Class of
2025
Amanda Baroutjian, MD
Hometown: what's that? I'm a 3rd culture kid. But my family lives in Jacksonville, FL now
Undergrad: University of North Florida
Med School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: No Air - Jordin Sparks
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Hiking in Thailand
Favorite Thing on LI: Nature & Uncle Giuseppe’s
Guilty Pleasure: Online shopping and reality TV
Past Lives: Seamstress for a royal family
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Animal conservationist
Favorite Dessert: Ice cream
Mikayla Brown, MD
Hometown: Binghamton, NY
Undergrad: SUNY Binghamton University
Med School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: I'm Goin In - Drake & Lil Wayne
Coolest Thing I've Ever Done: Rappelled a 150-foot waterfall in Costa Rica
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches and the bagels
Guilty pleasure: Sleeping until noon
Past lives: Some random hippie or a bird
If I weren't a doctor, I would be: A crunchy TikTok influencer
Favorite dessert: Cheesecake
John Coacci, DO
Hometown: Massapequa, NY
Undergrad: SUNY Geneseo
Med School: NYITCOM
ED Theme Song: Radioactive by Imagine Dragons
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: hiking across glaciers and snorkeling between tectonic plates in Iceland
Favorite Thing on LI: beaches and breweries (especially with dogs!)
Guilty Pleasure: late night apps, weekends away, and spending money I don’t have
Past Lives: paramedic, amusement park medic, photographer, lab tech, concert theater usher
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: probably a music teacher or professor
Favorite Dessert: definitely rainbow cookies!
Tobias Krussig, MD
Hometown: Spartanburg, SC
Undergrad: Eckerd College
Med School: Penn State CoM
ED Theme Song: Sunglasses at Night by Corey Hart
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Volcano boarding in Nicaragua
Favorite Thing on LI: Kiteboard
Guilty Pleasure: sketchy all you can eat buffets
Past Lives: A Pesky Seagull
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Marine Scientist
Favorite Dessert: Key Lime Pie
Jillian Leibowitz, DO
Hometown: Jericho, NY
Undergrad: University of Florida
Med School: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
ED Theme Song: Harder to Breathe - Maroon 5
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Sandboarding in the desert in Peru
Favorite Thing on LI: La Parma
Guilty Pleasure: Going to Target needing nothing, but never leaving empty handed
Past Lives: I found a golden ticket to Willy Wonka's chocolate factory
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Running an elephant sanctuary
Favorite Dessert: Apple pie with chocolate ice-cream
Lauren Lynch, MD
Hometown: Bear, DE
Undergrad: University of Delaware
Med School: Sidney Kimmel Medical College (Thomas Jefferson University)
ED Theme Song: Madness by Muse
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Surfing over a reef in Panama
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches
Guilty Pleasure: Watching the Bachelor/Bachelorette franchise, eating queso
Past Lives: Club ultimate frisbee player, lifeguard, ice cream scooper
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Athletic trainer, engineer, or teacher
Favorite Dessert: Warm chocolate chip cookie
Josh McGough, MD
Hometown: Rochester, NY
Undergrad: University of Rochester
Grad: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Med School: Stony Brook University
ED Theme Song: Bad Day by Daniel Powter
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Became a Dad
Favorite Thing on LI: My Family
Guilty Pleasure: Pokémon Games and Anime
Past Lives: A cappella junkie, Jazz Drummer
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Unable to pay back my student loans
Favorite Dessert: Piña colada Ice Cream
Erin Mosher, DO
Hometown: Castleton, NY
Undergrad: St John Fisher College in Rochester, NY
Med School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine- Middletown
ED Theme Song: You Need to Calm Down by Taylor Swift
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Scuba diving in Bali 🤙🏼
Favorite Thing on LI: PJ Creamery…duh!
