Endocrinology Fellowship
Program Accomplishments

Program Accomplishments

The graduates of our fellowship program have a very strong record of academic productivity.  Between 2010 and 2020, 32 fellows graduated from the fellowship program.  Thirty of the 32 graduates hold academic positions at the institutions listed below.  Since graduation, these individuals have published at least 90 peer-reviewed articles.

  • Baylor University Texas Children’s Hospital (2)
  • Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
  • Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin
  • Children’s National Health System
  • Cincinnati Children’s Hospital (10)
  • Emory University School of Medicine
  • Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Grand Rapids, MI (2)
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • Ochsner Health System
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
  • University of Leiden, the Netherlands
  • University of Louisville Norton Children’s Hospital
  • University of New Mexico
  • University of Tennessee Le Bonheur Children's Hospital 
  • University of Utah
  • Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital (2)
  • Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Our present fellows have the benefit of training with faculty who are leaders in the field of Pediatric Endocrinology.  As a result of the expertise of the faculty, our fellows have a unique opportunity to diagnose and treat both common and rare endocrine disorders. Each fellow’s clinical and research experience is designed to meet the short and long term goals of each individual fellow.  Under the guidance of the faculty our fellows have the opportunity to grow and mature as clinicians and investigators. The support of a highly ranked academic institution allows the fellows to participate in cutting-edge clinical and basic science research. These opportunities are available in a city that feels like home while providing all of the entertainment and culture that a larger city has to offer.

Notable Graduates of the Fellowship Program

  • Sherin Devaskar, MD, Chair, Department of Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
  • George Werther, MD, Director for the Center for Hormone Research, Murdock Children’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Philip Zeitler, MD, PhD, Director, Division of Endocrinology, University of Colorado, Denver and Chair of the TODAY Study
  • Mary Murray, MD, Division Director, University of Utah
  • Ram Menon, MD, Division Director, University of Michigan

Examples of Our Achievements

Alumni of the fellowship have gone on to work at outstanding institutions. See where our recent alumni worked upon completion of the endocrinology fellowship.

2019

  • Christopher Blunden, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Staff Physician
    • Location after Fellowship: Ochsner Health System
  • Ahlee Kim, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor
    • Location after Fellowship: University of Tennessee, Le Bonheur Children's Hospital

2018

  • Kristal Matlock, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor
    • Location after Fellowship: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Jacob Redel, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    • Location after Fellowship: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical  Center
  • Catalina Cabrera Salcedo, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor
    • Location after Fellowship: University of Louisville

2017

  • Vincent Horne, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor
    • Location after Fellowship: Baylor University, Texas Children's Hospital
  • Chijioke Ikomi, MD
    • Location after Fellowship: Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children

2016

  • Allison Smego, MD 
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor
    • Location: after Fellowship: University of Utah
  • Jose Jimenez-Vega, MD
    • Position after Fellowship: Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
    • Location after Fellowship: Helen DeVos Children's Hospital

2019

  • Endocrine Society Annual meeting - 3
  • Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting - 7
  • American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting - 1

2018

  • Endocrine Society Annual meeting - 1
  • Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting - 3
  • American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting - 2

2017

  • Endocrine Society Annual meeting - 3
  • American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting – 8
  • 10th International Meeting of Pediatric Endocrinology - 11

2016

  • Endocrine Society Annual Meeting – 5
  • Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting – 5
  • American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting – 1
  • ESPE Annual Meeting – 2 

2015

  • Endocrine Society Annual Meeting – 1
  • Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting – 5
  • American Diabetes Association Annual Meeting – 1

2018-2019

  • 2019 PES Endocrine Growth Foundation Award
  • PES Rising Star Award
  • Endocrine Society Early Career Forum Travel Award (3)

2017-2018

  • Pediatric Endocrine Society Award for Visiting Fellowship Program funding for 2018
  • ESPE Travel Award (6)
  • PES Travel Award (1)
  • Pediatric Endocrine Society Fellow's Spring Retreat (1)
  • Arnold Strauss Research Fellowship Award (1)
  • Turner Syndrome Global Alliance Research Grant

2016-2017

  • Endocrine Society Clinical Fellows Abstract Award (1)
  • ESPE Travel Award (1)

2015-2016

  • PES Travel Award (4)
  • Endocrine Society Travel Award (1)
  • American Diabetes Association 76th Scientific Sessions, Young Investigator Travel Grant Award (1)
  • American Diabetes Association 76th Scientific Sessions, Certificate for Receiving a Top Scoring Abstract (1)

2014-2015

  • PES Leona Cutler Quality Improvement Award in Pediatric Endocrinology
  • PES Travel Award (8)
  • Endocrine Society Travel Award (1)
  • Turner Syndrome Society Travel Award (1)
  • Arnold Strauss Research Fellowship Award (1)

2013 - 2014

  • PES Travel Award (4)
  • Pediatric Endocrine Society Fellow’s Spring Retreat (1)
  • ICE/ENDO 2014 Presidential Poster Competition (1)

2020-2021

  • T32 Training Grants (3)
  • ADA Grant (1)

2019-2020

  • ADA Grant (1)

2018-2019

  • T32 Training Grants (1)
  • ADA Grant (1)

2017-2018

  • T32 Training Grants (2) 
  • Turner Syndrome Global Alliance Research Grant

2016-2017

  • T32 Training Grants (2) 

2015-2016

  • T32 Training Grants (2)