Team Members

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.

Ms. Maria Citera

Program Coordinator

John Mathew, DO, FACOEP

Chief Medical Officer 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).

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

ShoshanaTaube, MD

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.

Ashwin Shetty, DO

Medical School: JJMMC India/NYCOM
Residency: St. Barnabas Bronx
Personal Interests: Gardening/interior designing
Professional Interests: Teaching
Why I love working at SJH ED: Awesome crew

Philip Miu, MD, FACEP

Medical School: University at Buffalo
Residency: University at Buffalo
Personal Interests: Cooking, barbeque, and food!

Michael Poulose, DO

Associate 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.

James Ryan, MD

Medical School: Downstate University
Residency: SUNY at Downstate Medical Center
Personal Interests: Windsurfing, Kayaking, Fly Fishing and Tae Kwon Do / Hapkido.

Joseph Chirayil, MD

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.

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.

Joe Varughese, DO

Basil Joseph, DO

Renitha Roy, DO

Medical School: West Virginia School Of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mclaren Macomb
Personal Interests: Cooking, traveling, spending time with friends and family.