Guilty Pleasure: any and all British royalty TV shows
Past Lives: Beluga whale for sure
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: National Park blogger
Favorite Dessert: My mom’s homemade molten lava cake with vanilla ice cream
Alexon Munson-Catt, MD
Hometown: Virginia Beach, VA
Undergrad: Longwood University
Med School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
ED Theme Song: Under Pressure - Queen / David Bowie
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Two week hiking trip across the west coast national parks
Favorite Thing on LI: climbing gyms
Guilty Pleasure: Reality TV
Past Lives: Vagabond living in a converted van with my cat. Wondering the country, exploring national and state parks. Trying to make it as a professional rock climber
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: National park ranger and / or search and rescue paramedic
Favorite Dessert: Ice cream. All kinds and flavors of ice cream
Andrew Nguyen, MD
Hometown: Walnut, CA
Undergrad: the University of California, Irvine
Med School: Stony Brook School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: swam in the cooling pool of a nuclear reactor
Favorite Thing on LI: The Gravity Vault rock climbing gym
Guilty Pleasure: picking fruit from my neighbors’ front yards
Past Lives: farmer, carpenter
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a deep sea welder
Favorite Dessert: homemade honey ginger ice cream
Jiten Patel, MD
Hometown: Queens, NY
Undergrad: Boston University
Med School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Run It - DJ Snake, Rick Ross, Rich Brian
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Rode horses and biked through mountain caves in Cuba
Favorite Thing on LI: The vineyards and breweries, also my family!
Guilty Pleasure: Taco Bell and reality TV
Past Lives: Candy sommelier
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: Professional gamer/ Twitch streamer
Favorite Dessert: Cereal milk ice cream
David Rapoport, MD
Hometown: Tappan, New York
Undergrad: Cornell University
Med School: Stony Brook University School of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Under Pressure - Queen
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Exploring Rocky Mountain National Park
Favorite Thing on LI: The beaches and the food
Guilty Pleasure: ordering takeout
Past Lives: A camp counselor and a research assistant
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: A hiker and world traveler
Favorite Dessert: Chocolate lava cake with vanilla ice cream!
Sara Rosenzweig, MD
Hometown: Merrick, NY
Undergrad: SUNY Geneseo
Med School: SUNY Upstate
ED Theme Song: Bendiciones by Bad Bunny
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: ran for Geneseo XCTF and was a 2x All-American
Favorite Thing on LI: family, sunshine, and beaches
Guilty Pleasure: trash reality television
Past Lives: lifeguard, acai bowl maker, scribe, elite runner
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a professional athlete or college cross country coach or sports psychologist
Favorite Dessert: semita salvadoreña
Matthew Suzor, MD
Hometown: Belchertown Ma
Undergrad: Worcester State University
Med School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
ED Theme Song: How to save a life - The Fray
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Three and a half month road trip across the United States to ski and hike
Favorite Thing on LI: The breweries, vineyards, and food
Guilty Pleasure: 2am YouTube rabbit holes instead of sleeping for work
Past Lives: Tutor, youth education leader, cashier, orientation leader
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: National Park Ranger
Favorite Dessert: Anything with sugar
Christian treat, MD
Hometown: Evergreen, CO
Undergrad: Bucknell University
Med School: Columbia VP&S
ED Theme Song: Sonne by Rammstein
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Being a Dad
Favorite Thing on LI: West Meadow Beach at low tide
Guilty Pleasure: Over-ordering dumplings on DoorDash
Past Lives: Swim coach
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: A late-night host on the History Channel
Favorite Dessert: Malted mint chocolate chip milkshake
Chad Wyatt, MD
Undergrad: Vanderbilt University
Med School: FIU Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
ED Theme Song: Lights Out - Fred Again..
Coolest Thing I’ve Ever Done: Jumping off the world's tallest tower bungee jump
Favorite Thing on LI: Being next to the water and the food
Guilty Pleasure: Teenage Coming of Age Movies; Carly Rae Jepsen songs
Past Lives: Hockey player, DJ and music festival fanatic, teacher, fast food critic
If I weren’t a doctor I would be: a DJ or an ice hockey analyst
Favorite Dessert: Strawberry Shortcake
