Meet our Faculty
The Team
Robert Gekle, MD, FACEP
Program Director
​
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: North Shore University Hospital – Manhasset
Personal Interests: Surfing, Snowboarding, boating, sailing, fishing and anything that keeps me on the water.
​
Michael Poulose, DO
Assistant Program Director
​
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital
Personal Interests: Running, traveling, trying new restaurants, playing with my dog Daisy, and going to Knicks/Yankees games.
​
Ms. Maria Citera
Program Coordinator
​
​
​
​
James Ryan, MD
Medical School: Downstate University
Residency: SUNY at Downstate Medical Center
Personal Interests: Windsurfing, Kayaking, Fly Fishing and Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido.
​
John Mathew, DO, FACOEP
Chairperson of Emergency Medicine at SJH
​
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine - NYIT
Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital
Personal Interests: Coaching/playing basketball, golfing, and time on the water (jet skis etc).
​
Shermil Daniel, MD
Medical School: St. George’s University
Residency: Jacobi Medical Center/ Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Personal Interests: Reading, movies, hanging out with family and friends.
​
Joseph Chirayil, MD
Vice Chairman of Emergency Department at SJH
​
Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Residency: State University of New York Downstate Medical Center
Personal Interests: Fishing and golfing.
​
Joe Varughese, DO
Medical School:
Residency:
Personal Interests:
Professional Interests:
Why I love working at SJH ED:
​​
​​​
ShoshanaTaube, MD
Medical School:
Residency:
Personal Interests:
Professional Interests:
Why I love working at SJH ED:
​
​
​
​
​
​
Andrew Dream, MD
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Akron General
Personal Interests: My French Bulldog, video games, new restaurants & exploring New York City.
Professional Interests: Toxicology, cardiology and pulmonology.
Why I love working at SJH ED: Great colleagues and staff creating a positive impact on the community.​
Basil Joseph, DO
Medical School:
Residency:
Personal Interests:
Professional Interests:
Why I love working at SJH ED:
Ashwin Shetty, DO
Medical School:
Residency:
Personal Interests:
Professional Interests:
Why I love working at SJH ED:
Renitha Roy, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mclaren Macomb
Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling, spending time with friends and family.
Philip Miu, MD, FACEP
Medical School: University at Buffalo
Residency: University at Buffalo
Personal Interests: Cooking, barbeque, and food!
​
Tadeusz Korszun, MD, RDMS, FACEP
Director of the Clinical Decision Unit at SJH
​​
Medical School: Karol Marcinkowskiego University of Medical Sciences
Residency: Family Medicine – Glen Cove Hospital / Emergency Medicine - North Shore University Hospital at Manhasset