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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Meet the Fellows

Current Fellows

Krishna Trivedi, MD

Krishna Trivedi, MD (2024-2026) Krishna Trivedi's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Missouri, Kansas City
  • Residency: Chief Residency, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh
  • Research: Medical Education
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Advanced Training During Fellowship: 

  • McGaw Health Professions Educator Clinical Scholars Program
  • Masters in Business Administration, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern Univ

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Cotter JM, Dunn A, Williams DJ, Ramgopal S, Fritz CQ, Taft M, Hall M, Temte E, Stassun J, Trivedi K, Kapes J, Lavey J, Coon E, Kempe A, Ambroggio L. Children Hospitalized With Pneumonia Who Complete Oral Antibiotic Treatment Without Complications. Hosp Pediatr. 2026 May 1;16(5):e316-e322. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2025-008382. PMID: 42019953.
  • Fatola T, Trivedi K, Shear TS. Health Disparities and Ableism in Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatr Ann. 2026 May;55(5):e182-e187. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20260209-01. Epub 2026 May 1. PMID: 42065954.
  • Reis AJ, Collado YA, Stewart ME, Trivedi KA, Altman A, Nettesheim C, Reidy MA, Roth DM, Narron LJ, Dermody TS. Chair's Report: A New Twist on an Old Tradition. J Pediatr. 2025 Nov;286:114781. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2025.114781. PMID: 40840645.
  • Sondhi J, Ali E, Trivedi K, DeCarvalho S, Kazmerski TM, Kirkpatrick L. Processes and Predictors in the Transition From Pediatric to Adult Epilepsy Care: A Retrospective Study at a Single Institution. Pediatr Neurol. 2025 Oct;171:80-85. doi: 10.1016/j.pediatrneurol.2025.07.015. PMID: 40812002; PMCID: PMC12954790.
  • Trivedi K, D-Williams J, Rao R, Rometo A, Miller B. Assessing the Significance of Hyperthermia in Newborns Undergoing Phototherapy for Hyperbilirubinemia. AJP Rep. 2025 Jul 11;15(3):e113-e115. doi: 10.1055/a-2642-7488. PMID: 40655925; PMCID: PMC12254027.
  • Cotter JM, Zaniletti I, Williams DJ, Ramgopal S, Fritz CQ, Taft M, Hall M, Temte E, Stassun J, Trivedi K, Kapes J, Lavey J, Kempe A, Ambroggio L. Association between initial antibiotic route and outcomes for children hospitalized with pneumonia. J Hosp Med. 2025 Mar;20(3):238-247. doi: 10.1002/jhm.13516. PMID: 39385410; PMCID: PMC11875966.
Jason Tsichlis, MD

Jason Tsichlis, MD (2024-2026)

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University
  • Residency: University of Wisconsin, Madison and University of California, San Francisco
  • Research: Global Health and Advocacy
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Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Tsichlis JT, Hauser B, Rodriguez VA. Fat-Soluble Vitamins: Deficiency and Excess. Pediatr Rev. 2026 Feb 1;47(2):67-77. doi: 10.1542/pir.2025-006770. PMID: 41620090.
  • Tsichlis JT, Rivera G. Dientamoeba fragilisInfection Mimicking Appendicitis Case Report: New Differential Diagnosis Considerations. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2025 Dec;64(12):1774-1777. doi: 10.1177/00099228251375262. PMID: 41015902; PMCID: PMC12541105.
  • Tsichlis JT, Hauser B, Rodriguez VA. Water-Soluble Vitamins: Deficiency and Excess. Pediatr Rev. 2025 Oct 1;46(10):557-565. doi: 10.1542/pir.2025-006784. PMID: 41027601.
Tolulope Fatola, MD

Tolulope Fatola, MD (2024-2027)

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: Meharry Medical College
  • Residency: Residency and Chief Residency: Johns Hopkins University
  • Research: Medical Education, Complex Care
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Advanced Training During Fellowship: 

  • McGaw Health Professions Educator Clinical Scholars Program

Fellowship Scholarly Work To Date:

  • Fatola T,Trivedi K, Shear TS. Health Disparities and Ableism in Children With Medical Complexity. Pediatr Ann. 2026 May;55(5):e182-e187. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20260209-01. PMID: 42065954.
  • Fatola T, Spellman A, Genies M. An Unusual Case of Back Pain in a Healthy Soccer Player. Pediatr Rev. 2026 Jan 1;47(1):50-55. doi: 10.1542/pir.2023-006157. PMID: 41475392.
Raga Kilaru, MD

