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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Fellowships

Office of Fellowship Programs

Meet the Office of Fellow Programs team and contact us with your questions.

Meet the team

Fellows College

All fellows attend this lecture series, held every four months.

Curriculum

Fellowship Programs

The Department of Pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine offers a broad range of subspecialty fellowship programs designed to train academically-minded physicians with a strong foundation in research. Explore the pages and programs listed below for more information.

Fellow Scholarly Activity

See research activity from some of our pediatric fellows.

Elyssa Cohen, MD

Elyssa Cohen, MD

Cardiology
Research

I am currently researching measurements of cardiac index with the Fick estimation principle and thermodilution in the cath lab on heart transplant patients, with Dr. Tannous and Dr. O’Halloran. I am also very interested in pursuing pediatric cardiology advocacy research during my fellowship

Laura Swanson, MD, PhD

Laura Swanson, MD, PhD

Neurology & Epilepsy
Research

Epilepsy genetics

Heather Voss-Hoynes, MD, PhD

Heather Voss-Hoynes, MD, PhD

Neurology & Epilepsy
Research

Mangement of refractory status epilepticus 

Grace Chandler, MD

Grace Chandler, MD

Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation
Research

I am interested in palliative care, clinical and qualitative research in oncology, and medical education. I hope to pursue an advanced degree in Medical Humanities and Bioethics to inform and augment my research interests.

Shannon Adams-Hartung, MD

Shannon Adams-Hartung, MD

Neonatology
Research

Institutional Culture at the Limit of Viability: A Multi-Center Mixed Methods Study – AAP Marshall Klaus Award 2025

Cat Ludwig, MD

Cat Ludwig, MD

Neonatology
Research

Nasal Microbiome Diversity in Infants at 6-12 Months: Influence of NICU Stay and Respiratory

Katie Phillips, MD

Katie Phillips, MD

Neonatology
Research

Impact of neonatal murine PVM infection on innate immune system training and subsequent influenza A viral infection - AAP Marshall Klaus Award 2026

Lydia Vielmetti, MD

Lydia Vielmetti, MD

Neonatology
Research

Social Development in High-Risk NICU Graduates with Moderate to Severe Neuroimaging Abnormalities

Nikou Chokshi, MD

Nikou Chokshi, MD

Neonatology
Research

Standardization of Meconium-Stained Placental Pathology: Development and Validation of a Machine Learning-Based Reporting Framework

Laura Henkle, MD

Laura Henkle, MD

Neonatology
Research

Evaluating SVC Flow in the BPD Population

Rishi Jaswaney, MD

Rishi Jaswaney, MD

Neonatology
Research

Lung Hyperinflation and Pulmonary Hypertension ECMO Makers to Predict Respiratory Support in Severe BPD

Lan Jiang, MD

Lan Jiang, MD

Neonatology
Research

Nailfold Capillaroscopy to Predict Pulmonary Hypertension Severity in Neonates With Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia

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