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Current Residents


From Left to Right: (P Frake MD, A Cheng MD, J Goodman MD, M Domanski MD, A Espinel MD, R Howell MD, N Patel MD)


Mark Domanski, MD. (PGY-5)
  • Hometown: Washington, DC
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Virginia
  • Medical Degree: University of Maryland
  • Research Interests: Quality of Life After Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer, Surgical education
  • Hobbies: Sailing, Opera, Bicycling, Skeet shooting

Joseph Goodman, MD. (PGY-4)
  • Hometown: Perry, MI
  • Undergraduate Degree: Wheaton College
  • Medical Degree: Michigan State University (CHM)
  • Research Interests: Voice Measures After Transoral Supraglottic Laryngectomy, Quality of Life After Treatment of Head and Neck Cancer, Follicular Unit Transplant Viability using the Sprague-Dawley Rat as a Model, Nasal Fossae Dimension Analysis in a Pediatric Population
  • Hobbies: Golf, Gastronomy

Paul Frake, MD. (PGY-3)
  • Hometown: Northport, NY
  • Undergraduate Degree: Brown University
  • Medical Degree: George Washington University
  • Research Interests: Health Policy, Business of Medicine, Biotechnology in Otolaryngology
  • Hobbies: Ice Hockey, Travel, Scuba, Playing with my dog

Rebecca Howell, MD. (PGY-3)
  • Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pa
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Michigan
  • Medical Degree: Drexel University College of Medicine
  • Research Interests: Dysphonia and Vocal Cord Paralysis, Pediatric Airway Management
  • Hobbies: Cooking, Football, Baseball, Spending time with family, Running with my dog

Alex Cheng, MD. (PGY-2)
  • Hometown: Harrisburg, PA
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Pittsburgh
  • Medical Degree: Temple University
  • Research Interests: To Be Determined
  • Hobbies: Basketball, Ultimate Frisbee, Watching the Steelers, Cooking

Alexandra Espinel, MD. (PGY-1)
  • Hometown: Cape May, NJ
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Richmond
  • Medical Degree: George Washington University
  • Research Interests: To Be Determined
  • Hobbies: Running, Tennis, Playing with my dog, Cooking for family and friends

Nitin Patel, MD. (PGY-1)
  • Hometown: Stafford, Va
  • Undergraduate Degree: University of Virginia
  • Medical Degree: George Washington University
  • Research Interests: To Be Determined
  • Hobbies: Family and friends, Playing and coaching basketball, Running, Soccer – watching FC Barca

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