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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 

  • Kevin Jackson MD, Writer
    Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Christopher Kaingo MD, Writer
    Georgetown University School of Medicine
  • Armeen Poor MD, Editor
    Assistant Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College
  • Lauren Stone MD, Writer
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Eliel N. Arrey MD MBA, Writer
    Morehouse School of Medicine
  • Zaid Alirhayim MD, Writer
    Interventional Cardiology, OUHSC
  • Mohamed Awad MD, Writer
    Rush University School of Medicine
  • Mark Barry MD, Writer
    Resident Physician in General Surgery, UCSF
  • Doug Bernstein MD, Media Contributor
    Clinical Instructor, Yale School of Medicine
  • Elliott Campbell, Writer
    Dermatology Resident Mayo Clinic (Rochester)
  • Serena Dasani, Writer
    MD/MBA Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Daniel Delaney MD, Writer
    Resident Physician in Anesthesiology, Mayo Clinic
  • Daniel DiCapua MD, Media Contributor
    Assistant Professor of Neurology, Yale School of Medicine
  • Robert Elder MD, Media Contributor
    Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Yale School of Medicine
  • Trisha Fortin MD, Writer
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Alexander Hines, Writer
    MD Candidate, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
  • Diana Hristova MD, MS, Editor
    Assistant Professor, Department of Radiology, Michigan State University
  • John Milton Idso, Writer
    MD Candidate, Medical College of Wisconsin
  • Faisal Islam MD, Writer
    NEI Master Psychopharmacologist, New York
  • Hatem Kaseb MD, Editor
    Fellow, Departments of Lab Medicine & Pathology, Cleveland Clinic
  • Karun Kiani, Writer
    MD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Edward Kogan MD, Writer
    Internal Medicine Resident, NYU
  • Theofanis Kollias MD, Writer
    SGU Grenada
  • Scott Lavalva, Writer
    MD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Brone Lobichusky MD, Writer
    Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University
  • Patrick Michael, Writer
    MD Candidate, University of Kentucky College of Medicine
  • Joshua Olson MD, Writer
    University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Andrew Plummer MD, Writer
    Resident Physician, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri
  • Ankush Ratwani MD, Writer
    Chief Resident, Georgetown University Hospital
  • Paul Rizk MD, Writer
    Orthopaedic Surgery Resident, University of Florida
  • Michael Schatz, Writer
    MD Candidate, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
  • Jason Winward, Writer
    MD Candidate, University of Utah School of Medicine

 

 

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