Dr. Lan Ðoàn is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Population Health Section for Health Equity at NYU Grossman School of Medicine. Her work is centered on the structural drivers of health and has focused on cardiovascular disease and psychosocial factors, including quality of life and depression, among Asian American older adults and how neighborhood deprivation modifies the impact of these determinants. She is an interdisciplinary scholar with expertise in analysis of complex datasets, with a focus on aging and aging-related processes, data disaggregation, immigrant health, and social environments. Her research is motivated by a commitment to promoting health equity for historically marginalized communities through meaningful, community-engaged research and collaborations. Dr. Ðoàn completed a Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Department of Population Health at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine and received her PhD in Public Health, with an emphasis on Health Promotion and Health Behavior and minor in Biological Data Sciences, from Oregon State University.

Dr. Miller attended the George Washington University, where he studied journalism, biology and public health, and also completed medical school. He moved to New York City to complete his residency training in internal medicine at NYU, where he also completed his fellowships in cardiovascular disease, interventional cardiology, and served as the senior chief resident of internal medicine. Following his training, Dr. Miller joined the NYU faculty, and served as the Senior Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Training Program for nearly a decade; his clinical practice was primarily at Bellevue Hospital. He currently serves as Assistant Dean for Career Advisement at the Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, the Director of Clinical Cardiology at Long Island Jewish Medical Center, and as the Associate Program Director of the Fellowship in Cardiovascular Disease at NS/LIJ.

Dr. Tsai serves as President of New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, as well as Delafield-Rodgers Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. In addition, he serves as Founding Director of the Center for Ophthalmic Artificial Intelligence and Human Health (COAIHH) and Co-Founder/Executive Advisor of the Center for Asian Equity and Professional Development (CAEPD), both at Icahn Mount Sinai. Prior to joining Mount Sinai, he served as Robert R. Young Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Science at Yale University School of Medicine. Tsai has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications and 80 additional articles, chapters, and textbooks, including the Oxford American Handbook of Ophthalmology and Medical Management of Glaucoma (4 editions). He also serves on the Administrative Board of the Council of Teaching Hospitals and Health Systems (COTH) of the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and Immediate Past President of the International Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology (IJCAHPO).

Dr. Ethan Daniel Fried is a graduate of the City College of New York, Sophie Davis School for Biomedical Education (a 7 year BS-MD program) and the SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine.  He completed his residency in Internal Medicine at SUNY Downstate-Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn and a fellowship in Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at the Cornell University Medical School – New York Hospital.  He has a Master’s Degree in Clinical Epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health.  He also has a Master’s Degree in Health Professions Pedagogy and Leadership from Hofstra University.  Dr. Fried is currently Associate Chair for Education and Internal Medicine Residency Program Director at Lenox Hill Hospital, part of Northwell Health and Professor of Medicine at the Zucker School of Medicine at Northwell/Hofstra.  He is also Associate Designated Institutional Official for Lenox Hill and Vice President of Academic Affairs at Northwell.Health.  In 2012, Dr. Fried was inducted as a Master of the American College of Physicians.  This presentation will be the 16 th time he has given the opening plenary at the APDIM Chiefs Meeting.

Dr. Con is an Attending in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgery, Surgical Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery. He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons and an active researcher with numerous publications. He was the former Program Director for the Department of Surgery Residency Program, a role he held for 6+ years. During that time he developed a research track within the residency and mentored surgical trainees into obtaining competitive fellowships. Dr. Con continues to be involved in surgical education, clinical outcomes research and mentorship

Dr Timothy B. Sullivan is Chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and was the founding Program Director of the Psychiatric Residency Training Program, from 2013-2023, at Northwell Health/Staten Island University Hospital (SIUH); and he is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Donald and Barbara Zucker SOM at Hofstra/Northwell. After graduating from Dartmouth Medical College, he trained in Internal Medicine and Hematology-Oncology at Saint Vincents Hospital in Greenwich Village, New York; and subsequently pursued further training in Psychiatry at the New York Hospital Westchester Division, Cornell University Medical Center, where he then served as a member of the faculty for several years.

Dr Sullivan is a Distinguished Life Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association; Fellow of the International Society for Affective Disorders; Co-Chair of the Psychotherapy Section of the World Psychiatric Association; and Associate Editor of Psychodynamic Psychiatry He is also Chair of the Education Committee for the American Academy of Psychodynamic Psychiatry and Psychoanalysis (AAPDPP).

