Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows

Samantha Bruni, MD (2019-2022)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
- Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University

Natalie Hoffmann, MD (2019-2022)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate: University of California Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
- Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI
- Residency: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

Caitlin Cutler, MD (2020-2023)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate: Loyola University Maryland, Baltimore, MD
- Medical School: Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
- Residency: Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC

Shaunte McKay, MD (2020-2023)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, VA
- Residency: Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC

Swati Antala, MD (2021-2022)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- Undergraduate: Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
- Medical School: Rutgers- Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine, Piscataway, NJ
- Residency: Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
- Fellowship: Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- Research: characterization of immune mechanisms in biliary obstruction

Jonathan Lebowitz, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Gastroenterology
- 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
- Undergraduate: University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
- Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
- Residency: University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
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