Faculty

St. Joseph’s Emergency Medicine Residency Faculty


Nilesh Patel, DO, FACOEP, FAAEM 
Chairman, Emergency Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
Residency Training: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (Bethlehem/Allentown PA)
Interests: (Clinical) Bleeding and reversal, Infectious Disease, Neurologic Emergencies, Venous thromboembolism, Critical Care, Education; (Personal)–NFL football, Professional tennis, Running, Hiking, Traveling

E-mail: [email protected]


Eric Steinberg, DO MEHP, FACEP, FAAEM 
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Med School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)
Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Masters in Education for Health Professions: Johns Hopkins University
Hobbies: Work: bedside teaching, curriculum development, assessment.  Play:  Hiking, Bourbon, Yankees, Giants.

E-mail: [email protected]


Ninad Shroff, MD FAAEM
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson
Residency Training: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ
Interests: Wilderness Medicine

E-mail: [email protected]


Stacey Barnes, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
New York Medical College
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency Training: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Interests: SIM

E-mail: [email protected]


Steven Hochman, MD, FACEP
Research Director, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
New York Medical College
Secretary-Treasurer NJ ACEP
Medical School: NJ Medical School
Residency Training: Morristown Memorial Hospital
Interests: Research, cardiology, airway, infectious disease, international medicine


John Kashani, DO, FACMT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Consultant Medical Toxicologist, New Jersey Poison Control Center
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency Training: Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Interests: Skiing, Weightlifting, Arcade and Pinball game collector, cats


Kim Baldino, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, EMS and Disaster Preparedness

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ (Rutgers) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: Morristown Medical Center
Fellowship: EMS, Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC)
Interests: Prehospital medicine, event medicine, airway; photography, travel


Nicole Yuzuk, DO

Ultrasound Director

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine


Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel Medical Center NYC
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Methodist NYC


Jerome Balbin, MD

Director of Simulation & Co-Director of the Medical Student Clerkship
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Medical School: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Jacobi/Montefiore 
Fellowship: Simulation, NYC Health+Hospitals/Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning Simulation Center 
Clinical interests: Simulation, education, feedback, debriefing, trauma.

Personal interests: Running/staying in shape, sports, travel.

Twitter: @ersimulationdoc


Joseph Bove, DO

Co-Director of the Medical Student Clerkship

Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine

Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM) Residency: St. Joseph’s University Medical Center

Work Interests: EKGs, PE, Arrythmia’s, Procedures. Play: Warm Weather activities, Boating, Basketball, Music, Travel Teams: Yankees, Giants, Knicks (Yes it’s tough), mini Rangers fan

Email: [email protected]


Katherine Vlasica, DO, FACEP

Medical Director of Emergency Pain Management

Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine

Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine Pain Management. Medical school: NYCOM Residency training: Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY Interests: Pain Management, International Emergency Medicine, languages

E-mail:  [email protected] Twitter:   @UAtesseract


Judy Callender
E-mail: [email protected]
Residency Coordinator
School: Rutgers University, B.S. Business Administration
Interests: Reading, knitting, the outdoors