Fellows

Amin Demerdash, MD
Medical school: Ain Shams University, Faculty of Medicine
Residency program: Internal Medicine, Geisinger
Medical interests: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), sepsis
Hobbies: Hiking, sci-fi movies and video games

Bhargavi Donepudi, MD
Medical school: Mahadevappa Rampure Medical College
Residency program: Mercy Hospital, St. Louis
Medical interests: Critical care medicine, neuro critical care
Hobbies: Outdoor activities and spending time with family

Daniel Lepone, MD
Medical school: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Residency program: Internal Medicine, Geisinger
Medical interests: Post-intensive care syndrome, sepsis
Hobbies: Snowboarding, travelling, soccer, fitness

Abilio Arrascaeta Llanes, MD
Medical school: University of Havana
Residency program: Long Island Community Hospital, Long Island, NY
Medical interests: Long-term outcome prognostication in critical care medicine, end-of-life care/palliative, teaching medical students and residents
Hobbies: Hiking and cooking Mediterranean and Cuban cuisine

Eric Micallef, MD
Medical school: Ross University
Residency program: Naples Community Hospital
Medical interests: Cardiac physiology and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
Hobbies: Soccer, football and golf

Erica O’Kane, MD
Hometown: Wilmington, DE
Medical school: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: UPMC Mercy Internal Medicine
Medical interests: General medical surgical ICU
Hobbies: Baking, reading, skiing

Adham Osman, MD
Medical school: University of Medicine and Health Sciences, St. Kitts
Residency program: Internal Medicine, Kaiser Permanente, Honolulu, HI
Medical interests: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), role of genetics in sepsis, communication in ICU
Hobbies: Beach volleyball, travelling, reading

John Paul Papadopoulos, MD (Chief Resident)
Hometown: Atlanta, GA
Medical school: Semmelweis University, Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center, Athens, GA
Medical interests: Medical simulation, POCUS, ECMO
Hobbies: Cooking, kombucha brewing, playing drums

Harsh Patel, MD (Chief Resident)
Hometown: Nadiad, Gujarat, India
Medical school: S.B.K.S. Medical institute & Research Center, India
Residency: Internal Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, NY
Fellowship: Pulmonary Medicine, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, NY
Medical interests: ARDS, sepsis, education of residents & medical students
Hobbies: Tennis, spending time with family, outdoor activity

Daniel Young, MD
Hometown: Salt Lake City, Utah
Medical school: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
Residency program: Emergency Medicine, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL
Medical interests: Acute respiratory distress syndrome and ECMO
Hobbies: Reading, podcasts, beaches, spending time with family
Alumni
Geisinger offers more than 30 residencies and more than 20 fellowships. Our graduates are placed at institutions across the world. About half of our Critical Care Fellowship graduates pursue academic positions, and some go on to other specialized fellowship training. Our alumni hold leadership roles in both academic and non-academic institutions.