Dr Sullivan has throughout his career been active in the communities where he has worked, maintaining relationships with and frequently lecturing to NAMI, as well as serving for several years as First Vice President of the Board of Westchester Arc, and as a member of the Board of Governors of NYSARC. He currently serves on the Board of Partners Health Plan, a first-in-the-nation health insurance company marketed to individuals with developmental disabilities.

In addition to founding the psychiatry residency training program at SIUH when he arrived there in 2011, he has subsequently in his role as Chair focused on modernizing systems of care and recruiting teaching faculty from distinguished institutions; and also collaborated with other hospital departments on a variety of projects, including Integrated/Collaborative Care models; programs that improve the recognition and treatment of persons with substance use disorders in primary care settings; initiatives to enhance behavioral care for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and their families; community public health initiatives targeting underserved communities and populations at risk, especially adolescents; and resident and physician wellness. His current area of academic interest is the structure of future psychiatric practice and the training/educational needs of future psychiatrists, with an emphasis on proposed models of psychotherapy training.

Nadine A. Chang, Ph.D. is Senior Psychologist, Psychology Training Director, and Chair of the Asian Psychiatry Program Committee at Gracie Square Hospital, a freestanding inpatient psychiatric hospital affiliated with NewYork-Presbyterian and Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Chang also holds faculty appointments as Assistant Attending Psychologist at New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Assistant Professor of Psychology in Clinical Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Chang earned her undergraduate degree in Psychology at New York University and Ph.D. in Clinical and School Psychology at Hofstra University. She completed her pre-doctoral internship at St. Barnabas Hospital in the Bronx and postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine with Dr. Aaron Beck, receiving the NIH National Research Service Award for this work. Dr. Chang was recently awarded a grant from the New York Community Trust to fund community outreach efforts with Asian communities in NYC. Dr. Chang’s interests continue to focus on implementing and disseminating cognitive-behavioral interventions for psychosis and other severe and persistent mental illnesses, suicide prevention and Asian American mental health.

Dr. Mike Zhou is a psychiatrist by training and currently serves as the Medical Director of Hamilton-Madison House, community non-profit in New York City specializing in Asian-American and immigrant mental health. In this position, he works with therapists, caseworkers, and peers – most of whom are fluent in Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, or Japanese — across various treatment programs including substance use, child and adolescent mental health, and personalized recovery from severe-persistent mental illness. In addition, he maintains a small private practice and continues to participate in resident education and supervision in the Mount Sinai system. Prior to these positions, he completed medical training at the State University of New York – Downstate College of Medicine and residency in psychiatry at Mount Sinai Beth Israel, where he served as the chief resident of the long-term psychotherapy program. He was born in China originally before immigrating to the US with his family in grade school, and where possible he uses Mandarin and these life experiences to facilitate his work.

Christie Kim (she/her), LMHC, is a second-generation Korean American psychotherapist who works alongside individuals and couples to cultivate curiosity, healing and authentic connection. Christie is attuned to a holistic sense of health that spans across emotional, relational, spiritual and physical wellness. Christie received her EdM and MA in Psychological Counseling at Teachers College, Columbia University, and her BS in Applied Psychology at New York University. In addition to her practice, Christie is the co-founder of Bridges Mental Health which connects Asian, Pacific Islander, South Asian Americans with culturally-affirming mental health care and builds community for the professionals who serve them. Along with the Bridges team, Christie co-hosts “Beyond the Couch”, a weekly podcast exploring Asian American mental health and identity.

To Shan Li teaches osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) at the New York Institute of Technology- College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM) and also provides osteopathic manipulative care and acupuncture for patients at the college’s two academic health care centers. His research activities have included the study of the effects of OMM on constipation in subjects with Parkinson’s disease, on type 2 diabetes, and on cardiac arrhythmias in patients with cardiovascular implantable electronic devices. He also co-authored a paper in 2021 with APAMSA students at NYITCOM based on research that assessed the knowledge of the osteopathic profession in the South Asian population of Hicksville, Long Island. Dr. Li graduated with distinction from Cornell University in 1991 with an A.B. in Biological Sciences. He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed his residency in family practice. He is board certified in family medicine, osteopathic manipulative medicine, and integrative medicine. He continues to explore health through the study and practice of osteopathy, eastern medicine, and qigong, and has led qigong workshops for students to alleviate stress and promote wellness. He enjoys spending time with his family, reading, walking, and photography.

