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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Meet the Fellows

Current Fellows

Alison Austermuehle, MD

Alison Austermuehle, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
  • Residency: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Stephanie Granada, MD

Stephanie Granada, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons
  • Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Catherine Waymel, MD

Catherine Waymel, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Chicago/Comer Children’s Hospital
Kristin DeMayo, DO

Kristin DeMayo, DO (2025-2028) Kristin DeMayo's NameDrop

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: University of South Florida Morsani Program
Courtney Harris, MD

Courtney Harris, MD (2025-2028) Courtney Harris's NameDrop

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science Chicago Medical School
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Carrie Shropshire, DO

Carrie Shropshire, DO (2025-2028) Carrie Shropshire's NameDrop

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: University of North Carolina Hospitals Program
Candace Style, MD, MS

Candace Style, MD, MS (2025-2028) Candace Style's NameDrop

  • Program: Critical Care
  • Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Florida Program
Kyrie Anderson, MD

Kyrie Anderson, MD (2026-2029)  Kyrie Anderson's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Critical Care
  • Medical School: Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
  • Residency: Pediatrics - McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Timothy Burchard, MD (2026-2029)

  • Medical School: University of Oklahoma College of Medicine
  • Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital Program (Pediatrics - General)

Rishawn Dindial, MD MBA (2026-2029) Rishawn Dindial's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Critical Care
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Children's National Medical Center Program (Pediatrics - General)

Braeden Dolan, MD (2026-2029) Braeden Dolan's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Critical Care
  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University Program (Pediatrics - General)

Aneesha Morris, MD (2026-2029)

  • Program: Pediatric Critical Care
  • Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (San Antonio) Program (Pediatrics - General)

 

 

Past Fellows

First Position After Graduation

Jennifer Grage, MD (2023-2026): Loyola

Leah Jorgensen-Kamin, DO (2023-2026): University of Texas Austin Dell Medical School

Reshma Joshi, DO, MS (2023-2026)

Natalia Philpott, MD (2023-2026): Children's National Hospital

Caitlin Thirnbeck, DO, MPH (2023-2026): University of Iowa

Alisha Bouzaher, MD, MS (2022-2025) Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, University of Chicago

Chris Mattson, MD, MHPE (2022-2025) Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Cara Pritchett, MD (2022-2025) Joe DiMagggio Children's Hospital, Memorial Healthcare System, Miramar, FL

Leah Setar, MD (2022-2025)  Instructor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Nicole Drawbridge, MD (2021-2024) Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, Children’s Medical Center Dallas (Univ of TX Southwestern), Dallas, TX

Ryan Hurtado, MD, PhD (2021-2024) Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care, OSF HealthCare Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL

Aleks Olszewski, MD, MA (2021-2024) Attending Physician & Asst. Professor of Pediatrics, Pediatric Critical Care, UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Mary Pilarz, MD  (2021-2024) Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Anesthesiology & Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Elitsa Nicolaou, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI

Andrew Prigge, MD (2018-2021): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Lauren Rissman, MD (2018-2021): Attending Physician, Pediatric Critical Care – Mattel Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, CA

Colleen Badke, MD (2017-2020): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Amanda Becker, MD (2017-2020): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Critical Care, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Zachary Daniels, MD (2017-2020): Fellow, Pediatric Neurocritical Care,  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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

 

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