Current Fellows and Alumni

PRM Fellows – Current Fellows and Recent Alumni

2023-2025
Erin Mundy, MD

PM&R Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA 
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA 
Academic Interests: Neurorehabilitation, Spasticity Management, Ultrasound, Teaching
Personal Interests: Olympic weightlifting, music, hiking, traveling

2023-2025
Cara Vernacchia, DO

PM&R Residency: Northwestern/McGaw’s Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Chicago, IL
Medical School: Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Vallejo, CA
Academic interests: spasticity management, procedures, spina bifida, early detection of cerebral palsy
Personal interests: running, yoga, cooking, bagel-making

2022-2024
Denesh Ratnasingam, MD

PM&R Residency: Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
Academic Interests: cancer rehabilitation, neurorehabilitation, spasticity management, teaching
Personal Interests: Cross country running, movies/theatre, trying different cuisines and cooking

2022-2024
Jeremy Roberts, MD

PM&R Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia and Cornell, New York, NY 
Medical School: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Hempstead, NY
Academic interests: Concussion, Adaptive Sports, Ultrasound, Musculoskeletal Medicine, Teaching/Academics, Quality Improvement, Clinical Research
Personal interests: Mets/Jets/Knicks, Fantasy Football, Running, Weightlifting, Dream Theater, Survivor

2021-2023
Andrew Richard McCoy, MD

PM&R Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Academic interests: neurorehabilitation, adaptive sports, spasticity management, ultrasound, teaching 
Personal interests: fishing, ice hockey, playing guitar/song writing

2021-2023
Carly J. Rothman, DO

PM&R Residency: Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Medical School: NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine
Academic Interests: Spasticity management, Cancer rehab, OMT, TBI, EMG
Personal Interests: Hiking and Trail Running, Yoga, Gardening, Watercolor and acrylic painting

2020-2022
Jordan Wyrwa, DO

PM&R Residency:  University of Colorado School of Medicine
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Academic interests: precision medicine, brain injury, clinical and clinical research informatics, implementation science
Personal interests: wellness, cooking, reading, adventures with my wife and daughter

2020-2022
Lauren Desmarais, DO

PM&R Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Pittsburgh, PA,
Medical School: Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine of Midwestern University
Academic interests: spasticity, ultrasound, teaching and education
Personal interests: skiing, hiking, and anything outdoors with our dog Cooper 

2019-2021 
Theodore Yip, MD

PM&R Residency:  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ
Medical School:  University of North Carolina School of Medicine, NC
Academic interests:  brain injury, spasticity management, ultrasound, adaptive sports
Personal interests: rock climbing, judo, piano, hiking, fishing

2018-2020 
Cosmo Kwok, MD

Post-Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, Assistant Professor
PM&R Residency: Northwell Health/Hofstra Medical School (formerly named North Shore/Long Island Jewish), NY
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ
Academic interests: general pediatric rehabilitation, adaptive sports
Personal interests: sports, games, ARCH adaptive ski program volunteer

2017-2019
Marisa Flavin, MD
Post-Fellowship: Assistant Professor, University of Utah
PM&R Residency:  Spaulding/Harvard Medical School, MA
Medical School:  Harvard Medical School, MA

2017-2019
Stephanie Tow, MD
Post-Fellowship: Pediatric Sports Medicine Fellowship, Children’s Mercy, Kansas City
PM&R Residency: University of Texas Southwestern Medical School – Dallas, TX
Medical School:  Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ

2015-2017
Lindsay Elliott, DO
Post-Fellowship:  Children’s Hospital New Orleans; Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University School of Medicine
PM&R Residency:  Louisiana State University School of Medicine, LA
Medical School:  Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine Davie, FL

2015-2017
Aaron Powell, MD
Post-Fellowship:  Assistant Professor, University of Colorado Department of PM&R
PM&R Residency: University of California – Davis, CA
Medical School: University of California, San Diego, CA

2013-2015
Wilawan Nopkhun, MD
Post-Fellowship: Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
PM&R Residency: Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Ohio State University College of Medicine, OH

2013-2015
Jeannie Harden, MD
Post-Fellowship: UT Health, San Antonio, TX
PM&R Residency: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Medical School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX

2011-2013
Amit Sinha, MD
Post-Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburg of UPMC, PA
PM&R Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Medical School: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA

2009-2011
Wendy Pierce, MD
Current: University of Colorado, Children’s Hospital Colorado, Colorado Springs, CO
Post-Fellowship: Rady Children’s Hospital, San Diego, CA 
PM&R Residency: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Medical School:  Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL