2011-2012 Residents

To help you obtain a feel for the diversity of our residents, information on our current residents is provided below. For faculty bios, please visit the faculty web page.

Chief Residents
Gero

Nicole M. Gero, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Graduate Degree: LeMoyne College, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Elmira College, Elmira, NY
Stack

Kelsey M. Stack, DO

Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY

EM-3 Residents
Ahmad

Syed S. Ahmad, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University, College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: New York University, New York City, NY
Beaudette

Charles I. Beaudette, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Graduate Degree: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Undergraduate Degree: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Cotter

Ginger D. Cotter, MD

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science Chicago Medical School, N. Chicago, IL
Graduate Degree: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Undergraduate Degree: University of Colorado, Boulder, CO
Dhaliwal

Mandeep K. Dhaliwal, MD

Medical School: Saint George's University, Grenada
Undergraduate Degree: University of California, Riverside, CA
Emmons

Jerry R. Emmons, MD

Medical School: SUNYUpstate Medical University, College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Jennings

M. Shane Jennings, MD

Medical School: American University of The Caribbean, Netherlands Antilles
Graduate Degree: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Undergraduate Degree: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Nguyen

Long V. Nguyen, MD

Medical School: Ross University, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Poreda

Andrew R. Poreda, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY at Buffalo, Amherst, NY

EM-2 Residents
Adcock

Patrick Adcock, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
Undergraduate Degree: Hampden-Sydney College, Hampden-Sydney, VA
Berube

Maxime Berube, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Dougher

Katherine Dougher, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Pensylvania State University, State College, PA
Hamdani

Mohammad Hamdani, MD

Medical Education: SUNY Upstate Medical University, College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Education: SUNY Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY
Hollywood

Emily Hollywood, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Eastern Nazarene College, Quincy, MA
lloyd

Jarem Lloyd, MD

Medical School: University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Undergraduate Degree: Weber State University, Ogden, UT
macher

Amy Macher, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: Shenandoah University, Winchester, VA
malhotra

Radhika Malhotra, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ
mcnamara

Kathryn McNamara, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
nacca

Nicholas Nacca, MD

Medical School: SUNY Upstate College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

schreffler

Susan Schreffler, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX

EM-1 Residents

Randy Barros, MD

Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School Newark, NJ
Undergraduate Degree: Florida International University, Miami, FL

Thomas DiNardo, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: State University of New York Plattsburgh, NY

Matthew Garman, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY
Undergraduate Degree: Hobart and William Smith Colleges, Geneva, NY

Javad Hashmi, MD

Medical School: Aga Khan Medical College, Pakistan
Undergraduate Degree: U.C. Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

Daniel Jones, DO

Medical School: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO
Graduate Degree: Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO (Bioethics)
Undergraduate Degree: Missouri State University, Springfield, MO

Samantha Jones, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine Syracuse, NY
Graduate Degrees:SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (Medical Technology)
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (Environmental Policy and Democratic Processes)
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY

Anthony Klimek, MD

Medical School: St. Georges University, Grenada, WI
Graduate Degree: St. George’s University, Grenada, WI (Public Health)
Undergraduate Degree: University at Albany, Albany, NY

Frederic Laporte, MD

Medical School:SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY Graduate Degree: McGill University, Montreal, Canada (Biochemistry & Cell Biology)
Undergraduate Degree: McGill University, Montreal, Canada

James Mangano, DO

Medical School: NY College of Osteopathic Medicine of NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY
Undergraduate Degree: SUNY at Oswego, Oswego, NY

Joshua Nelson, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY Graduate Degree: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY (Physiology)
Undergraduate Degree: Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY

Jason Swaby, MD

Medical School: SUNY at Syracuse College of Medicine, Syracuse, NY Graduate Degree: Binghamton University, Vestal, NY (Public Administration in Health Policy)
Undergraduate Degree: Binghamton University, Vestal, NY

Randeep Thiara, MD

Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine, Dominica
Undergraduate Degree: University of California Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA
Gary  A. Johnson, MD, FACEP

Gary A. Johnson, MD, FACEP
Associate Professor &
Residency Director

Upstate Stats (2010)

University Hospital

  • Licensed Inpatient Beds: 409
  • Inpatient Admissions: 19,981
  • Length of Stay: 6.5 days

Adult/Peds Emergency Department

  • Visits: 58,184
  • Pediatric: 38%
  • Admissions: 10,948

77 Hospital-Based Clinics

  • Hospital Clinic Visits: 365,604

Ambulatory

  • Referred Ambulatory Visits: 232,000