This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Mahnaz ( Mickey ) Pishanidar, a Physical Therapist at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.  Mahnaz has been employed at Flushing Hospital for 43 years.

Mahnaz grew up in Iran and moved to the United States in 1980. She attended school in Iran and earned her degree in Physical Therapy at Tehran University. She currently lives in Great Neck, Long Island. Mahnaz has two children, one of whom had worked at Flushing Hospital for a year as a resident. She likes pets, especially dogs, but at the current time does not have one.

In her free time, Mahnaz enjoys cooking and baking. Her favorite foods to prepare are Persian and Italian. She also enjoys shopping, especially for shoes. She likes to travel and her favorite country to visit is Italy. Mahnaz likes classical and country music. She values spending time with friends and family and particularly enjoys having sleepovers with her three grandchildren. In the summertime she can be found every day at the swimming pool.

Mahnaz finds working at Flushing Hospital very rewarding. It feels like a second home to her. Her colleagues are wonderful and she enjoys treating her patients, many of whom try to teach her some Spanish. We look forward to Mahnaz working with us for many more years.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Yessica Siguencia, Patient Navigation Manager.  Yessica began her career at Flushing Hospital Medical Center in November of 2020 as a Patient Navigator. She was promoted to supervisor in 2022 and manager in 2023.

Yessica was born in Caracas, Venezuela, and moved to Ecuador at the age of five where she lived until she was twelve years old. She moved to the United States in 2007. Yessica graduated from Flushing High School, and then went on to study at John Jay College of Criminal Justice where she obtained her degree in International Criminal Justice as well as a degree in Spanish. She currently lives in Jackson Heights, Queens.

In her free time, Yessica enjoys traveling and exploring new restaurants. One of her favorite places that she has visited so far is Dubai. She enjoys music festivals, keeping active, working out and taking fitness classes. Her favorite types of music are house,  techno, and Afro house music.

Yessica enjoys working at Flushing Hospital and is grateful for the opportunities that the hospital has given her. She is a Qualified Medical Interpreter and found a great sense of satisfaction interpreting for patients, creating a positive experience for them. It also allowed her to be supportive to these patients when they felt vulnerable. Working at the hospital has also https://opiny.org/sites/richmond-hill/allowed her to grow both personally and professionally and she is proud to be a part of a team that is so committed to patient care and community. We look forward to Yessica remaining with the hospital for many more years.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Roxanne Campbell, MSN, RN-BC, Case Management Supervisor who has been employed at Flushing Hospital Medical Center for one year.

Roxanne was born in Jamaica, West Indies and moved with her family to Brooklyn when she was two years old. She currently resides with her family in Springfield Gardens, Queens.  Roxanne attended the David Grayson Christian Academy. She completed her undergraduate studies at the New York Institute of Technology with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and obtained her Master of Science in Nursing Education at Stony Brook University.

Roxanne has a son who is 11 years old with whom she enjoys doing a lot of fun activities. They enjoy going to amusement parks, zoos, and museums. In her free time, she likes to go go-karting, take walks in the park, play video games, read novels, horror books and autobiographies and watch documentaries. Roxanne enjoys movies that are action films, thrillers and comedies. She enjoys many types of food especially Jamaican, Chinese and Thai, and also  loves to cook, especially oxtail, curry goat and fish. Her taste in music includes 90’s R& B, Jazz and reggae. Roxanne likes to watch basketball, soccer and football. Her favorite places to visit are Florida theme parks, places with beaches and Jamaica.

Roxanne strives to make the treatment and care that she provides to her patients unforgettable positive experiences. She enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because of the wonderful people she works with in the Case Management and Social work department. The team at Flushing Hospital feels like a family to her. We are very happy to have Roxanne as a member of our staff and look forward to her continuing to work with us for many years into the future.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Sadia Tahir Khan, a Dietary Assistant in the Food and Nutrition Department at Flushing Hospital Medical Center for the past 20 years.

Sadia was born in Pakistan and moved with her parents to the Flushing area of New York City in 1986. She attended PS 193, IS 237, and John Bowne High School. In 2002, she received her B.A in biology from Queens College and in 2004, she obtained her second B.A. from Queens College in Family and Consumer Sciences with a Dietetics Concentration.  In 2009, Sadia received her M.S. in Nutrition and Exercise Sciences with a specialization in nutrition.

