Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
Jordan Nicole Drawbridge, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC (BA, Spanish/Political Science)
- Medical School: Texas Tech University School of Medicine, Lubbock, TX
- Residency: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (Pediatrics)
- Research: A multi-center characterization of pediatric ethics consults
Ryan Hurtado, MD, PhD (2021-2024)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (BS, Biochemistry & Genetics)
- Graduate: Northwestern University, Evanston, IL (PhD, Molecular Biosciences)
- Medical School: Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Pediatrics)
- Research: Early identification of MODS phenotypes by serum metabolomics
Aleksandra Olszewski, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (BS, Biology)
- Graduate: University of Washington, Seattle, WA (MA, Bioethics)
- Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA
- Residency: Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA (Pediatrics)
- Research: Risk Factors for Conflict and Approaches to Conflict Mediation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Mary Pilarz, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (BA, Biology & Music)
- Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine/University of Buffalo, Buffalo, NY
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Pediatrics)
- Research: A Novel Approach to Interpretation in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Alisha Bouzaher, MD, MS (2022-2025)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: Tufts University (BA, Child Development), Boston, MA
- Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
- Residency: Weill Cornell Medical School/New York-Presbyterian Hospital (Pediatrics), New York, NY
- Research: Early Screening for Parental Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Chris Mattson, MD, MHPE (2022-2025)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: Indiana University (BA, Biochemistry & Spanish), Bloomington, IN
- Medical School: The Pritzker School of Medicine at University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Residency: University of Chicago/Comer Children’s Hospital (Pediatrics), Chicago, IL
- Research: The Impact of Assessment Characteristics and Components on the Reliability of Assessment of Medical Students on Clinical Clerkships
Cara Pritchett, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of South Carolina (BS, Biological Sciences), Columbia, SC
- Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine, Galveston, TX
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Research: Evaluation of the Microcirculation & Its Relationship with Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Children
Leah Setar, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Critical Care
- Undergraduate: University of California (BS, Cell & Developmental Biology), Santa Barbara, CA
- Medical School: Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
- Research: Age Related Differences in Low-avidity SARS-CoV-2-cross-reactive Memory T Cells
Jennifer Grage, MD (2023-2026) Jennifer Grage's NameDrop
- Program: Critical Care
- Medical School: UIC College of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Leah Jorgensen-Kamin, DO (2023-2026) Leah Jorgensen-Kamin's NameDrop
- Program: Critical Care
- Medical School: Midwestern Univ. Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency: University of Texas/Austin – Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
Reshma Joshi, DO, MS (2023-2026) Reshma Joshi's NameDrop
- Program: Critical Care
- Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA
- Residency: Medical College of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Natalia Philpott, MD (2023-2026) Natalia Philpott's NameDrop
- Program: Critical Care
- Medical School: University of Texas School of Medicine/San Antonio, San Antonio, TX
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Caitlin Thirnbeck, DO, MPH (2023-2026) Caitlin Thirnbeck's NameDrop
- Program: Critical Care
- Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, IA
- Residency: University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Pediatrics Residency, Iowa City, IA
- Research: I've previously done research on interfacility transfer communication prior to PICU admission. I'm looking forward to determining my next project.
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Elizabeth Bleed, MD, MA (2020-2023): Attending Physician & Asst. Professor, Pediatric Critical Care – Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Omaha, Omaha, NE
Paula Magee, MD, MPH (2020-2023): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Children's Hospital of Philadelphia , Philadelphia, PA
Vidya Mahavadi, MD (2020-2023): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno, CA
Ann Prybylowski, MD (2020-2023):Attending Physician, Critical Care – Levine Children’s Hospital, Charlotte, NC
Matt Rowland, MD (2020-2023): Attending Physician & Assistant Professor in Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care – Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jessica Christiano, MD (2019-2022): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT
Rustin Meister, MD (2019-2022): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Medical University of South Carolina/Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital, Charleston, SC
Sarah Walker, MD (2019-2022): Advanced Research Training Fellow, Pediatric Critical Care – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Alicia Williams, MD (2019 - 2022): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – UT Southwestern/Children’s Medical Center of Dallas, Dallas, TX
Cara Cecil, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Elitsa Nicolaou, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI
Andrew Prigge, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Lauren Rissman, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Colleen Badke, MD (2017-2020): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Amanda Becker, MD (2017-2020): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Zachary Daniels, MD (2017-2020): Fellow, Pediatric Neurocritical Care, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Jason Espinoza, MD (2017-2020): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Riley Hospital for Children/Indiana University Healthcare, Indianapolis, IN
Deborah Sung, MD (2017-2020): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Valley Children’s Hospital, Fresno, CA
Grant Hahn, MD (2016-2019): Attending Physician, Pediatrics, Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital, Winfield IL
Candace Mannarino, MD (2016-2019): Fellow, Cardiac Intensive Care, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Amanda Puro, MD (2016-2019): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Dell Children’s Hospital, Austin, TX
Sara VandenBranden, MD (2016-2019): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL