Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows

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 (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 (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

Ashley Maras, MD (2026-2029)
- Program: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical School: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Residency: Pediatrics - McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Tyler Rapp, MD (2026-2029) Tyler Rapp's NameDrop
- Program: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine
- Residency: Children's National Medical Center Program (Pediatrics - General)

Aalia Shariff, MD (2026-2029) Aalia Shariff's NameDrop
- Program: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Medical School: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, School of Medicine
- Residency: Pediatrics - McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Michael Harries, MD, MPP (2023-2026): Assistant Professor, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago / Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Jana Jaffe, MD (2023-2026): Attending Physician, Advocate Childrens - Lutheran General
Arino Neto, MD (2023-2026): Attending Physician, Lee Health Fort Meyers, FL
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