Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows

Jonathan Lebowitz, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Undergraduate: New York University, New York, NY
- Medical School: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
- Residency: New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY

Ariel Porto, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Undergraduate: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- Residency: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO

Christine Brichta, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Undergraduate: University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
- Residency: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI

Andrew Ebanks, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Undergraduate: Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
- Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine, Cornell University, New York City, NY
- Residency: USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
- Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Joseph Hirst, MD (2023-2026) Joseph Hirst's NameDrop
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA
- Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

Andres Rivera-Campana, MD (2023-2026) Andres Rivera-Campana's NameDrop
- Program: Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
- Medical School: Universidad de Las Américas Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud Ecuador, Quito, Ecuador
- Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai ( NYC Health and Hospitals: Elmhurst) Jackson Heights, NY
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Shaunte McKay, MD (2020-2023): Attending Physician, Gastroenterology Department at Children’s National
Caitlin Cutler, MD: (2020-2023): Attending Physician, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition Department at Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital
Swati Antala, MD (2021-2022): Attending Physician at Mt Sinai Hospital, Icahn School of Medicine, New York
Natalie Hoffmann, MD (2019-2022): Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Samantha Saul, MD (2019-2022): Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Bridget Whitehead, MD (2018-2021): Transplant Hepatology Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Victoria Shakhin (2017-2020): Pediatric Transplant Hepatology Fellow, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Amanda Wenzel (2017-2020): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Anna Banc Husu (2016-2019): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX
Marc Elias (2016-2019): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, University of Chicago
Hillary Bashaw (2015-2018): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Scott Bolton (2015-2018): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Catherine Chapin (2014-2017): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Sonal Patel (2014-2017): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Attending Physician, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
Chantal Lucia-Casadonte (2013-2016): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dell Children's Medical Center of Central Texas, Austin, TX
Michael Malandra (2013-2016): Health Systems Clinician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
Sunpreet Kaur, MD (2012-2015): Assistant Clinical Professor, UC Davis Children’s Hospital, Sacramento, CA
Jacob Kurowski, MD (2012-2015): Attending Physician, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH