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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Meet the Fellows

Current Fellows

Alazar Haregu, MD

Alazar Haregu, MD (2021-2024)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
  • Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
  • Residency: University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA
Andrew Lawson, MD

Andrew Lawson, MD (2021-2024)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: University of Washington, Seattle, WA
  • Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Research: I am conducting research in cardiac MRI findings in heart transplant recipients under the mentorship of Nazia Husain.
Saneeha Shaid, MD, MBBS

Saneeha Shaid, MD, MBBS (2023-2024) Saneeha Shaid's NameDrop

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Medical School: Aga Khan University Medical College
  • Residency: Cleveland Clinic
Alan Wang, MD

Alan Wang, MD (2021-2024)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: Washington University, St. Louis, MO
  • Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
  • Residency: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
  • Research: I'm currently working on projects looking at markers of exercise capacity for healthy pediatric patients as well as those with congenital heart disease.
Karen Carvalho, MD

Karen Carvalho, MD (2022-2025)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: University of Dayton, Dayton, OH
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE
  • Residency: University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School
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I am currently working on an imaging research project with our pulmonary hypertension and imaging expert faculty.

Lorraine James, MD

Lorraine James, MD (2022-2025)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: Yale University, New Haven, CT
  • Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
  • Residency: Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Robyn Lottes, MD, PhD

Robyn Lottes, MD, PhD (2022-2025)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
  • Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Keira Nasetta, MD

Keira Nasetta, MD (2022-2025)

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
  • Medical School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
  • Research: I'm interested in pulmonary hypertension, currently working on a project with Dr. Amanda Hauck.
Brian Cleary, MD

Brian Cleary, MD (2023-2026) Brian Cleary's NameDrop

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Elyssa Cohen, MD

Elyssa Cohen, MD (2023-2026) Elyssa Cohen's NameDrop

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Research: I am currently researching measurements of cardiac index with the Fick estimation principle and thermodilution in the cath lab on heart transplant patients, with Dr. Tannous and Dr. O’Halloran. I am also very interested in pursuing pediatric cardiology advocacy research during my fellowship
Colin Crilly, MD

Colin Crilly, MD (2023-2026) Colin Crilly's NameDrop

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
  • Research: My research interests are in the fields of health disparities, quality improvement, and global health. As a resident, I developed a study examining the impact of social determinants of health on health-related quality of life among pediatric cardiac patients, and I also helped lead an institution-wide initiative to improve family-centered rounding on resident teams
Elli Lockhart, MD

Elli Lockhart, MD (2023-2026) Elli Lockhart's NameDrop

  • Program: Cardiology
  • Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Past Fellows

First Position After Graduation

Ryan Carpenter, MD (2021-2024): Faculty at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital

Rima Dababneh, MD (2022-2023): Attending at University of Texas

Daniel McAree, MD (2020-2023): General Pediatric Cardiologist at University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Elizabeth Kalb, MD (2020-2023): 4th year fellowship in Heart Failure / Heart Transplant at Texas Children's Hospital

Alona Birjiniuk, MD (2019-2023): Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital

Kali Hopkins, MD (2019-2022): Advanced Training in ACHD at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Meera Keshary, MD (2019-2022): Attending, Cardiac Intensive Care at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Conor O'Halloran, MD (2019-2022): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Nicholas Brown, MD (2018 - 2021): Advanced Training in Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Thomas Carberry, MD (2018 - 2021): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Brian Wolfe, MD (2018 - 2021): Asst Professor, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Sean Connolly, DO (2017-2020): Attending at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Asad Qadir, MD (2017-2020): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern Univeristy/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Benjamin Rosenfeld, MD (2017-2020): Anesthesia Residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL

Carmel Bogle, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Matthew Cornicelli, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging at Northwestern Univeristy/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Rabia Khan, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA

Rana Khaznadar, MD (2016-2019): Clinical Practice at University Medical Center Phoenix – Banner Health, Phoenix, AZ

 

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