HIP Ambassadors - Physicians

Dr. Kay Durairaj is a a board certified otolaryngologist (or ear, nose, and throat specialist) and facial plastic surgeon in Pasadena, CA.

Russell Russo, MD was born and raised in New Orleans, and is proud to call it home. Dr. Russo grew up loving sports and was sidelined by an injury. This is ultimately what drove him to become a sports medicine orthopedic surgeon--so he can get young athletes back on the field.

Dr. Gulati is an emergency medicine physician who believes in being the physician who can not only care for patients in a clinical setting, but who also cares for the practice and medicine through health policy and advocacy.

Christine A. Garcia, MD, MPH is a chief resident in internal medicine at Stony Brook University Hospital. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Molecular and Integrative Physiology and English Literature and a Masters of Public Health from the University of Illinois.

Hala Sabry DO, MBA is a Board Certified Emergency Medicine Physician living and working in Southern California.

Dr. Larry Nichter has been performing Plastic Surgery in Southern California as a triple board certified Plastic Surgeon and as a Clinical Professor of Plastic Surgery since 1985, and consequently has received national and international recognition for both his surgical skills and compassionate involvement with patients and physicians alike.

Dr. Dara Kass was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. She completed her residency training at SUNY Downstate/ Kings County Hospital and is currently the Director of Undergraduate Medical Education at NYU/ Bellevue Hospital.

Dr. Tri Trinh is a cardiologist living and working in Southern California.

Vania Manipod, DO is a board-certified psychiatrist working in private practice in southern California.

Dr. Nii-Daako Darko is a board-certified Trauma/Critical Care Surgeon working at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center - Altoona, as well as being the founder of Docs Outside the Box.