Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Residency Program

Good Samaritan University Hospital works in affiliation with Mercy Hospital to offer the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Residency Program. Our program enables one-on-one clinical and professional mentorship throughout the continuum of residency training.

Comprehensive Inpatient and Outpatient Training

Mercy Hospital offers a breadth of exposure to PM&R through inpatient and outpatient experiences. Inpatient training will give you experience in treating stroke, spinal cord injury, disabling arthritis, neurological disorders, and major orthopedic surgeries and neurosurgeries. You also receive outpatient training in many subspecialties, including:

  • Electrodiagnostic medicine
  • General physiatry
  • Interventional pain management
  • Neurology
  • Osteopathic manipulative medicine
  • Pain medicine
  • Pediatric neurology
  • Pediatric rehabilitation
  • Amputee care, Prosthetics and Orthotics
  • Sports medicine
  • Wound Care
  • Orthopedics

Accreditation

The PM&R Residency Program at Good Samarian University Hospital is accredited by Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Program Leadership

 

Thomas Jan

Thomas F. Jan, DO, FAOCPMR-D
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Program Director/Director of Medical Education

Wendy Parwana, MBA
Manager, Graduate Medical Education & Residency Coordinator

Contact the Department of Medical Education for additional information on the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Residency Program.

Wendy Parwana, MBA
Wendy.Parwana@chsli.org
516-705-3954

Mercy Hospital
Department of Graduate Medical Education
1000 N Village Ave
Rockville Centre, NY 11570

Program Features

Good Samaritan University Hospital offers our residents a competitive salary and benefits package. Some residency programs offer additional perks to help you as you learn.

Total Annual Salaries

Effective July 1, 2025- June 30, 2026

PGY 1: $81,375.00*
PGY 2: $83,475.00*
PGY 3: $86,625.00*
PGY 4: $ 92,161.00*
PGY 5: $93,975.00*
PGY 6: $96,075.00*
*includes $1,000 for required rotational travel expenses

 

Benefits:
 

PGY 1 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 1,000.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $1,000.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

PGY 2 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 1,500.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $1,500.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

PGY 3 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 2,500.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $1,500.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

PGY 4 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 2,500.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $2,000.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

PGY 5 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 2,500.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $2,000.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

PGY 6 Benefits:
CME Money: $ 2,500.00
Included in Salary:
Housing Stipend: $4,500.00
Meal Stipend: $ 3,000.00 (no free meals provided)
Cellphone Stipend: $500.00
Education Stipend: $2,000.00
Uniform Stipend: $500.00

 

Chief resident stipend (will identify senior chief for programs once selected) additional stipend $3,000

 

 

In addition, PM&R Residency Program residents also receive:

  • American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (AAPM&R) membership
  • Three days each year to attend a National Conference of your choosing
  • 20 vacation days

Upon completion of your residency, you will have 36 months of comprehensive training in:

  • Outpatient
  • Inpatient
  • Consults
  • Pediatrics

Inpatient Rotations

  • General Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
  • Traumatic Brain Injury at Burke Rehabilitation
  • Spinal Cord Injury at Burke Rehabilitation

Outpatient Rotations

  • Pain Management/Interventional Spine/General PM&R Clinic
  • MSK/Sports Medicine
  • Adult Neurology/Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Oncologic Rehabilitation

Additional Rotations

  • Consults
  • Pediatric Rehabilitation
  • 2 months Electives

Affiliated Sites

Inpatient and teaching facilities:

  • Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY
  • New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Center for Sports Medicine

Outpatient practices and facilities:

  • Center for Pediatric Specialty Care at Good Samaritan
  • Massapequa Pain Management & Rehabilitation, Massapequa, NY
  • Muscular Dystrophy Care Center at St. Charles Hospital
  • Neurology Office of Dr. Poonam Dulai, MD, Rockville Centre, NY
  • Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation of Long Island, Bridgewaters, NY
  • iMSK & Spine Group, Freeport and Hicksville, NY
  • Long Island Brain & Spine with David Phillips, MD, West Islip NY
  • Island Musculoskeletal Care with Gus Katsigioris, MD, Valley Stream, NY
  • Total Orthopedics and Sports Medicine with Brett Spain, DO, Massapequa, NY
  • Nassau University Medical Center with Adam Isaacson, MD, East Meadow, NY
  • Good Samaritan University Hospital with Jonas M. Sokolof, DO, West Islip, NY

The PM&R Residency Program places a large emphasis on academics, which includes weekly protected time (Fridays from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m.), monthly activities, and various conferences and workshops.  

