Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
Travis Churilla, MD (2024-2027)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University (Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago), Chicago, IL
Bridgette McCormick, MD (2024-2027)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
- Residency: Case Western Reserve, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Vanessa Thiel, MD (2024-2027)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine, Scranton, PA
- Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Brianna Borsheim, MD (2025-2028)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Emily Krasnow, MD (2025-2028)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine
- Residency: Yale-New Haven Medical Center Program
Ross Tollaksen, MD (2026-2029)
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
- Residency: Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Program
Jerome Tuttle-Roache, MD (2026-2029) Jerome Tuttle-Roache's NameDrop
- Program: Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship
- Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Residency: Inova Fairfax Medical Campus/Inova Children's Hospital Program
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Yaritzy Astudillo, MD (2023-2026)
Priyanka Chati, MD (2023-2026)
Katie Sullivan, MBChB,MSc (2025-2026)
Samantha Schwartz, MD (2022-2025): Attending Physician, UW Health American Family Children's Hospital; Madison, Wisconsin
Ana Solis-Zavala, MD (2022-2025): Attending Physician, Emory Healthcare Children's Hospital, Atlanta
Andrew Vissing, MD (2021-2025): Northwestern Memorial/Lurie Children's (combined adult peds)
Carlos Becerril-Romero, MD (2021–2024): Attending Physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Deirdre Bartlett (2021–2024): Attending Physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Jeanna Frisby-Zedan, MD (2020-2023): Attending Physician at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Anoosh Moin, MD (2019-2022): Attending physician, Oklahoma Children's Hospital, Oklahoma City, OK
Vidhi Dalal, MD (2018-2021): Junior Attending, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Division of Pediatric Nephrology
Nicole Christin, MD (2012-2015): Attending Physician, Nicklaus Children's Health System, Miami, FL
Scott McEwen, MD (2012-2015): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN
Shihtien Wang, MD (2011-2014)
Randa Razzouk, MD (2010-2013): Attending Physician, Cook Children's Medical Center, Fort Wayne, TX
Christian Hanna, MD (2010-2013): Senior Associate Consultant and Assistant Professor, Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Kavita Hodgkins, MD (2009-2012): Attending Physician, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Division of Nephrology; Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
Debora Matossian, MD (2009-2012): Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Division of Nephrology; Assistant Professor, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois