MEDICAL TEAM

Where the doctor
waits for you.

Our ER-trained physicians work around your schedule, explain every test result and treatment option, and never rush you out the door.

The way medicine was meant to be practiced.

Our members-only approach to medicine allows physicians get back to why they wanted to practice medicine in the first place. Sollis members are truly our one and only focus.

Our Medical Team

National Medical Director

Dr. Scott Braunstein

Dr. Braunstein has practiced in Southern California for 20+ years, and has become one of the most widely known and respected physicians in his field.  He trained in Internal Medicine at Cedars Sinai and Emergency Medicine at UCLA, and is double board certified in both specialties. Prior to joining Sollis, he was a Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Cedars-Sinai for 15 years, where he served on a number of leadership committees.  Dr. Braunstein directed the annual Cedars Sinai Emergency Medicine Symposium, where he delivered dozens of cutting edge lectures, many of which were nationally published. Dr. Braunstein has also served as Airway Management Physician for the LA Rams of the NFL, and has provided expert commentary for CNN, ESPN, NBC, Forbes, and many other media outlets. 

New York

Upper East Side Flagship
170 E 77th St, Lower Level
Open 24/7, 365

Fifth Avenue Center
945 Fifth Avenue
Mon-Sun: 7am-7pm

Tribeca Center
255 Greenwich St, 5th Floor
Mon-Sun: 7:30am-7:30pm

Gramercy Center
11 East 22nd Street, 3rd Floor 
Mon-Sun: 9:30am-9:30pm

Water Mill Center
760 Montauk Highway, Suite 2C
Mon-Sun: 7am-7pm
*Seasonal Hours

Dr. Scott Pearlman

Medical Director
, NY

Dr. Pearlman received his Bachelors of Arts at Rutgers University after which he attended medical school at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia. He completed a combined residency in Emergency Medicine and Internal Medicine at Christiana Care Health System in Delaware.

Dr. Pearlman is board-certified in Emergency Medicine, and has been practicing emergency medicine in NYC for the past 18 years. He most recently served as Vice-Chairman for Emergency Medicine at Montefiore Health System in the Bronx. When not working, he can be found with his wife and daughter in and around their home in Brooklyn.

Dr. Danish Ahmad

Asst Medical Director
, NY

Dr. Danish Ahmad is an Assistant Medical Director at Sollis Health New York. He graduated medical school from the University of South Florida and pursued a residency/fellowship at Long Island Jewish Medical Center.  Following 6 years of training he graduated from a combined program in Emergency Medicine, Internal Medicine and Critical Care Medicine. He currently is boarded in all three specialties.

He proceeded to join Mount Sinai following completion of training. There he held a joint appointment in the Department of Emergency Medicine and the Institute of Critical Care Medicine. He split his clinical time between the Emergency Department and various ICUs within the system including the Cardiac Care Unit. After 6 years at Mount Sinai Hospital he joined Sollis Health.

Dr. Melissa Cusumano

Asst Medical Director
, NY

Dr. Cusumano earned her Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine and completed her Emergency Medicine residency at St. Barnabas Hospital. For 14 years, she was an attending Emergency Medicine physician at Northwell Health in Plainview and, for five years, she was a per diem attending at Mount Sinai South Nassau. Dr. Cusumano is currently pursuing a Master of Business Administration and is thrilled to be part of the Sollis team.

Dr. Sumir Shah

Asst Medical Director
, NY

Dr. Shah received his Bachelors degree from University of Rochester in Microbiology & Immunology followed by a Masters in Physiology & Biophysics from Georgetown University. He attended NYIT College of Medicine and completed residency training in Emergency Medicine at NewYork-Presbyterian/Queens.

Dr. Narissa Joyner 

Asst Medical Director, At-Home
, NY

Dr. Joyner comes to Sollis as the Assistant Medical Director for Sollis’ At Home services. Dr. Joyner is a Board-Certified Emergency Medicine physician and has been practicing Emergency Medicine for the past 11 years. Prior to Sollis, she worked in various emergency departments throughout the Northwell Health system including Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan, Phelps Hospital in Westchester, and Forest Hills Hospital in Queens. She is a current member of the American Academy of Emergency Medicine as well as the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Dr. Joyner received her Bachelor of Arts at New York University, then attended medical school at New York Medical College in Valhalla, NY. She completed residency at Morristown Medical Center in Morristown, NJ.