  • Cadaver workshops
  • Didactic lectures
  • Electrodiagnostic lectures
  • Grand rounds
  • Guest lectures
  • Journal club
  • Lectures on physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy
  • Online lecture series
  • Procedural workshops
  • Radiology rounds
  • Regional and national conferences throughout each year
  • Workshops on comprehensive EMG, musculoskeletal ultrasound, functional biomechanics and osteopathic manipulative medicine
  • Spasticity management with botulinum toxin
  • Board Review

Residents receive training on research and are responsible for completing research projects throughout their residency

Fourth-year and select third-year medical students are eligible for one-month elective rotations in PM&R. These rotations expose medical students to general inpatient, consult and outpatient clinics. Students have the opportunity to work closely with both residents and attending physicians. For more information or to schedule a rotation, contact the Residency Program Coordinator at 516-705-3954 or Wendy.Parwana@chsli.org

Frequently Asked Questions

If you are applying for a regular PGY 2 slot through the match, you must apply through the Electronic Residency Application System  (ERAS). If you have questions, the Residency Program Coordinator at 516-705-3954 or Wendy.Parwana@chsli.org.

No, this is an advanced position residency program. You must apply separately for an ACGME-accredited preliminary or transitional PGY 1 position. This is usually done at the same time that you apply for the PGY 2 position.

  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Current C.V.
  • Medical school transcript
  • USMLE/COMLEX transcript
  • MSPE Dean’s Letter

We have earned continued accreditation by ACGME since August 27, 2018.

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Meet Our Leaders and Faculty

Dr Mammen

Dr. Manish Mammen, MD
Chairman, Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Mercy Hospital, Catholic Health

Dr. Manish Mammen is a board-certified physiatrist and fellowship-trained specialist in interventional spine and musculoskeletal medicine. He completed his residency in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn.

As Chairman of PM&R at Mercy Hospital, he directs the acute inpatient rehabilitation program and works across Catholic Health to advance multidisciplinary, outcomes-driven care. He also leads a growing outpatient network with offices in Manhasset, Lindenhurst, and Lynbrook, with plans to expand throughout Long Island and the greater New York City area. His practice emphasizes evidence-based physiatry and interventional pain management, including fluoroscopy- and ultrasound-guided procedures.

Dr. Mammen oversees a team of physicians and advanced practice providers who deliver physiatry and pain management services to skilled nursing facilities across Long Island and New York City, ensuring continuity of care after hospital discharge.

He has served as a professor, instructor, and mentor to residents at NYU Rusk Rehabilitation and Northwell Health’s PM&R program. Before pursuing medicine, he studied Computer Engineering at the New York University Tandon School of Engineering. He later co-founded a health-technology company that integrates AI with global clinical expertise to enhance documentation, streamline operations, and reduce medical errors and delays. Across his clinical and technology leadership roles, Dr. Mammen has overseen more than 100 professionals in the U.S. and internationally.

Catholic Health

  • Dr. Lauren Stimler-Levy - Inpatient Physiatry, Consults, & Wound Care
  • Dr. Juan Ledon, MD - General Physiatry, Electrodiagnostics and Ultrasound
  • Dr. Michael Nicolosi, DO - Pain Management, Interventional Spine
  • Dr. Neil Kirschen, MD - Pain Management, Interventional Spine
  • Dr. Poonam Dulai, MD - Neurology/EMG
  • Dr. Paulinder Rai, DO - Prosthetics & Orthotics, Spasticity Management
  • Dr. Jennifer Gray, DO - MDA Clinic
  • Dr Daniel Kapner, DO - General Physiatry, Electrodiagnostics and Ultrasound
  • Dr David Phillips, MD – Neurosurgery
  • Dr. Keith Francis Chu Cheong, MD - Pediatric Neurology
  • Gus Katsigioris, MD - Orthopedics
  • Brett Spain, DO - Sports Medicine
  • Salvatore Martella, BS - Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist
  • Dr. Tova Plaut, DO - Pain Management, Interventional Pain

