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Dr. Thomas Naparst graduated from the University of California-Berkeley. He earned his medical degree at Sackler School of Medicine in Tel Aviv, Israel, in 1994 andcompleted his residency training at St. Lukes Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York City, in 1997. He began his career in emergency medicine at New York Downtown Hospital (now New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital) in 1997. Dr. Naparst has also held clinical appointments at Greenwich Hospital, CT, St. Vincents Midtown Hospital, Beth Israel Medical Center, Brooklyn, and New York Hospital-Queens.He joined Weill Cornell Medicine in 2013 as an instructor of emergency medicine in Medicine. Dr. Naparst is board certified in emergency medicine and currently practices at New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital.

Dr. Junaid Razzak is joining the department as our new Vice Chair of Research.An accomplished researcher, he brings a wealth of research experience in emergency medicine, medical informatics and public health.Dr. Razzak received his medical degree from the Aga Khan University MedicalCollege,andcompleted his residency at Yale New Haven Hospital. He also received aPhD from the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.Dr. Razzak is one of the few NIH funded researchers in the area of globalmedicine, andhas worked at the NIH as a visiting scientist. He also led the NIHs Collaborative on Emergency Care Research (CLEER)in low-income and middle-income countries.As part of his current focus on globalhealth, he is working with Aga Khan University to establish the Center of Excellence in Trauma and Emergencies.Over his career, Dr. Razzak has published more than 130 peer reviewed manuscripts and served in several prominent leadership roles.He was the founding chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at Aga Khan University, director of the World Health Organization Collaborating Center for Emergency Medicine and Trauma in the Eastern Mediterranean region, and founder of the emergency medicine services for the City of Karachi, Pakistan, which has a population of more than 20 million.

Diksha Mishra, M.D., is a board-certified emergency medicine physician affiliated with New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. With a commitment to providing world-class care, Dr. Mishra is dedicated to advancing patient care through innovative practices and education. Dr. Mishra's clinical services include a range of digital health options such as video visits and on-demand second opinions, ensuring accessible healthcare solutions for patients. Fluent in English, she is also involved in research and education, contributing to the development of future medical professionals. Generated from the website