USMLE Writers
Pastest is a global leader in medical test preparation, used by students in over 190 countries. We have been helping medical students and doctors maximize their performance in critical exams for over four decades.
Our USMLE Step 1 writing faculty comprises physicians who are experts in their fields, as well as high performing students from leading U.S. medical schools such as the Yale School of Medicine, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California, San Francisco. Our writers have been “in the trenches” and know exactly what is needed to ace the Step 1 exam.
Our rigorous quality control process means that all questions and explanations are vetted by expert editors including practicing physicians and educators with intimate knowledge of the USMLE exam.
Meet our team
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Kevin Jackson MD, WriterPerelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Christopher Kaingo MD, WriterGeorgetown University School of Medicine
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Armeen Poor MD, EditorAssistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College
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Lauren Stone MD, WriterLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Eliel N. Arrey MD MBA, WriterMorehouse School of Medicine
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Zaid Alirhayim MD, WriterInterventional Cardiology, OUHSC
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Mohamed Awad MD, WriterRush University School of Medicine
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Mark Barry MD, WriterResident Physician in General Surgery, UCSF
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Doug Bernstein MD, Media ContributorClinical Instructor, Yale School of Medicine
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Elliott Campbell, WriterDermatology Resident Mayo Clinic (Rochester)
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Serena Dasani, WriterMD/MBA Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Daniel Delaney MD, WriterResident Physician in Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic
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Daniel DiCapua MD, Media ContributorAssistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
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Robert Elder MD, Media ContributorAssistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
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Trisha Fortin MD, WriterLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Alexander Hines, WriterMD Candidate, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Diana Hristova MD, MS, EditorAssistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Michigan State University
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John Milton Idso, WriterMD Candidate, Medical College of Wisconsin
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Faisal Islam MD, WriterNEI Master Psychopharmacologist, New York
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Hatem Kaseb MD, EditorFellow, Departments of Lab Medicine & Pathology, Cleveland Clinic
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Karun Kiani, WriterMD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Edward Kogan MD, WriterInternal Medicine Resident, NYU
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Theofanis Kollias MD, WriterSGU Grenada
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Scott Lavalva, WriterMD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Brone Lobichusky MD, WriterLewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
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Patrick Michael, WriterMD Candidate, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
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Joshua Olson MD, WriterUniversity of Minnesota Medical School
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Andrew Plummer MD, WriterResident Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri
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Ankush Ratwani MD, WriterChief Resident, Georgetown University Hospital
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Paul Rizk MD, WriterOrthopaedic Surgery Resident, University of Florida
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Michael Schatz, WriterMD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
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Jason Winward, WriterMD Candidate, University of Utah School of Medicine