Ruey Hu, MD, MPH is a cardiovascular outcomes researcher and third-year fellow in cardiovascular medicine at Yale School of Medicine. He was voted by Yale medical students as outstanding fellow teacher of the year in 2021, voted by Yale medical residents as the Department of Medicine’s 2022 Fellow of the Year, voted by APAMSA medical students as 2023 Alumnus of the Year, and voted by Yale emergency medicine residents as the 2023 Consultant of the Year. Originally from Canada, Dr Hu served as national president of APAMSA 2016-2018. He completed his AB at Princeton University, MD and residency at Vanderbilt University, and MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics at the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health, where he was inducted into the Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society. A metabolomics researcher, he is a two-time winner of the NKF National Young Investigators’ Forum. His research has been published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) and Annals of Internal Medicine. His tool for guideline directed medical therapy, GDMT.org, has been recognized by the American Heart Association and is used by clinicians in 70 countries. He is an active peer reviewer for cardiology and nephrology journals and serves on the intern selection committee of the Yale internal medicine residency program.

Alex Choy, MD is currently a third year cardiology fellow at the Mount Sinai Hospital planning to do additional sub-specialty training in cardiac electrophysiology. He studied biomedical engineering at Tufts University before receiving his medical degree at Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He moved on to complete his internal medicine residency at Mount Sinai Hospital. He served on the national APAMSA executive board from 2014-2018 as in the communications branch and as strategy director and has returned to give lectures as part of the APAMSA Intern Boot camp. He is passionate about medical education and has received several awards for his commitment to teaching medical trainees.

Yingfei Wu, MD, MPH completed her BS in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles, MD from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and MPH in epidemiology and biostatistics from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. She completed her Internal Medicine residency at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and is currently a General Internal Medicine fellow at Harvard Medical School/Massachusetts General Hospital. She has served on her local APAMSA chapter board at the Medical College of Wisconsin as well as on the APAMSA National Board, including as National President from 2018-2021. Her research experience ranges from basic neuroscience research and qualitative community surveys to systematic reviews and secondary analyses of large randomized clinical trials. Dr. Wu is passionate about primary care and clinical research in chronic cardiometabolic diseases, especially in addressing health inequities for minority/underrepresented populations.

Katie is a first year gastroenterology fellow at NYU. She initially became involved with APAMSA as a medical student at Sidney Kimmel Medical College and was one of the Hepatitis B Conference directors, which fueled her passion for GI and hepatology, along with demonstrating the strength of the APAMSA community. After medical school, she completed her internal medicine residency at Cleveland Clinic. She is interested in serving immigrant and refugee communities, and is excited to give back as an alumni to APAMSA, as it has brought her a lot of great friends and memories!

Dr. Jaclyn L. Chen is a current child and adolescent psychiatry fellow at AECOM/ Montefiore Medical Center. Her journey into medicine began as a premed engineering student at Cornell, and her senior thesis would lead her to presenting breakthrough neuroscience research around the world. She worked in the hospitality & mixology industry before completing medical school and psychiatry residency at Stony Brook Medicine. Dr. Chen is a Manhattan native who enjoys frequenting coffee shops, fitness classes, and speakeasies. She is a published poet, former competitive swimmer, and competitive chess player. Her nonprofit work focused on AAPI empowerment includes serving on the national boards of ECAASU, APAMSA, and, more recently, Project by Project (NY). She is currently on the medical board of NYCCAP (psychiatrists) and enjoys sharing wellness tips on social media. In her free time, she can be found perfecting her sourdough bread recipe, baking a fresh new batch of macarons, or pouring her heart out to all of the Frenchies at Central Park!

Skylar Luu

Region I Director
Albany Medical College

Dennis Dea

Region I Director
University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine

Ruby Chung

Region II Director
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Wenqi Qiu

Region II Director
New York Medical College

Steven Wei-Chieh Tseng

Region II Director
New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM)

Matthew Ho

Region II Director
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell

Crystal Choi

Membership Vice President
SUNY Downstate College of Medicine

Jason Hu

Fundraising & Events Director
New York University Grossman School of Medicine

Annie Liu

Jeffrey Park