Meet the Fellows

 

3rd Year Fellows

Laaibah Ejaz, MD

Residency: SUNY Upstate Golisano Children’s Hospital

Medical School: Aga Khan University

Research interest: Global health, Neurocritical care

What I like about fellowship: Getting to learn something new every single day while being surrounded by wonderful people who are committed to helping me achieve my potential.

Emily Kugel, MD

Residency: Lurie Children’s Hospital/Northwestern

Medical School: Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Research interests: Medical education

What I like about fellowship: How every day is different + getting to know co fellows, faculty, and unit staff

Julie Morin-Major, MD

Residency: Beaumont Children's Hospital

Medical School: Trinity School of Medicine

Research interests: PTSD

What I like about fellowship: Being able to help children and families during difficult times all while being surrounded by a great team of co-fellows and faculty.

2nd Year Fellows


Kaila Lessner, MD

Residency: Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

Medical School: Penn State College of Medicine

Research interest: Medical Education

What I like about fellowship: There is such a diverse patient population to learn from and the high volume/ high acuity on the unit keeps me busy! I have an amazing group of co-fellows, attendings, and the rest of the PICU team that make coming to work fun and enjoyable every day.

Devarshi Desai, DO

Residency:Nicklaus Children's Hospital

Medical School:Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine

Research interests:Sepsis, Education

What I like about fellowship: I enjoy being part of a team that includes both learners and teachers as well as being surrounded by supportive people that create a great environment for fellowship.

Katie Zuspan, DO

Residency:Baylor Pediatrics - Children's Hospital of San Antonio

Medical School:Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine

Research interests:Nutrition, Sepsis, Education

What I like about fellowship: I love learning in depth about physiology and pathophysiology and learning to apply that to make kids better. I love that we get constant cardiac ICU exposure because of our mixed unit which will give me more confidence in managing cardiac kids at the end of fellowship. My co-fellows and attendings have been amazing to work with and a lot of fun, especially when the first few months of fellowship can be hectic!

1st Year Fellows


Rhiannon McGrath, MD

Residency: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

Medical School: Lewis Katz School of Medicine Temple University

Research interest: I have interests in both clinical and social justice focused research.

What I like about fellowship: I find great value in supporting families through their worst experiences and making those impossible moments survivable. I love working as part of a multidisciplinary team and developing a broad skillset. And, I love the support and camaraderie I have with my co-fellows.

Areeb Mustanser, MD

Residency: Suny Upstate Medical University

Medical School: Aga Khan University

Research interests: Healthcare disparities that govern ICU outcomes.

What I like about fellowship: My amazing colleagues!

Afreen Qadeer, MD

Residency: Henry Ford St. John Pediatric Residency

Medical School: Wayne State University SOM

Research interests: Not sure yet!

What I like about fellowship: The patient pathology we see and the people. Everyone is so kind, supportive & fun!

Class of 2013

Monika Chauhan

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Keshava Gowda

First Position Post-Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2014

Elizabeth Prentice

First Position Post-Fellowship: DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: PICU Fellowship Director, DeVos

Elizabeth Rosner

First Position Post-Fellowship: DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: PICU Division Chief, DeVos

Class of 2015

Vishwanath Gajula

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Mississippi - Jackson, MS
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: Director of Heart Center, CICU director

Saurabh Chiwane

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Robin McKinney

First Position Post-Fellowship: Hasbro Children's Hospital - Providence, RI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2016

Gwendolen Nicole Sinclair

First Position Post-Fellowship: Covenant Health, Saginaw, MI
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Special commendation: Section Chief of Pediatrics, Covenant Health

Taemyn Hollis

First Position Post-Fellowship: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Category of position: CICU Fellowship

Class of 2017

Mario Colletti

First Position Post-Fellowship: St. Joseph's University, Paterson, NJ
Category of position: Academic PICU

Rahul Raman

First Position Post-Fellowship: University of Iowa Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2018

David Lankford

First Position Post-Fellowship: Lutheran Children's Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Nina Laudato-Cortes

First Position Post-Fellowship: Methodist Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: Medical Director of Transport

Yamini Kapileshwarkar

First Position Post-Fellowship: University of Illinois COM - Peoria, IL
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Seattle Children’s

Class of 2019

Raya Alshawi

First Position Post-Fellowship: University of Arkansas Children's Hospital
Category of position: CICU Fellowship

Jui Shah

First Position Post-Fellowship: Loma Linda University Children's Hospital, CA
Category of position: Academic PICU

 

Class of 2020

Ji-Yeon Kim

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Special commendation: Associate PD, PICU Fellowship

Amarilis Martin

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2021

Ahmed Aly

First Position Post-Fellowship: NYC Health King's County, Brooklyn, NY
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Jordan Schneider

First Position Post-Fellowship: Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Category of position: CICU Fellowship

Yu-Shan Tseng

First Position Post-Fellowship: University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2022

Mohammad Bilal Khan

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

Yasir Ahmed

First Position Post-Fellowship: Gaafar Ibnauf Children's Hospital - Khartoum, Sudan
Category of position: Academic PICU

Class of 2023

Nina Ma

First Position Post-Fellowship: Nationwide Children's Hospital - Toledo, OH
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Saad Feroz

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, PA
Category of position: CICU Fellowship

Nicole Swaney

First Position Post-Fellowship: Sparrow Hospital, Lansing, MI
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Class of 2024

Hasina Mohammad Ashraf, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: Oishei Children’s Hospital – Buffalo, NY
Category of position: Academic PICU

Emily Schapka

First Position Post-Fellowship: Hurley Children’s Hospital, Flint, MI
Category of position: Private Practice PICU

Class of 2025

Maya Mihic, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: Bernard & Millie Duker Children’s Hospital/Albany Medical Center – Albany, NY
Category of position: Academic PICU

Richard Johnson, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: Hoops Family Children's Hospital/Marshall University Medical Center – Huntington, WV
Category of position: Academic PICU

Suresh Nathan, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia – Philadelphia, PA
Category of position: Neurocritical Care Fellowship

Class of 2026

Laaibah Ejaz, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: El Paso Children’s Hospital – El Paso, TX
Category of position: Mixed Academic/Community PICU

Emily Kugel, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: UMC Children's Hospital - Las Vegas, NV
Category of position: Academic PICU

Julie Morin-Major, MD

First Position Post-Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Michigan - Detroit, MI
Category of position: Academic PICU

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