
House Staff Professional Development Program
The Office of Diversity Affairs House Staff Professional Development Program provides support, mentorship, and professional development to underrepresented in medicine (URiM) residents and fellows at NYU Langone. We invite all URiM house staff to apply. The recruitment and retention of diverse house staff are crucial toward NYU Langone’s efforts at creating an inclusive environment and achieving health equity.
The goals of the program are as follows:
- to provide house staff with an opportunity to network and collaborate with faculty, institutional leadership, and fellow house staff across departments
- to engage house staff in educational sessions focused on the transition to academic faculty positions, including applications, interviewing, and promotion
- to highlight for house staff opportunities that exist within NYU Langone, including research and scholarship during their training, as well as in their future careers
The program provides a formal opportunity for mentorship as URiM individuals advance along their path in academic medicine.
If you have any questions regarding the program, please contact us at diversity@nyulangone.org.
2022 Cohort Members

Paul Adenuga, MD, MA
Department of Plastic Surgery

Allyson R. Alfonso, MD
Department of Plastic Surgery

Jessica Astudillo, MD
Department of Pediatrics

Avery Brown, MD
Department of Surgery

Denston Carey, MD
Department of Surgery

Lenora Codrington-Ennis, DO
Department of Pediatrics

Brittany DeClouette, MD
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Stefanie Gopaul, MD, MPH
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine

Marcus Hines, MD, PhD, MS
Department of Medicine

Ruben Jauregui, MD
Department of Neurology

Johana Maradiaga, MD
Department of Medicine

Nathaniel Mercer, MD, MS
Department of Orthopedic Surgery

Justin Morales, MD
Department of Psychiatry

Chukwuma Nwachukwu, MD
Department of Surgery

Cordelia Orillac, MD
Department of Neurosurgery

Dolly Taiwò, MD
Department of Dermatology
Inaugural 2021 Cohort Members
Ashley Gonzalez, MD
Department of Urology
Gerald Jones, MD
Department of Psychiatry
Michelle Juarez, MD
Department of Dermatology
Nicole Lopez-Canizares, MD
Department of Surgery
Anthony Melendez-Torres, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Gianina Monestime, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
David Morales, MD
Department of Medicine
Carlos Parra, MD
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Aaron Reyes, MD
Department of Medicine
Moniyka Sachar, MD
Department of Medicine
Oliver Stewart, MD
Department of Medicine
Adanna Udeh, MD
Department of Ophthalmology
Cristhian Valor, MD
Department of Surgery
Christy Williams, MD
Ronald O. Perelman Department of Emergency Medicine
Keeland Williams, MD
Department of Anesthesiology, Perioperative Care, and Pain Medicine