Residents - PGY 3
Leslie Crosby, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
Undergrad: Wheaton College (IL)
Med School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
Hobbies: Cooking, swimming, running, home improvement projects, painting and drawing, hiking.
Favorite movies/TV: Forensic Files
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: My painting was on display at the Barnes Museum
Favorite Food: Dim Sum @ Sang Kee Asian Bistro
If not EM: I'd probably be a plumber or work on a ranch.
Random fact: I'd take camping and hiking out West in the US over backpacking Europe ANYDAY!
Melissa Yu, MD
Chief Resident
Hometown: Rockville, MD
Undergrad: University of Maryland, College Park
Med School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Hobbies: Photography, hiking, rock climbing, eating tacos, feeding my dog tacos
Favorite movies/TV: The Office, Brooklyn nine-nine, Parks and Rec
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Not passing out while skydiving.
Favorite Food: Tacos - but literally all foods.
If not EM: Photographer for National Geographic.
Random fact: I'm really good at using chopsticks.
Brenton Elliott, MD
Hometown: McLean, VA
Undergrad: University of Virginia
Med School: Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine.
Hobbies: Music, sports, travel, poker, games.
Favorite movies/TV: Still a Scrubs fan.
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Traveled to 20-something countries.
Favorite Food: Sushi. Or bacon. Do they have bacon sushi? I should look into that...
If not EM: Writing travel books.
Random fact: A group of pugs is called a grumble
Elena Grill, MD
Hometown: West Chester, PA
Undergrad: University of Pennsylvania
Med School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Hobbies: Refinishing furniture, making terrarums, hiking, traveling
Favorite movies/TV: Superbad, The Office
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Creative writing publications, making hundreds of terrariums for my wedding
Favorite Food: Indian
If not EM: Acting, refinishing furniture, rehabbing old homes
Random fact: Had a baby my intern year at Crozer - that was WILD
Carissa Jeannette, DO
Hometown: Wood-Ridge, NJ
Undergrad: Rutgers University.
Med school: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Hobbies: Running, hiking, gyming, cooking, baking, traveling, exploring the city, hanging out with friends and family.
Favorite movies/TV: Breaking Bad, Dexter, Parks and Rec, The League, Fight Club, American Psycho, Inglorious Bastards
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Mastering the perfect cup of coffee.
Favorite Food: Pasta, pizza, sushi, tacos
If not EM: Having far less fun, obviously.
Random fact: The beach is my happy place.
Piotr Jurgielewicz, MD
Hometown: Suwalki, Poland
Undergrad: Drexel University
Med School: Penn State College of Medicine
Hobbies: Weight lifting, surfing, scuba, going off the grid.
Favorite movies/TV: The Departed. Favorite TV shows? There are so many... Rick and Morty, South Park, Breaking Bad, Chappelle Show.
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: I won third place in a photo contest :P
Favorite Food: Spot Burger... SOOO GOOOD
If not EM: Saving the turtles mannn.
Random fact: I've been to 5 continents, trying to make it to all 7 by the time I'm 30.
Pamela Maisey, DO
Hometown:
Undergrad: Boston University
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Netflix, shark diving, candle making, traveling.
Favorite movies/TV: Reservoir Dogs, Across the Universe, Top Gun, 30 Rock, Arrested Development (but also My 600 Pound Life, and 90 Day Fiancé, pretty much anything TLC has ever aired).
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Mastering food baby photos.
Favorite Food: Mac n cheese (or ice cream)
If not EM: I decided at 15 that I wanted to be an emergency medicine doctor, never considered a back up plan.
Random fact: The only poisonous cuttlefish is the flamboyant cuttlefish.
Danielle Melisiotis, DO
Hometown: Pipersville, PA
Undergrad: University of Scranton
Med School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hobbies: Skiing, traveling, reading
Favorite movies/TV: What's a movie? Just kidding, but I don't have a favorite. I guess my most recent TV show was The Witcher - thank you, Netflix.
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: My beautiful twins.
Favorite Food: ooooohhhh tough call. I'm a sucker for a good burger. I'll have to go with Pub & Kitchen.
If not EM: Definitely teaching.
Random fact: I can't roll my tongue.
Ahmed Mostafa, MD
Hometown: Cairo, Egypt
Undergrad: Cairo University
Med School: Cairo University
Hobbies: HIIT, Crossfit, reading, traveling, Stand-up comedy
Favorite movies/TV: no favorites, I like thought-provoking movies and sitcoms
Biggest non-EM accomplishment: Does a fellowship in medical toxicology count?
Favorite Food: I like mixing it up, change is the spice of life.
If not EM: Mechatronics or humanitarian sciences, probably both!
Random fact: I geek out on accents/linguistics