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Dr. Devin Bustin

Associate Medical Director for Informatics
, NY

Devin comes to Sollis as an attending physician as well as Associate Director of Sollis’ system-wide clinical informatics. He graduated from University of Florida — College of Medicine and completed his emergency medicine residency at Carolinas Medical Center. Devin is also currently a member of the American Medical Informatics Association and American College of Emergency Physicians.

California

Beverly Hills Flagship
155 N San Vicente Blvd
Open 24/7, 365

Santa Monica Center
1243 7th Street, Suite B
Mon-Fri: 7am-11pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-8pm

San Francisco Flagship
1001 Van Ness Ave
Open 24/7, 365

Manhattan Beach Center
1000 N. Sepulveda Blvd 
Mon-Fri: 7am-7pm
Sat & Sun: 8am-5pm

Dr. Scott Braunstein

National Medical Director

Dr. Braunstein is board-certified in both emergency medicine and internal medicine. Prior to joining Sollis, he was a Clinical Instructor of Emergency Medicine at Cedars-Sinai for 15 years, where he delivered a number of nationally published lectures. He also patrolled the NFL sidelines as airway physician for the Los Angeles Rams.

Dr. Carolyn McClain

Medical Director, San Francisco
, CA

Dr. McClain attended The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and completed an emergency medicine residency at Hennepin County Medical Center in Minneapolis. Before Sollis, Dr. McClain spent 15 years at the Emergency Physicians Professional Association in Minnesota in various roles including Medical Director, MD, Assistant Medical Director of Urgency Rooms, and Quality Improvement Assistant Director. She is board-certified in emergency medicine and sits on the board of several committees including Twin Cities Medical Society and the American College of Emergency Physicians Advocacy Committee.

Dr Andrei Popescu

Dr. Andrei Popescu

Associate Medical Director
, CA

Dr. Popescu is a board-certified doctor who most recently served as Assistant Director in the Emergency Department at Olympia Medical Center. He got his Masters from Georgetown, a joint MD/MBA from University of Buffalo, and did his residency in emergency medicine at Buffalo, which included working at multiple clinics, the VA, and a children’s hospital with a dedicated children’s Emergency Department.

Dr. Chuck Yu

Asst. Medical Director
, CA

Dr. Yu is a board-certified doctor who was born and raised in southern California. After completing undergraduate and medical school at UCLA, he did his residency in emergency medicine in San Diego, where he worked at multiple sites, including Rady’s Children’s Hospital in a dedicated children’s Emergency Department.

Dr. Mike Tarnay

Asst. Medical Director
, CA

Dr. Tarnay is an experienced emergency medicine physician with over 23 years of service at the two major hospitals in the South Bay. He serves as physician liaison for patient retention and hospital VIP legacy programs and has trained fellow physicians as an attending at UCLA-Olive View Medical Center. Dr. Tarnay has also helped develop an emergency medicine program at Nairobi Hospital in Kenya, cared for international disaster victims, and served as a track physician for the Long Beach Grand Prix. He trained in emergency medicine at UCLA Medical Center and attended Georgetown University Medical School. Dr. Tarnay lives with his wife and children in Manhattan Beach, and in his free time, he enjoys beach volleyball and playing competitive “old man” soccer.

Dr. Tin Do

Asst. Medical Director
, CA

Tin Do is a board-certified emergency medicine physician who graduated from UCLA School of Medicine and completed his residency at UC Davis Medical Center. A life-long Californian, he has enjoyed working all over his beautiful state. He has been in numerous administrative positions throughout his medical career, including as a former medical director of the ER at St Mary’s Medical Center in San Francisco. An avid traveler, he has worked and volunteered as a physician all over the world, including in an ER in Vietnam, at a rural village hospital in Malawi, in Haiti after an earthquake, and at a refugee camp in Greece.