Burke Rehabilitation Hospital, White Plains, NY

  • Dr. Erika Trovato, DO - TBI
  • Haris Choudry, MD MPH - PM&R Residency Program Director

New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Sports Medicine, Old Westbury, NY

  • Dr. Hallie Zwibel, DO - Sports Medicine, OMT
  • Dr. Matthew Heller, DO - Sports Medicine, OMT

Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) East Meadow, NY

  • Adam Isaacson, MD – Chair of PM&R & Site Director for Electrodiagnostic Rotation

Meet Our Current Residents

Ojirese Momoh, DO

Hometown: Prince George’s County, Maryland
Undergraduate: Howard University
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - Harlem
PM&R interest: Sports Medicine/Peds Rehab/Pain Management 

Thomas Scott Moss, DO

Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Undergraduate: High Point University
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Carolinas Campus
PM&R interest: Interventional Spine/Pain/Sports

Kevin Paul, DO

Hometown: Franklin Square, NY
Undergraduate: New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury Campus
Medical School: NYITCOM
PM&R interest: Pain Management, Sports Medicine, Cancer Rehabilitation

Ammara Azam, DO

  • Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
  • Undergraduate: College of Staten Island
  • Medical School: LECOM  
  • PM&R interests: sports, general, prosthetics
  • Interests/Hobbies: going to the gym, playing the piano, writing, and watching Netflix 

 

Ben Anthony Cruci, DO

  • Hometown: Kingston, NY
  • Undergraduate: Duquesne University
  • Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • PM&R interests: Sports Medicine, Interventional Spine/Pain
  • Interests/Hobbies: Cycling, Record collecting, Photography, Traveling, Pets

 

Robert Cameron Squires, DO

  • Hometown: St. Louis
  • Undergraduate: VMI
  • Medical School: LECOM
  • PM&R interest: sports medicine
  • Interest/Hobbies: soccer, basketball, rock climbing

Linjia Gao, DO

  • Hometown: Bayside, NY
  • Undergraduate: New York Institute of Technology
  • Medical School: NYITCOM  
  • PM&R interests: Pain Management, Sports Medicine
  • Interests/Hobbies: Badminton, Mystery novels, Traveling 

 

David Rash, DO

  • Hometown: Asheville, NC
  • Undergraduate: UNC Chapel Hill
  • Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • PM&R interests: Pain Management, Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury
  • Interests/Hobbies: Running, cycling, skiing

 

Vasanth Selvam, DO

  • Hometown: Glen Oaks, NY
  • Undergraduate: New York Institute of Technology
  • Medical School: NYITCOM
  • PM&R interests: Pain Management
  • Interests/Hobbies: Basketball, Snowboarding, Chess

Meet Our Graduates

Tarek Almaleh, DO 

Fellowship - OSS Health Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine Program in York, PA.

Benjamin Cooper, DO

HCA Blake Hospital (Bradenton, FL) as the Medical Director of Rehabilitation Services as well as a private practice, Rehabilitation and Electrodiagnostics (Tampa, FL), as an Associate Physician

Jonathan Singh, DO

Los Robles Regional Medical Center, California

Daryl Keith Granger, DO - OSS Health Fellowship in Interventional Spine and Sports Medicine Program in York, PA

Rory Siegel, DO - Brain Injury Medicine Fellowship at Burke Rehabilitation Hospital in White Plains, New York

Michael Schloss, DO - Pain Medicine Fellowship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham

  • Parth Patel, DO – Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, OSS Health. York, PA
  • Sophia Yae, DO – Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, Virginia iSpine. Richmond VA
  • Nathanial Thomas, DO – Inpatient, Outpatient, and Amputee Medicine, University of Kentucky. Lexington, KY
  • Heather Theobald, DO – Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, Barrow Brain and Spine Institute. Phoenix, AZ

Tam Quach, DO - Washington- Consult/outpatient



Joanna Israel, DO - Scottsdale, Arizona - Honor Health



Corey A. Johnson, DO - Indiana- Inpatient/Outpatient



Brian Mavretich, DO - Fellowship- National Spine and Pain Center - Winter Park, Florida


  • Sahba Oboudiyat, DO - Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, University of Pennsylvania
  • Oksana Zhivotenko, DO - Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, Vanderbilt University
  • Ameer S. Ali, DO - Interventional Spine and Musculoskeletal Medicine Fellowship, Virginia iSpine