
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell

    Angelica Gangemi

    Angelica Gangemi
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine and Pediatrics
    Residency Program: Christiana Care, DE

    Talicia Jackson

    Talicia Jackson
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Obstetrics-Gynecology
    Residency Program: Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center, NJ

    Jessica Ludolph

    Jessica Ludolph
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency Program: Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ

    Kathryn Whitehill

    Kathryn Whitehill
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency Program: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, NJ

    Emily Yosh

    Emily Yosh
    New Jersey Medical School
    Specialty: Surgery
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Zachary Berlant

    Zachary Berlant
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Pediatrics
    Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

    Elizabeth Ginalis

    Elizabeth Ginalis
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Neurological Surgery
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Daniel Haddad

    Daniel Haddad
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Orthopedic Surgery
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Patrick Hughes

    Patrick Hughes
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Ophthalmology
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Samuel Kogan

    Samuel Kogan
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Plastic Surgery
    Residency Program: Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, NC

    Daniel Levin

    Daniel Levin
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Emergency Medicine
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Brittany Martinez

    Brittany Martinez
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine
    Residency Program: New York-Presbyterian Hospital-Columbia University Medical Center

    Travis Quinoa

    Travis Quinoa
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Neurological Surgery
    Residency Program: New Jersey Medical School

    Yekaterina Sherman

    Yekaterina Sherman
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Internal Medicine
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

    Rebecca Shipkin

    Rebecca Shipkin (formerly Temkin)
    Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
    Specialty: Family Medicine
    Residency Program: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

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