Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
Christina Yoojin Kim, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Research: African-American women’s residence in redlined neighborhoods is a social determinant of early (<34 weeks) preterm birth
Michael Reisfeld, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Research: Barriers to Neurodevelopmental Follow-up for NICU Graduates with Severe Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Blair Simon, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, DC
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Research: Preterm birth rates among term infants of US-born and foreign-born Latinx women in the United States
Rachel Weinstein, MD (2021-2024)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL
- Residency: Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
- Research: Trajectory of Lung Ultrasound Scoring in Preterm Infants
Cameron Boyd, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
- Residency: University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
- Research: Impact of Paternal Skin to Skin Care on Infant Outcomes
Imran Ilahi, DO (2022-2025)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York City, NY
- Residency: Goryeb Children's Hospital, Morristown, NJ
- Research: Development of Noninvasive Infrared Brain Monitor to detect Ischemia following Birth Asphyxia
John Mascari, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Geisel School of Medicine, Dartmouth, Hanover, NH
- Residency: Rady Children's Hospital/University of California San Diego
- Research: Novel Methods of Detecting and Categorizing Ventilator Asynchrony using Physiologic Sensors in Chronic Lung Disease Patients
Spencer Millen, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Uniformed Services University of Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD
- Residency: National Capital Consortium, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD
- Research: Establishing normative laboratory values in Infant-Mother Dyads
Lucy Rubin, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Tufts University Baystate Medical Center, Boston, MA
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
- Research: The First-Year Mortality Rates Due to Unintentional Injuries Among Term Infants of U.S.-Born and Foreign-Born Women: The Effect of Paternal Involvement
Danielle Brewer, MD (2023-2026)
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
- Residency: Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Lorena Ostilla, MD (2023-2026) Lorena Ostilla's NameDrop
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Jose Maria Vargas, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
- Residency: Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kristina Thompsen, MD (2023-2026) Kristina Thompsen's NameDrop
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine , Philadelphia, PA
- Residency: Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Melanie Wielicka, MD, PhD (2023-2026) Melanie Wielicka's NameDrop
- Program: Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine
- Medical School: Medical University of Gdask Faculty of Medicine, Poland
- Residency: University of Chicago, Comer Children’s Hospital, Chicago, IL
Incoming Fellows
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Katherine Bean, MD (2020-2023): Faculty at Rush University, Chicago, IL
Tonia Branche, MD, MPH (2020-2023): Instructor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Ashley Kimble, MD (2020-2023): Faculty at University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Anne Smazal, MD (2020-2023): Attending Physician, Newborn Care Partners, Milwaukee, WI
Ivana Brajkovic, MD (2019-2022): Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Jacqueline Meadow, MD (2019-2022): Faculty, University of Michigan Health System
Rianna Riffle, MD (2019-2022): Faculty, NorthShore University Health System, Illinois
Dan York, MD (2019-2022): Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Ryan Carpenter, MD (2018-2021): Advanced Training, Cardiology Fellowship, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital/McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Maxwell Mathias, MD (2018-2021): Neonatology Faculty, Oklahoma University, Oklahoma City, OK
Monti Sharma, MD (2018-2021): Pulmonology Fellow and Neonatology Faculty, University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE
Davlyn Tillman, MD (2018-2021): Neonatology Faculty, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Aaron Weiss, MD (2017-2020): Instructor in Neonatology , Nemours Children’s Hospital, Orlando, FL
Kendall Ulbrich, MD (2017-2020): Instructor, Northshore Health Systems, Evanston, IL
Katie Hanson, MD (2017-2020): Instructor, St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Andrew Franklin, MD (2016-2019): Clinical Assistant Professor, Northshore Health Systems, Evanston, IL
Stephanie Marshall, MD (2016-2019): Instructor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Kshama Shah, MD, MPH, MA (2016-2019): Instructor, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Bimal Chaudhari, MD, MPH (2015-2018): Faculty, Genetics & Neonatology, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Gaston Ofman, MD (2015-2018): Neonatology Faculty, Oklahoma University School of Medicine, Oklahoma City, OK
Susan Slattery Chioffe, MD (2015-2018): Instructor in Neonatology and Autonomic Medicine, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Jill Chang, MD (2014-2017): Instructor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Justyna Grothaus, MD (2014-2017): Assistant Professor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Suzanne Suprenant, MD (2014-2017): Adjunct Assistant Professor UNC-Chapel Hill and Attending Neonatologist Mission Health, Asheville, NC
Rakhee Bowker, MD (2013-2016): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Shayna Hibbs, MD (2013-2016): Assistant Professor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Grace Lin, MD (2013-2016): Attending Neonatologist, Pediatrix Medical Group of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Rachel Purdy-Heilman, MD (2013-2016): Attending Physician, Newborn Care Partners, Miwaukee, Wisconsin
Sushmita Yallapragada, MD (2012-2015): Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Arika Gupta, MD (2012-2015): Assistant Professor in Neonatology, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL
Silena Chapman, MD (2012-2015): Attending Physician, U.S. Naval Hospital, Okinawa, Japan