Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Commencement Ceremony 2021

A group of 18 students have made history. They are the first graduates of the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, and they have completed the medical degree in three years.

On June 3 they received their degrees at the Inaugural Commencement Ceremony on our Nutley campus, and have begun their residencies across the Hackensack Meridian Health network.

Watch the recording of the June 3 ceremony below – and stay tuned as these new doctors continue to change health for the better in New Jersey – and beyond.

Hackensack Meridian Health School of Medicine Commencement 2021 from ESP Productions on Vimeo.

Meet Our 2021 Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine graduates as they answer questions about their medical education – and the careers that are just taking shape at their residencies across Hackensack Meridian Health.

Image of Reuben David Brathwaite

Reuben David Brathwaite

Neurology
JFK University Medical Center

Image of Benedict Cu

Benedict Cu

Internal Medicine
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Amir Salah Elsamadisi

Amir Salah Elsamadisi

Psychiatry
Ocean Medical Center

Image of Catherine Lorraine Hahn

Catherine Lorraine Hahn

Pediatrics
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Haley Jean Johnson

Haley Jean Johnson

Internal Medicine
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Anshu Kataria

Anshu Kataria

Internal Medicine
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Jay Majmundar

Jay Majmundar

Anesthesiology
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Wasib Malik

Wasib Malik

Psychiatry
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Christopher Manners

Christopher Manners

Internal Medicine
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Daniel Christopher Menza

Daniel Christopher Menza

Emergency Medicine
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Erik Daniel Olson

Erik Daniel Olson

Internal Medicine
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Candace Rose Pallitto

Candace Rose Pallitto

Pediatrics
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Helen Pozdniakova

Helen Pozdniakova

Internal Medicine
Jersey Shore University
Medical Center

Image of Hope Schneider

Hope Schneider

Emergency Medicine
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Samantha Michele Sherman

Samantha Michele Sherman

Anesthesiology
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Tony Varughese

Tony Varughese

Internal Medicine
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of Katherine N. Veltri

Katherine N. Veltri

Anesthesiology
Hackensack University
Medical Center

Image of George Zhou

George Zhou

Anesthesiology
Hackensack University
Medical Center

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