Program Director Dr. Michael Frohman MD PhD, congratulates the graduates: Dr. Himanshu Sharma MD PhD, Dr. Liz Ballinger MD PhD, Dr. Bobby Wysocki MD PhD, Dr. Michael Schneider MD PhD, Dr. Saul Siller MD PhD and Dr. Jeremy Miyauchi MD PhD.

With great pride we congratulate our seven newly minted physician scientists Nadia McMillan (Neuology, BI Deaconess), Elizabeth Ballinger (Child Neurology, Stanford Univ.), Saul Siller (Anesthesiology, Yale Univ.), Bobby Wysocki (Internal Med, NYU Winthrop), Himanshu Sharma (Neurosurgery, Baylor College Med.), Jeremy Miyauchi (Pathology, NYP-Columbia Univ)  and Michael Schneider (Internal Med, Univ. of Pennsylvania). Our exemplorarly graduates will be commencing their medical careers at prestigious institutions across the country pursuing a diverse range of medical specialities. Match Day arrived with an expected dose of nerves, but as envelopes were excitedly torn open anxiety gave way to excitement as eight years of hard work and sacrifice became justified. 

Graduation Reception at the Old Field Club in Setauket

Dr. Howard Zucker, Commissioner of Health for NY State, delivered an inspiring Graduation Day speech, encouraging the new doctors to creatively engage in their careers and push their fields forward through scientific curiosity. “Foolish is the one who fails to wonder why,” Dr. Zucker  advised. We hope our grads heed this sage advice. While we will dearly miss their insightful contributions to our MSTP community, we look forward to the many accomplishments of the class of 2019 and wish them the best of luck with their future endeavors!

(Written by Lillian Talbot)