Raga Kilaru, MD (2025-2027) Raga Kilaru's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City
  • Residency: Residency and Chief Residency: Phoenix Children's Residency Program Alliance
  • Research: Medical Education, Simulation, Remediation
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Advanced Training During Fellowship:
  • McGaw Health Professions Educator Clinical Scholars Program
Fellowship Scholarly Work To Date:
  • Koressel LR, Kilaru R, Hazle M, Norton Z; Association of Pediatric Program Directors Faculty and Professional Development Task Force. Nuts and Bolts Submission-Appreciative Inquiry for Trainee Development: A Strengths-Based Approach to Coaching for Change. Acad Pediatr. 2026 Mar 13;26(4):103288. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2026.103288. PMID: 41833814.
Sonia Parikh, MD

Sonia Parikh, MD (2025-2027) Sonia Parikh's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: Western Michigan University Homer Stryker MD School of Medicine
  • Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals
  • Research: Medical Education
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Advanced Training During Fellowship:
  • McGaw Health Professions Educator Clinical Scholars Program

Fellowship Scholarly Work To Date:
  • Parikh S, Zhang L, Pan AY, Tobert K, Wakeham M, Mikhailov TA. Energy goal documentation and early initiation of enteral nutrition in critically ill children: A retrospective evaluation of a quality improvement project. Nutr Clin Pract. 2026 Feb 15.

Benjamin Traisman, DO

Benjamin Traisman, DO (2025-2027) Benjamin Traisman's NameDrop

  • Program: Pediatric Hospital Medicine
  • Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center
  • Research: Quality Improvement
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Advanced Training During Fellowship:
  • Improvement Scholars, Lurie Center for Quality and Safety

Past Fellows

First Position After Graduation

Zoe Listernick, MD (2023-2025): Attending Physician, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Advanced training during fellowship: McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars Program

Yuri Takabatake, MD (2023-2025): Attending Physician, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

Advanced training during fellowship: Health Equity Academic Research in Pediatric Hospital Medicine (HEAR-PHM) Program

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

Allison Lai, MD (2022-2024): Attending Physician, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Langone Health

Advanced training during fellowship: Middlebury College Spanish Language Immersion Program

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Lai A, Young ES, Kohrman H, Chateau G, Cohan D, Pollock L, Hahn M, Namusaazi B, Toini OT, Levison J, Ruel T. Tilting the Scale: Current Provider Perspectives and Practices on Breastfeeding with HIV in the United States. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2023 Feb;37(2):84-94. doi: 10.1089/apc.2022.0178. PMID: 36787411; PMCID: PMC9963479.

Brittany Hunter, MD (2022-2024): Attending Physician, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago

 Advanced Training During Fellowship:

  • Improvement Scholars, Lurie Center for Quality and Safety 
  • Masters in Business Administration, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern Univ

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Hunter BM, Castiglioni C, Nellis AB, Wood AR, Giblin B, Malakooti M, Stephen RJ. Improving Length of Stay by Reducing High-Flow Nasal Cannula Duration in Respiratory Illnesses. Hospital Pediatrics. 2025 Mar 01;15(3):195-203. doi:10.1542/hpeds.2024-008044
  • Hunter B, Ewulonu U. Chapter 46 on “Abnormal Uterine Bleeding”. In Comprehensive Pediatric HospitalMedicine, 3rd Ed. McGraw Hill, New York, NY. 2024
  • Broussard C, Kim J, Hunter B, Mobley L, Trent M, Seltzer R. Identifying Children in Foster Care and Improving Foster Care Documentation in Primary Care. Pediatric Quality and Safety 8(5):p e699, September/October 2023. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000699
  • Khalid SI, Hunter B, Shah P, Patel A, Thomson KB, LoPresti MA, Roblin DW, Lam S, Mehta AI. The Impact of Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Shunted Hydrocephalus. Neurosurgery. 2023;92(5):1066-1072. doi:10.1227/neu.0000000000002333
  • Khalid SI, Thomson K, Hunter B, Garcia RM, Bowman R, Lam S. The impact of voluntary folate fortification of corn masa flour on US pregnancies complicated by neural tube defects [published online ahead of print, 2023 Apr 26]. Childs Nerv Syst. 2023;1-7. doi: 10.1007/s00381-023-05945-w

Melissa Baranay, MD (2021-2023): Attending Physician, Wake Forest University School of Medicine

Advanced Training During Fellowship: McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars Program

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Sandgren K, Baranay M, Koestner B, Schmitz A. Be AWARE: An Anti-bias Toolkit to Limit Bias in Narrative Evaluation of Medical Trainees. MedEdPORTAL. 2026 Apr 17;22:11594. doi: 10.15766/mep_2374-8265.11594. PMID: 42004218; PMCID: PMC13086828.

