Fellowship Alumni
Class of 2025
- Andrew Barr
- Primary Research Mentor: Judith Dexheimer, PhD
- Research Project: Predictive Modeling of Extubation Readiness in Preterm Infants with Machine Learning
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: St Luke’s University Health Network, Bethlehem, PA
- Evelyn Obregon
- Primary Research Mentor: Stefanie Riddle, MD
- Research Project: My fellowship project title is Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome and Neonatal AKI after SFLP
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Kathryn Satcher
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Shawn Ahlfeld
- Research Project: Clinical Outcomes in Infants with Evolving/Established BPD Who Receive a Very Late Course of Low Versus Moderate Dose Dexamethasone
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Joshua Sheak
- Primary Research Mentor: William Zacharias
- Research Project: The Interaction of Perinatal Lung Injury and Corticosteroids in the Development of the Primate Lung
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Physician Scientist Development Program, Completing the Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Research Pathway during the 2025/2026 Academic year.
- Patrick Smith
- Primary Research Mentor: Paul Kingma, MD, PhD
- Research Project: Fetal diffusion-weighted MRI to evaluate pulmonary development and pulmonary hypoplasia
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Stephanie Zhang
- Primary Research Mentor: Ting Ting Fu
- Research Project: Targeting Hormone Differences in Human Milk for Improving Growth in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Pediatrix Group, Texas
2024 Graduates
- Jennifer Healy
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Stefanie Riddle
- Research Project: Prenatal Repair of Myelomeningocele is Associated with Lower Need for Long-Term Feeding Support
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Kaitlyn Kelly
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Barnes-Davis
- Research Project: Screen time, reading, and the brain: a multimodal pilot study of neuroconnectivity and language in extremely preterm children and term peers.
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, Medical College of Wisconsin
- Eric Raynal
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Ellen Lipstein
- Research Project: Factors Parents Use in Decision-Making for Periviable Resuscitation
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- James (Andy) Rowe
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Paul Kingma
- Research Project: Investigating Pulmonary Vascularity and Vascular Density in Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Samantha Simpson
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Emily Miller
- Research Project: Disparities in Prenatal Counseling and Decision-making Regarding Resuscitation in High-mortality Neonatal Populations
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Shelby Steinmeyer
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Hitesh Deshmukh
- Research Project: Integrated analysis of a nonhuman primate model of chorioamnionitis identifies disrupted hematopoietic stem cell niche signaling relevant to human biology
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Louisville
2023 Graduates
- Ekaterina (Kate) Dianova
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Paul Kingma
- Research Project: Effect of Early Nutrition on BPD Severity and BPD phenotype
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Attending Neonatologist, Parkview Health
- Rebecca Henkel
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Maria Barnes-Davis
- Research Project: Effects of Early Enteral vs. Parenteral Protein on Somatic and Brain Growth
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Shipra Jain
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Nehal Parikh
- Research Project: Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy and Risk of Eary Brain Abnormalities
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Divya Khattar
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Daniel Swarr
- Research Project: PI3K Signaling Specifies Proximal-Distal Fate in Sox9+ Mouse Lung Progenitors
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
- Mike Zujkowski
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Sai Mukthapuram
- Research Project: A Needs Assessment of Labor and Delivery Nurses Performing Delivery Room NRP
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, Tufts University
2022 Graduates
- Faris Al-Gharibeh
- Primary Research Mentor: Hector Wong
- Research Project: Biomarkers of Neonatal Sepsis and Role of Olfactomedin-4 in Neonatal Immune Response
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Instructor, University of Cincinnati
- Leah Fox
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Nehal Parikh
- Research Project: The Effect of Skin-To-Skin Care in Very Preterm Infants on Brain MRI Abnormalities at Term-Equivalent Age.
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Chicago
- Manisha Mills
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Laura Ward
- Research Project: Predictors of Direct Breastfeeding in Preterm Infants
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Attending Neonatologist, Pediatrix Neonatology of Ohio at Southwest Ohio
- Katelyn Seither
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Kristen Suhrie
- Research Project: Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Infants with Down Syndrome
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Christa Tabacaru
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Stephanie Merhar
- Research Project: Diffusion Tensor Imaging to Predict Neurodevelopmental Impairment in Infants After Hypoxic-Ischemic Injury
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati
- Indu Varier
- Primary Research Mentor: Michael Helmrath and Kurt Schibler
- Research Project: H-Antigen Response to Antibiotic Stress in FUT2 Murine Model
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Attending Neonatologist, Pediatrix Neonatology of Ohio at Southwest Ohio
2021 Graduates
- Stephanie Napolitano
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. James Greenberg
- Research Project: Quantitative Analysis of Racial Bias and Care Experience for Mothers in Prenatal Care
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Maria Romero-Lopez
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Jose Pierro
- Research Project: Role of Hypoxia in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia in Rats
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Manan Shah
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Kevin Dufendach
- Research Project: Using Machine Learning Technologies for Automated Detection of Correct Positioning of PICC Tip
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Instructor, Rutgers University
- Maradith Skalak
- Primary Research Mentor: Dr. Nehal Parikh
- Research Project: Independent Predictive Value of Brain MRI Volumes for Developmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants.
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Assistant Professor, Tulane School of Medicine
- Timothy Wang
- Primary Research Mentor: Hitesh Deshmukh
- Research Project: Role of IL22 Role in Alveolar Repair and Regeneration in the Setting of Neonatal Bacterial Pneumonia.
- First Position after Fellowship Graduation: Attending Neonatologist, Pediatrix Medical Group, Washington