South Florida

Palm Beach Flagship
324 Royal Palm Way, Suite 100
Open 24/7, 365

Miami House Call Program
Miami-Dade and Broward County Area

Dr. James Fishkin

Medical Director
, FL

Dr. Fishkin has joined Sollis Health after 28 years in Emergency Medicine at Cedars Sinai in Los Angeles, CA. After graduating from Cornell University with honors and Tufts Medical School, Fishkin completed his residency at Los Angeles County / USC Medical Center specializing in trauma and critical care. In addition to his work at the hospital, Fishkin served as chair for Cedar’s Disaster Response Committee and their Symposium for Emergency Medicine for the last 20 years – providing leadership and lecturing on critical topics in emergency medicine. Additionally, Dr. Fishkin served as the Lead LA Rams Airway Management position for 8 years and has helped advance safety policies and on-field protocols.

Dr. Jennifer Jackson

Asst. Medical Director
, FL

Dr. Jackson is a board-certified physician with 14 years of experience. Before joining Sollis, she taught emergency medicine and clinical skills as an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She also served as Medical Director at Broward College and a Senior Medical Doctor for Royal Caribbean and Celebrity Cruises.

Born and raised in Florida, Dr. Jackson went to medical school at The George Washington University and completed her residency at Yale. She remains an avid Florida Gators fan.

Dr. Alex Heromin

Asst. Medical Director, At-Home
, FL

Dr. Alex Heromin is an emergency medicine physician and is recognized as one of the few physicians in the country to be sub-specialty fellowship trained in Acute Care Telehealth. He is highly knowledgeable about the concepts and implementations in digital health and remote patient monitoring, both on the provider and the patient side. He has a passion for advocating the use of telehealth to promote health equity in underserved and neglected populations. He is a published author for academic textbooks in digital health and has served on the boards of national organizations. He was a clinical instructor at both Michigan State University and Thomas Jefferson University trauma centers. Outside of work he enjoys wildlife conservation, fishing, and collecting first edition books.

Our Care Navigators

We know the medical field can be confusing and intimidating. Sollis has an entire team dedicated to helping you navigate it.

Kate Lieberman, PA-C

Director of Care Coordination

As a Physician Assistant for the past 15 years, Kate has worked everywhere from Mercer Street Medical, where she specialized in women’s health and travel medicine, to Mount Sinai Beth Israel and NYU, to One Medical NY, where she started the urgent care line of service. She is also a certfified lactation counselor, has experience in pediatric emergency medicine and occupational health, and has been a member of the healthcare advisory board at her daughter’s Brooklyn preschool, where she helps create guidelines for the safest possible school environment.

Melissa Smirnow, PA-C

Lead Physician Assistant

Melissa is a Concierge PA who began her career working in urgent care almost a decade ago. She also has years of experience in Dermatology and has broadened her practice with two of the leading Dermatology groups in the Tristate area. Melissa received her undergraduate degree from Rutgers University and graduated from the Physician Assistant program at Long Island University.

Khavita Singh-Harry, PA-C

Manager of Care Coordination

Khavita is responsible for care navigation, patient advocacy, and virtual care. She brings to the role 10 years of clinical experience as a physician assistant in Inpatient Medicine and Emergency Medicine. Khavita earned her Bachelor’s Science in Physician Assistant Studies from St. John’s University, Master’s of Science in Healthcare Administration from Stony Brook University, and Doctor of Medical Science from University of Lynchburg.

Stefanie Karangelen, PA-C

Manager of Care Coordination

Stefanie is the Manager of Care Coordination at Sollis Health where she is responsible for care navigation, patient advocacy, and virtual care. Stefanie brings 5+ years of clinical experience as a PA-C including as the Chief PA of Surgery at Mount Sinai Downtown in New York. Stefanie earned her BS in Biology from Virginia Tech and her Master of Physician Assistant Studies from MCPHS University in Boston. She is a Knight Foundation Fellow in Healthcare Technology with Baptist Health in Miami.

Care Medical Team

Evan Sands

Attending Physician
Education: Michigan State University, Doctor of Medicine — MD

Sari Kassorla

Registered Nurse
Education: New York University
Our medical team has attended a course from
The Ritz-Carlton Leadership Center as part of
their employment experience at Sollis.

OUR HOSPITAL NETWORK

Sollis actively works with all the major hospitals in each of our key cities to ensure we can streamline admission to the best facility based on your medical needs, in the event hospitalization is required.

HOW DOES SOLLIS WORK?

When you need medical attention,
call us - we'll take it from there.

Speak with an ER physician
on-demand.

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Visit a center, book a house call or chat via video.

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Get a full diagnostic workup with immediate results.

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Get treated or connected with a specialist right away.

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