James Andrew Watson, MD (2021-2023): Attending Physician, Alabama at Birmingham/Children's of Alabama

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • Lucey K, Jones RC, Watson JA, Malakooti M, Stephen RJ. Risk Factors for Deterioration Events in the Pediatric Acute Care Setting. Hosp Pediatr. 2024 Jun 1;14(6):e260-e266. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2023-007426. PMID: 38784994.

Katherine Salada, MD (2020-2022): Attending Physician, University of Michigan; C.S. Mott Children's Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI. 

Advanced Training During Fellowship: McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars Program.

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Salada KO, Arzu J, Unti SM, Tanz RR, Badke CM. Practicing What We Preach: An Effort to Improve Safe Sleep of Hospitalized Infants. Pediatr Qual Saf. 2022 Jun 14;7(3):e561. doi: 10.1097/pq9.0000000000000561. PMID: 35720873; PMCID: PMC9197363.

Caryn VandenBerg (2020-2022):Attending Physician, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and Children's Health, Dallas, TX

Advanced Training During Fellowship: McGaw Medical Education Clinical Scholars Program.

Fellowship Scholarly Work:

  • VandenBerg CJ, Adams A, Bockrath R, Kim S, Rodriguez G, Fawcett A, Jhaveri R. Hard to Swallow: A Review of Interventions to Improve Swallowing Solid Medication. Hosp Pediatr. 2023 May 1;13(5):e123-e132. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2021-006497. PMID: 37021484.

RosaMarie Mairoella, MD (2019-2021): Attending Physician, University of Cincinnati Department of Peditrics, Cincinnati, OH

Advanced Training During Fellowship: High Value Practice Future Leaders Program.

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Maiorella R, Rodriguez VA. Hepatitis B Vaccine Refusal in the Newborn Period. Pediatr Ann. 2021 Aug;50(8):e343-e347. doi: 10.3928/19382359-20210712-01. Epub 2021 Aug 1. PMID: 34398715.

Matthew Shapiro, MD (2019-2021): Attending Physician, Children's Hospital of Orange County, University of California, Irvine, CA.

Advanced Training During Fellowship: Northwestern University, MS in Healthcare Quality Patient Safety. 

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Matthew H. Shapiro, Denise M. Goodman, Victoria A. Rodriguez; In Search of the Perfect Discharge: A Framework for High-Quality Hospital Discharges. Hosp Pediatr January 2022; 12 (1): 108–117. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2021-006100

Elizabeth Boggs, MD (2018-2020): Attending Physician, University of Denver Department of Medicine, Denver, CO

Advanced Training During Fellowship: Northwestern University, MS in Healthcare Quality Patient Safety.

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Boggs EF, Foster C, Shah P, Goodman DM, Hall M, Garfield CF. Trends in Technology Assistance Among Patients With Childhood Onset Chronic Conditions. Hosp Pediatr. 2021 Jul;11(7):711-719. PubMed PMID: 34078644

Kate Lucey, MD (2016-2018): Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Advanced Training During Fellowship: Northwestern University, MS in Healthcare Quality Patient Safety. 

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Lucey K, Garfield CF. Fathers' Engagement in Their Sons' Sexual and Reproductive Health. Pediatrics. 2019 Jan;143(1):e20182595. doi: 10.1542/peds.2018-2595. PMID: 30559119

Victoria Rodriguez, MD (2015-2017): Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. 

Advanced Training During Fellowship: Harvard Macy Institute Program for Educators in Health Professions.

Fellowship Scholarly Work: 

  • Rodriguez VA, Goodman DM, Bayldon B, Budin L, Michelson KN, Garfield CF, Rychlik K, Smythe K, Schroeder SK. Pediatric Readmissions Within 3 Days of Discharge: Preventability, Contributing Factors, and Necessity. Hosp Pediatr. 2019 Apr; 9(4): 241-248. https://doi.org/10.1542/hpeds.2018-0159. PMID: 30842205

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