Sadia lives with her husband Muzzamil, who is also employed at Flushing Hospital and their two sons, one is 14 years old and the other is 18 years old. In her free time she enjoys cooking food from all over the world, but predominately Indian, Pakistani and American dishes. She likes to read books and articles on nutrition, food safety and food allergens. Sadia also enjoys listening to music and watching movies.  She hasn’t had the opportunity to travel extensively but one day she hopes to visit many areas within the United States.

She very much enjoys working in the Dietary Department at Flushing Hospital because of the wonderful people she works with. Her colleagues are hard working, dedicated, and very committed to their profession. They all work in unison to provide patients with extraordinary dietary services each and every day. We are very fortunate to have Sadia as a member of our team and we look forward to her continuing to work with us for many more years.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Vedautie Seepersad, RN, Assistant Head Nurse in the Telemetry / Stroke Unit at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Vedautie has been employed at the hospital for 22 years.

Vedautie is originally from Trinidad and Tobago. She attended San Francique Hindu School and Siparia Senior Secondary School. Vedautie received an Associate Degree in Nursing from the St. Vincent School of Nursing and is pursuing her BSN from Chamberlain College. She moved with her family to the United States in February of 1988. They first settled in Brentwood, Long Island, then moved to Manhattan. In August of 1994 they moved to Woodhaven, Queens where she still resides.

She has two two daughters, Sunila who is 40 years old and Susheila who is 38 years old. Vedautie is proud to say that both of her daughters graduated from college and are both employed. She also has two granddaughters, Nilani Shea who is seven years old and Niviana Sanvi who is 17 months old.

A few of the activities Vedautie enjoys most are cleaning her house and cooking. These activities are very relaxing for her. Her favorite meals to prepare are Italian, Spanish, Chinese, and traditional Indian dishes because they remind her of her heritage. She enjoys traveling, especially to warm places, and has visited many different places including, Dubai, India, Vietnam, and Singapore. She plans on traveling to Europe one day. When traveling to different places, whether they be in the United States, or in foreign countries, she likes to go exploring.

She enjoys listening to music, especially Indian and reggae.  Vedautie finds it very relaxing and at times she will even dance to the music. Her favorite type of movies are comedies, romance, mysteries, and Bollywood. She likes to watch cartoons, and sitcoms on tv.

Spending time with her daughters and granddaughters is very important to her. Some of the activities she likes to do with them are bicycling, swimming, and working on school projects. These activities are a great way to bond with them.

Vedautie always dreamed of becoming a nurse because she enjoys helping people. She enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because it allows her to follow this dream. It gives her great satisfaction seeing patients being discharged and pleased with the care that they have received. She feels that working with the patients and the staff at the hospital is very rewarding and we look forward to continuing to be a member of our staff for many more years to come.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Justin Singh, IT Desktop Supervisor at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Justin has been employed at Flushing Hospital for three years, and before that he was employed for three years at Jamaica Hospital where he began his career as part of the Desktop Support team.

Justin grew up in Brooklyn where he attended elementary school at  PS 108, the Murray Bergtraum High School for Business Careers and DeVry University where he received a Bachelors Degree in Computer Systems specializing in Networking and Telecommunications. His family is originally from Guyana and he is the first person in in his immediate family to graduate from college. He currently resides in Queens.

Justin enjoys a variety of types of tv shows and movies. He likes comedies, mysteries, and sci-fi. He is particularly fond of action movies such as Die Hard, Cranked, Speed,  and the Matrix. Justin currently has three cars from the 1990’s that he is working on. In many ways these cars are similar to working with computers because it involves problem solving. He also enjoys gaming.

Justin has traveled to Thailand and Ecuador and there are many other places he hopes to visit. His favorite types of food are Italian and Mediterranean. He likes a variety of music types, especially Soca, House, Techno and music from the 1980’s.

Family is very important to Justin as is mental health awareness. He enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because even though he doesn’t have direct contact with patients, he likes that fact that what he does helps impact patient’s care for the greatest benefit. We are proud to have Justin as part of our team and we look forward to him working with us for many years more.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Sal Sica, RPh, Lead Pharmacist in the Pharmacy Department. Sal has been employed at Flushing Hospital Medical Center for over 43 years. He began his career at the hospital in the medical library in 1982 and for the past 38 years he has been employed as a pharmacist.

Sal grew up in the Flushing / Auburndale area of Queens and still resides there. He attended St. Kevin’s Elementary School, Holy Cross High School, and received his pharmacy degree from St. John’s University.  Sal has three children, two boys and a girl and also has a 3-year-old granddaughter and an almost 2-year-old grandson. He also has a dog whose name is Francesca.

