Current Faculty
A Supportive and Diverse Team to Lead Your Learning
Our Faculty take pride in teaching and leading by example in the department. We hail from different backgrounds and education but we all have one goal: to help our residents be the best doctors they can be!
Core Faculty
Meredith Sanchez MD
Residency Program Director
Hometown: Babylon, NY
Undergraduate: University of Delaware
Medical School: St. Georges University
Residency: Lincoln Hospital, NY
Email: Mejones@bhmcny.org
John Morrison MD
Associate Prgram Director
Hometown: West Plains, Missouri
Undergraduate: University of Missouri
Medical School: University of Missouri, MO
Residency: Washington University, MO; Brookdale Hospital, NY
Email: johmorri@bhmcny.org
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Alanna O'Connell DO
Assistant Program Director/ Medical Education Fellowship Director
Undergraduate: Hood College, MD
Graduate: Teacher's College Columbia
Medical School: TouroCOM-NY Harlem
Residency: Einstein Philadelphia
Fellowship: Medical Education (2yr) Jefferson
Email: aoconnel@bhmcny.org
Devin Peuser MD
Assistant Program Director
Undergraduate: Boston University - Boston, MA
Medical School: Quinnipiac University - North Haven, CT
Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian - Brooklyn Methodist - Brooklyn NY
Fellowship: Ultrasound - NYP-Brooklyn Methodist
Email: dpeuser@bhmcny.org
Amy Sater MD
Clerkship Director
Hometown: Glen Rock, NJ
Undergraduate: Duke University, BA Biological Anthropology & Anatomy, BS Psychology
Medical School: American University of Caribbean
Residencies: Brookdale Hospital (Surgery, IM , EM)
Email: aplasenc@bhmcny.org
Nazey Gulec MD
ED Quality Director
Wellness Director
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Residency: NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Matthew Kessel MD
Director of ED Ultrasound
Ultrasound Fellowship Director
Hometown: Hazlet, NJ
Undergraduate: Richard Stockton College of NJ
Medical School: Rowan SOM
Residency: NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, NY
Fellowship: Ultrasound @ NYP Brooklyn Methodist, NY
Aluko Gift MD
Associate Director of Emergency Medicine Ultrasound
Hometown: Trinidad & Tobago, Brooklyn NY
Undergraduate: Hampton University
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University College of Medicine
Residency: LIJ Northshore/Northwell
Fellowship: Ultrasound at NYP Brooklyn Methodist
Austin Parrish MD
ED Research Director
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Clinical Faculty
Nicholas Vaccari MD
Department Chair, Emergency Medicine
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: NYP Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Millicent Okereke MD
Director, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Maimonides Medical Center
Email: mokereke@bhmcny.org
Zachary Pope MD, MPH
Relay Coordinator for OBH
Hometown: Lake Zurich, IL
Undergraduate: Northwestern University
Masters: University of Illinois at Chicago
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University
Residency: Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center
Email: zpope@bhmcny.org
Elizabeth Stachtiaris DO, JD
Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Brookdale- OBH (inaugural class, chief resident)
Graduate School: Hofstra Law with a concentration in Health Law, fellow of Gitenstein Institute for Health Law and Policy
Currently working at both Brookdale and Northwell