Our Team

Md Hoque

Founder and Executive Director

Md is a medical student at University of Rochester School of Medicine. He created this podcast to serve pre-med and medical students who want to learn from proactive physicians to implement optimized tools and strategies to become successful in hyper-competitive fields. Md is also an entrepreneur aimed at finding solutions to improve the medical experience for both the students and the patients. Due to his dedication to healthcare, Md worked and interned at many hospitals and clinics in NYC. He has over 4 years of research experience in cancer biology, synthetic biology, and microbiology. In his free time, Md likes to read books, exercise, and hike

Syed Hussain

Co-Founder and Media Manager

Syed is a Hunter College alumnus, currently working as a Research Assistant at the Icahn School of Medicine. He is studying macrophage functions in liver diseases, such as NASH and NAFLD, as well as cardiometabolic diseases, such as atherosclerosis. He wants to pursue a Medical degree with an interest in Gastroenterology specialty and community-based and clinical research. He constantly seeks out opportunities to be a conscious member of society and participates in community-building activities. Syed intends to build a stronger foundation for his aspirations of ensuring refined healthcare globally. His hobbies include cooking, playing sports & bodybuilding. In order to reach his true potential and contentment, Syed places emphasis on prioritizing his physical and mental health.

Najah Khalil

Outreach Coordinator

Najah graduated from Hunter College with a degree in Human Biology in the Summer of 2021. She wants to pursue a Physician Assistance program for her Master's degree in the Fall of 2022. Najah wants to lay a firmer foundation for her ambitions of providing world-class healthcare. In this pursuit she has been volunteering with organizations like the American Red Cross and New York Cares. This podcast allows her to build relationships with medical professionals while also learning more about a variety of subjects in medically related disciplines from the viewpoints of our innovative physician guests. While she is dedicated to her education in her free time Najah enjoys reading, traveling, camping, and studying religion.

Janie Chan

Senior Animator

Janie Chan is a third-year student at the Macaulay Honors College at CUNY Hunter College on the pre-med track. She is double majoring in Biological Sciences (BA) and Studio Art (BA) and is expected to graduate in May 2025. She is researching the modes of metastasis for pancreatic cancer in transgenic mice at the Nancy Du lab at Weill Cornell Medicine. She ultimately wishes to pursue a career as a physician-scientist to indulge in her desire to make a human impact while also appeasing her interest in research. She engages in her love for medicine by shadowing doctors at Mount Sinai Morningside’s Emergency Department and expands on her clinical experiences at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and NYU Langone. She also creatively engages her interest in medicine through animations and video editing for the DoctorsInn podcast as well as editing for the Society of Bioethics and Medicine blog. Upon completion of her undergraduate studies, she plans to obtain a medical degree and work alongside healthcare professionals to provide better therapeutic treatments for cancer and women’s health.

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Natalya Krutovska

Co-Founder and Operations Manager

Natalya is a fourth-year, pre-MD/PhD student majoring in Neurobiology. As an avid podcast listener herself, she is fascinated in learning from others' experiences. This podcast allows her to bridge keeping up with the latest news in medicine and science as well as further learn about various topics in medically adjacent fields from the perspectives of our enterprising physician guests who are a part of multifaceted initiatives. Professionally, Natalya seeks to combine her innovative passions in technology and advocacy through a career in data science and healthcare as a physician-scientist. In her leisure time, Natalya enjoys hiking, learning new piano pieces, and watching foreign shows.

Christine Kuang

Senior Animator

Christine is a fourth-year pre-med student majoring in Psychology and a certificate in Public Policy. She is a strong advocate for accessible and reliable health information. She strives to create content for this podcast to help pre-med students better prepare and obtain the methodologies necessary for the healthcare field. Professionally, Christine aspires to pursue a medical physician career and contribute to government health policymaking. Her hobbies include reading, fencing, and research.

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