Mark Bornstein, DO

Family Medicine Resident

Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Bornstein chose the Downtown residency because he loves being an advocate for his patients, and loves helping individuals achieve their healthcare goals. His professional interests include LGBTQ+ healthcare, HIV care and osteopathic manipulative medicine.

Camila Castellanos, MD

Family Medicine Resident

University of Illinois College of Medicine

Dr. Castellanos is driven by her dedication to helping and healing others. She has lived and worked in three continents, expanding her passion for medicine, education, and equality across cultural, geographical, and language frontiers. She is dedicated to helping minority populations gain access to proper health care.

Julia Eicher, DO

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - Touro University California - Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine
Certificate in Premedical Sciences - Columbia University
Undergraduate - Vassar College - Bachelor of the Arts

Dr. Julia Eicher was born and raised in New York, and loves the city and the diverse communities within it. As an undergraduate sociology student, she learned how social determinants of health and the environment affects health outcomes. Her background and interest in women’s health, full spectrum reproductive options, addiction medicine and integrative medicine inform her practice, in which...

Alexa Goldstein, MD

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - University of Maryland School of Medicine
Undergraduate - Cornell University BS

Growing up and training in Baltimore, Dr. Alexa “Lexi” Goldstein witnessed the enormous effect that social determinants of health have on a patient’s life. She believes having a primary care physician who understands those variables drastically affects a patient’s trust and engagement with the entire healthcare system. Dr. Goldstein is interested in caring for the LGBTQ+ population, addiction medicine,...

Sophie Gottesman, MD, MPA

Medical School - Technion institute of Technology
Masters - Queen's University
Undergraduate - Western University

Dr. Sophie Gottesman was born and raised in Toronto, Canada. She studied Kinesiology during her undergraduate and then went on to pursue her master’s degree in Public Administration before attending Technion Medical School in Israel. Some of Dr. Gottesman’s interests include running, baking, and travelling. Dr. Gottesman is passionate about providing comprehensive and patient sensitive care to her patients...

Yasmin Hashemi, DO

Family Medicine Resident

Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona Campus

In college, Dr. Hashemi worked in urban and rural areas throughout the Middle East and North Africa. She saw the disparities that existed especially with regards to women's health, which inspired her to pursue medicine. Since then, she’s worked to address the social determinants of health with Project Health (Health Leads), assure access to comprehensive women's health care with...

Noosheen Javadi, MD

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Undergraduate - University of California, Los Angeles

Dr. Noosheen Javadi believes in treating and improving the total picture of health for every patient. She is especially passionate about the field of integrative medicine, emphasizing preventative care and evidence-based holistic medicine using the “mind, body, spirit” approach to treating illness. Dr. Javadi strives to ensure that all patients have increased access to nutritional health, biofeedback modalities, mindfulness...

Bitika Kohli, DO

Family Medicine Resident

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine

Dr. Bitika Kohli is very interested in community and population medicine, and actively works toward increasing access to care for low-income, immigrant, and disabled populations across the United States. Through her involvement with organizations like the Sikh Family Center, she has focused on providing care for domestic violence survivors and refugees, and recognizes the importance...

Andreas Lazaris, MD, MSc

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - Brown University Warren Alpert School of Medicine, MD-MSc Primary Care-Population Medicine
Undergraduate - University of California at Berkeley, BA Cognitive Science

Born and raised in Los Angeles, Dr. Andreas Lazaris attended UC Berkeley, where he was a regents’ and chancellor’s scholar and graduated with high honors in cognitive science. He served as a clinical care volunteer at the Alzheimer’s Services of the East Bay and served as the District 8 commissioner and vice chair of the City of Berkeley’s Commission...

Talia Maridueña-Urdanigo, MD

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - SUNY Downstate School of Medicine
Undergraduate - Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education

Dr. Talia Maridueña -Urdanigo was born and raised in Jamaica, New York, where she was privy to the social disparities that exist in different communities. She continued to see those disparities while training in Harlem and Flatbush, Brooklyn. Witnessing these stark inequities was the motivation for her to pursue a career on the front lines in primary care. Dr. Maridueña...

Theresa Meotti, MD

Medical School - University of Connecticut
Undergraduate - University of Connecticut

Dr. Theresa Meotti received a bachelor's degree in Biology from the University of Connecticut. After college she spent one year living in Guatemala and Nicaragua where she volunteered with local organizations and shadowed a midwife at a primary care clinic. She came back to the states and lived in NYC while working at a fertility clinic in midtown Manhattan. After this she returned to...

Cara Rabin, DO

Medical School - Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate - University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Cara Rabin was born in Greenwich Village of NYC and spent most of her life in New York before venturing to Philadelphia for college. After college she continued her tour of the East Coast and spent two years as a research fellow in child psychiatry at the National Institute of Health in Washington, DC. Prior to medical school she returned...

Manisha Rai, MD

Medical School - University of Michigan
Undergraduate - University of California, Berkeley

Dr. Manisha Rai studied molecular cell biology with an emphasis in immunology at UC Berkeley. During that time, she became committed to finding a career that blended her interests in social justice, public health, and human physiology. While at medical school at University of Michigan, she became increasingly convinced of the power of primary care to address health care...

Elaina Ramos, MD

Family Medicine Resident

Medical School - Boston University School of Medicine
Undergraduate - Brown University BA in Sociology

Prior to medical school, Dr. Elaina Ramos worked for several years in developmental behavioral pediatric research, focusing on autism and early literacy. She is interested in healthcare for individuals with disabilities and the LGBTQ community, along with the treatment of substance use disorders. Dr. Ramos appreciates the privilege of being allowed into patients' lives, hearing their stories and working...

Chelsea Recor, MD, MPH

Family Medicine Resident

Bachelor of Science (BS) in Biochemistry, Minor in Psychology - Niagara University
Master of Public Health (MPH) - University at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions
Doctor of Medicine (MD) - Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences

Dr. Recor is interested in the connection between mind, body and spirit, which shapes her approach to patient care. She also has a special interest in public health policy and advocating for legislation that will best serve the patients in her community. Family medicine and primary care allow her to truly connect with her patients and see them holistically,...

Kavya Minama Reddy, MD

Medical School - Michigan State University College of Human Medicine
Undergraduate - The University of Chicago

Dr. Kavya Minama Reddy was born in India and grew up in the metro Detroit area. She studied biological sciences at the University of Chicago, where she was fortunate that the city and its residents taught her as much as the school did. She served as a Health Advocate and Resource Coordinator for Health Leads Chicago, an organization that...

Amy Schlauch, DO

Resident

Medical School - Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Undergraduate - Colgate

Dr. Amy Schlauch was born and raised in Boston, Massachusetts. She received a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and Anthropology from Colgate University in Hamilton, NY. During and after Colgate, she worked in local and global public health organizations like Partners In Health and Division of Global Health Equity. She then went on to pursue a post baccalaureate at Tufts...

Roya Yavari, MD

Family Medicine Resident

New York Medical College

Dr. Yavari is passionate about forming long-term connections with patients, while giving them the most comprehensive care possible. She is excited to learn from her patients and partner with them to help them achieve better physical and mental health outcomes. She is driven by the opportunity to support and improve the health of her patient community. Her professional interests...