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2025-2026 Executive Board

Medical Director

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Dr. Kim Griswold, MD, MPH, RN, FAAFP

Faculty Mentor

Professor of Family Medicine, Psychiatry, and Public Health and the Health Professions

Department of Family Medicine

Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences

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Asylum Clinic Operations

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Anna Fretz, Class of 2027

Co-Director of Operations

Specialty Interests: Child Neurology, OB-GYN, Med-Peds

Hobbies: Tennis, vegetarian cooking, going for walks 

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Ali Ahmad, Class of 2028

Co-Assistant Director

Specialty Interests: Pediatrics, Psychiatry

Hobbies: Cooking, board games, learning watercolor 

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Ismail Attuwaybi, Class of 2029

Co-Forensic Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Psychiatry, Neurology, Med-Peds 

Hobbies: Drawing, Reading, Films, Music

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Jacob Herron, Class of 2027

Co-Director of Operations

Specialty Interests: Neurology, Oncology

Hobbies: Running, snowboarding, kombucha brewing 

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Jenna Onetto, Class of 2028

Co-Assistant Director

Specialty Interests: Neurosurgery, Ophthalmology

Hobbies: Reading, writing, making music, visual arts, volleyball

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Tanisum Halim, Class of 2029

Co-Forensic Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Emergency medicine and Internal medicine  

Hobbies: Reading, Traveling, Trying different cultural cuisines

Research Operations

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Bhavika Garg, Class of 2028

Co-Director of Research and Publications

Specialty Interests: OB/GYN, Internal Medicine

Hobbies: Traveling, Reading, Exercise

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Maya Hoke, Class of 2028

Co-Director of Research and Publications

Specialty Interests: Internal medicine, neurology, or palliative care

Hobbies: Reading, baking/cooking, and hiking

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Shunlei Win, Class of 2029

Co-Research Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Pulmonology and Internal Medicine 

Hobbies: Trying out new restaurants/cafes, reading, and volleyball

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Erin McCormack, Class of 2029

Co-Research Coordinator

Specialty Interests: OBGYN and Emergency Medicine

Hobbies: Baking, Snowshoeing, Hiking

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Community Engagement

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Elizabeth Kubiniec, Class of 2027

Director of Community Outreach

Specialty Interests: Primary Care, OB-GYN, Psychiatry

Hobbies: Languages, travel, making Spotify playlists for friends

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Maya Androus, Class of 2028

Community Outreach Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Dermatology, OBGYN

Hobbies: Baking, ice skating, swimming

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Fatema Biwas, Class of 2029

Co-Community Outreach Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Emergency Medicine and Orthopedic Surgery

Hobbies: Working out and trying new foods

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Hewad Shaheed, Class of 2029

Co-Community Outreach Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Cardiology 

Hobbies: Weightlifting, learning languages and traveling

Public Relations

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Dora Kolin, Class of 2027

Co-Director of Public Relations 

Specialty Interests: Neurology, Psychiatry

Hobbies: Knitting sweaters, gardening, hiking, skiing

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Elizabeth Kubiniec, Class of 2027

Public Relations-Community Outreach Liaison

Specialty Interests: Primary Care, OB-GYN, Psychiatry

Hobbies: Languages, travel, making Spotify playlists for friends

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Sanjida Riea, Class of 2028

Public Relations Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Neurosurgery

Hobbies: Learning new languages, running, abstract painting, analyzing aviation accidents

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Simranjeet Kaur, Class of 2029

Co-Public Relations Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Endocrinology and internal medicine

Hobbies: Baking, reading, quilling, crafts, gardening/plants

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Asma Asghar, Class of 2029

Co-Public Relations Coordinator

Specialty Interests: Family Medicine, Internal Medicine, OBGYN

Hobbies: Brunching, arranging flowers, painting, pilates, chai enthusiast​

HRI Alumni

Class of 2026

Chloe Cottone, MD

Resident Physician of Plastic Surgery, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago IL

Gabriela Funez-dePagnier, MD

Resident Physician of Neurology, Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia PA

Elizabeth Chow, MD

Resident Physician of Internal Medicine, Brown University at Rhode Island Hospital, Providence RI

Hannah Panzica, MD

Resident Physician of Pediatrics, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Boston MA

Class of 2024

Andrea Alfonsi, MD

Resident Physician of Family Medicine/Rural at Swedish Medical Center, Port Angeles, WA

Alyssa Dzik, MD

Resident Physician of Anesthesiology at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Alyssa Reese, MD

Resident Physician of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA

Class of 2022

Samuel Moore, MD

Resident Physician of Family Medicine at University at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.

Sarah Soniwala, MD

Resident Physician of Internal Medicine/Women's Health at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA

Yasmeen Mohammed, MD

Resident Physician of Internal Medicine at Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University, Providence, R.I.

Kirsten Schlosser, MD

Medicine-Preliminary Resident Physician at Albert Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA; Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

Class of 2020

Gregory Morgan, MD

Resident Physician of Psychiatry at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.

Anisha Chava, MD

Resident Physician of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

Class of 2018

Laura Easton, MD

Resident Physician of Medicine/Pediatrics at University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, N.Y.

Sarah-Grace Carbrey, MD

Resident Physician of Psychiatry at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Carbondale, IL

Rachel Engelberg, MD 

Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.

Class of 2016

Lauren Jepson*, MD

Fellow in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and Global Health at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Riley*, MD 

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT

*Co-founder of HRI at UB

Class of 2025

Kathryn Hobika, MD

Resident Physician of Pediatrics, Psychiatry, and Child Psychiatry, Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital-Lifespan, Providence, RI

Katelyn Donnelly, MD

Resident Physician of Obstetrics-Gynecology, University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY

Emily Hannah, MD

Resident Physician of General Surgery, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC

Class of 2023

Victoria Lazarov, MD

Resident Physician of Obstetrics-Gynecology at Mount Sinai, New York, N.Y.

Erika Zheng, MD

Resident Physician of Ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

Class of 2021

Natalia Alexandridi, MD

Resident Physician of Obstetrics-Gynecology at Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Richie DeStefano, MD

Resident Physician of Pediatrics at Hofstra Northwell-LIJ School of Medicine, New Hyde Park, N.Y.

Claudia Aghaie, MD

Resident Physician of Internal Medicine at Ohio State University Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Maria Coluccio, MD

Resident Physician of  Vascular Surgery at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, N.Y.

Classs of 2019

Caroline Gorka, MD

Resident Physician of Emergency Medicine at Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA

Brittany Cesar, MD

Resident Physician of Emergency Medicine at Cooper University Health Care, Camden, N.J.

Class of 2017

Brian Quaranto, MD

Resident Physician of General Surgery at University at Buffalo, Buffalo, N.Y.

Chris Manschreck, MD

Fellow in Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, N.Y.

Kathleen Soltis, MD

Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Unity Health Care, Washington, D.C.

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