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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Meet the Fellows

Current Fellows

Michael Harries, MD, MPP

Michael Harries, MD, MPP (2023-2026) Michael Harries's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine
  • Residency: The University of Chicago Comer Children’s Hospital
  • Research: As a prior high school teacher, my academic interests currently lie in thinking about how we can bring the K-12 school system and health care systems together to not only prevent ED visits, but also increase access to high quality education and care.
Jana Jaffe, MD

Jana Jaffe, MD (2023-2026) Jana Jaffe's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
  • Research: My broad research interests include medical education and simulation. My current project is the utilization of heart rate variability to evaluate the effect of stress on clinical performance in resident physicians.
Arino Neto, MD

Arino Neto, MD (2023-2026) Arino Neto's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE), Faculdade de Medicina - Brazil
  • Residency: Nemours Children’s Hospital
  • Research: My primary research interest lies in understanding common infectious disease processes in the pediatric population and how to improve prevention, diagnosis, and management. My current research project has involved understanding the impact of the novel monoclonal antibody treatment against RSV (nirsevimab) in the hospitalization of infants with lower respiratory tract infections.
Hannah King, MD

Hannah King, MD (2024-2027) Hannah King's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
  • Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Carly Muller, MD

Carly Muller, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Colorado/Children's Hospital Colorado
Charlene Walton, MD

Charlene Walton, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: Augusta University/University of Georgia Medical Partnership
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine

Lauren Coffey, MD (2025-2028) Lauren Coffey's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
  • Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals Program (Pediatrics - General) - Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals

Sarah Gwazdacz, MD (2025-2028) Sarah Gwazdacz's NameDrop

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital Program (Pediatrics - General) - Children's Mercy Hospital

Ashlyn McRae, MD (2025-2028)

  • Program: Emergency Medicine
  • Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
  • Residency: Pediatrics - McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Past Fellows

First Position After Graduation

Elena Chen, MD (2022-2025): Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

Tara Funk, MD (2022-2025): Attending Physician, Advocate Childrens - Lutheran General

Jamie Lim, MD (2022-2025): Medical Toxicology Fellow, Boston Children's Hospital

Jillian Gorski, MD (2021-2024): Assistant Professor in the Berbee Walsh Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Samaa Kemal, MD, MPH (2021-2024): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Tyler Lennon, MD (2021-2024): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin

Vishal Naik, MD, MEd (2020-2023): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 

Kristen Kester, MD, MPH (2020-2023): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Sara Holmstrom, MD (2019-2022): Assistant Professor, Hasbro Children's Hospital/the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Providence, RI

Anna G. Smith, MD (2019 - 2022): Assistant Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), Chicago, IL

Megan Attridge, MD, MPH (2019-2022): Assistant Professor, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago IL 

Anisha Kshetrapal, MD, MSEd (2018-2021): Advanced Fellowship in Simulation through the kidSTAR Healthcare Professional Education Program at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Selina Varma Thomas, MD, MPH (2018-2021): Attending, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL

Amy Zhou, MD, PhD (2018-2021): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Attending Physician in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Children's Medical Center in Dallas, Texas

Jennifer Colgan, MD (2017-2020): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Colleen Fant, MD, MPH (2016-2019): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Alison Nobil, MD (2016-2019): Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, North Shore Medical Center, Salem, MA

Lucas McWilliams, MD (2015-2018): Attending Physician, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital, Chicago IL

Leah Middelberg, MD (2015-2018): Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Michael Chan, MD (2014-2017): Emergency Medicine Specialists of Orange County (EMSOC) in California

Emily Roben, MD (2014-2017): Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Christina Cochran, MD (2013-2016): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Yuemi An-Grogan, MD (2013-2016): Attending Physician, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Jessica Starck, MD (2012-2015): Instructor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Rush University Hospital, Chicago, IL

Aun Woon Soon, MD (2012-2015): Fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine Ultrasound, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

 

 

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