Sal’s family is very important to him and he enjoys spending his free time with them. He also likes going to concerts, Broadway shows and watching all kinds of sports. When he was younger he played softball. His vacations always include his family and some of the places they have been to are Florida and Italy. His favorite city in Italy is Florence. Family dinners are always something Sal enjoys, especially homemade Italian meals. He likes music from the 1970’s, his favorite performers being Neil Diamond and Elvis.

Sal enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because having spent the last 43 years there, it feels like his second home. He likes the special relationships he has formed with his colleagues in the pharmacy, and throughout the hospital. We are fortunate to have Sal as a member of our team and we look forward to him remaining with us for many more years.

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This month, we are proud to highlight Dr. Ipsita Chauhan, an attending OB/GYN physician in the New Beginnings Unit at Flushing Hospital Medical Center. Dr. Chauhan has been a valued member of our staff since 2016. Her journey began here as a resident, and the strong sense of community and commitment to patient care inspired her to stay on as an attending physician.

Over the years, she has seen the Labor and Delivery unit transform into a modern facility that remains welcoming and supportive, with a home-like culture that makes it truly special. Patient safety and comfort are always her top priorities. Dr. Chauhan also takes pride in fostering a strong learning environment for our OB/GYN residents.

Beyond deliveries, she is passionate about helping women achieve long-term health and well-being. She focuses on managing PCOS, supporting sustainable weight management, and recently became certified in menopause care. One of the most rewarding aspects of her work is guiding patients as they transition from pregnancy to lifelong care—helping them feel empowered, supported, and heard at every stage of life.

We are honored to have Dr. Chauhan as a member of our New Beginnings team and look forward to her continued dedication for many years to come.

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This month, we are proud to shine our Employee Spotlight on Sarah Kan, Executive Receptionist at Flushing Hospital Medical Center.  Sarah has been working at the hospital for 14 years.

Sarah grew up in Queens where she attended the High School for Health Professionals and Human Services and is a graduate of Baruch College. She has two children, a girl who is 20 years old and a boy who is 16.  Sarah has one cat named Miso that she adopted from a shelter and one fish named Eden. Eden is an Oscar cichlid native to the Amazon Basin. Both of her pets are two years old.  In her free time, Sarah enjoys taking care of her plants, baking, playing with her cat, and keeping up on current events in the world. Sarah has also taken up painting. She enjoys traveling, especially with her family,  at least once a year.  A few of the places she has visited are Switzerland, the Netherlands, Iceland and Japan. She would like to visit Germany, Italy, Norway, the French Polynesia, and revisit Japan.

Sarah enjoys different types of cuisine. Her favorites are Japanese, Italian, steak and all types of desserts. She plays the piano, and her favorite type of music is classical.  Romantic comedies are her favorite  type of movies. She also enjoys stand-up comedians. Sarah likes to watch tennis.

Sarah enjoys working at Flushing Hospital because the employees are so pleasant and they work together well as a team. She receives great satisfaction from assisting patients and visitors, many of whom show their appreciation as they leave the hospital. We look forward  to Sarah continuing to work with us for many more years.

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This month, we are proud to highlight our New Beginnings team member, Ma Christina Lopez, a Labor and Delivery Unit Clerk. She has been working at Flushing Hospital Medical Center for 15 years. She was  initially hired as a postpartum evening clerk who cross trained in labor and delivery. After two years she was transferred to the inpatient pediatric unit where she stayed for 12.5 years. While in pediatrics, she was given the opportunity to learn and work in different units in the hospital. In July of 2024 she decided to move back to the labor and delivery unit.

Ma Christina enjoys being a part of a life-affirming process. It gives her great pleasure being a part of the patient’s incredible journey of childbirth, witnessing the miracle of life and supporting families during a significant and often emotional time. Ma Christina likes the constant activity and ever-changing situations that keep things interesting and challenging, ensuring no two days are ever the same. The labor and delivery unit is a high-stakes environment where she has the chance to learn quickly and expand her knowledge of medical procedures, terminology, and patient care.

Ma Christina appreciates the collaborative nature of the unit, working closely with nurses, doctors and other healthcare staff to ensure the best possible care for patients. She
feels a real sense of purpose in knowing that her administrative and organizational skills are contributing to the smooth and efficient operation of the unit, allowing the medical staff to focus on patient care.

She enjoys interacting with patients and their families, providing support and information when needed and helping to make their experience as comfortable as possible. Ma Christina understands that as a unit clerk, she is the invisible hands behind the doctors, nurses, nursing assistants, and physician assistants, and takes pride in that.

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