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Class of 2024
Daniel Tirado, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Calexico, CA
Undergraduate: Northern Arizona University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate
Favorite Chief Complaint: Allergies
Favorite thing about Syracuse: Apizza Regionale
EM Interests: Toxicology, PEM
Joan Chou, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Undergraduate: UCLA
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Favorite Chief Complaint: "Other"
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Snow, no traffic, having all four seasons, and suprisingly decent food
EM Interests: FEMinEM, Education, Administration, and International EM
Marc Hedlund, MD
Hometown: Stockholm, Sweden
Medical School: Lund University, Sweden
Favorite Chief Complaint: “Police brought me here”
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: The people
EM Interests: Education, Helicopter EMS, Rural EM
Gurjot Multani, DO
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergraduate: Adelphi University
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Favorite Chief Complaint: Abdominal Pain
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Lively downtown scene with so many outdoors activities near by
EM Interests: Healthcare, Administration
Nicholas Davis, DO
Hometown: Spokane, WA
Undergraduate: Whitman College
Medical School: Western University of Health Sciences, NW campus
Favorite Chief Complaint: Hand vs log-splitter
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Cheap to live, great food and quick to get to the outdoors.
EM Interests: EM Ultrasound, EM Education
Nicholas Cocchran-Caggiano, MD
Hometown: Brookline, MA
Undergraduate: Boston College
Medical School: Albany Medical College
Favorite Chief Complaint: "Fever"
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: CNY regional Market - good cheap produce and the world'sbest rum cake from Albany
EM Interests: Health Policy, EMS, Resuscitation, Toxicology, and Infectious Disease
Allyson Coopersmith, MD
Hometown: New York, NY
Undergraduate: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland
Favorite Chief Complaint: ED to ED transfer
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: All of the outdoors stuff to do! Especially all of the biking trails
EM Interests: EMS, Sports Medicine, International Medicine
Gajan Balakumar, MD
Hometown: Brampton, ON
Undergraduate: Western University
Medical School: Ross University
Favorite Chief Complaint: "Google said I might be dying"
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Great parks to walk my dog
EM Interests: Ultrasound and Flight Medicine
Daniella Giardina , MD
Hometown: Albany, NY
Undergraduate: NYU
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Favorite Chief Complaint: "had a dead mouse in his mouth"
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Apizza Regionale
EM Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Toxicology, Women in EM
Stephen Rice, DO
Hometown: Bel Air, Maryland
Undergraduate: Salisbury University
Medical School: Edward Via COM - Carolinas Campus
Favorite Chief Complaint: "Fidget spinner stuck"
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Surprisingly good music scene and great breweries in the countryside when you want to get out of the city for a while.
EM Interests: Toxicology and Wilderness Medicine
Christopher Parshall, MD
Hometown: Barneveld, NY
Undergraduate: ​Utica College
Medical School: American University of Antigua
Favorite Chief Complaint: Trauma
Favorite Thing About Syracuse: Avid outdoorsman and Syracuse gives me the opportunity to continue enjoying my hobbies.
EM Interests: Wilderness Medicine, Critical Care, PEM
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