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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.

Jessica Feurstein, DO

Jessica Feurstein, DO

Adolescent Medicine
Research

Research and clinical interests include reproductive health and counseling adolescent and young adults with chronic illness and their families about fertility preservation.

Keira Nasetta, MD

Keira Nasetta, MD

Cardiology
Research

I'm interested in pulmonary hypertension, currently working on a project with Dr. Amanda Hauck.

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

Colin Crilly, MD

Colin Crilly, MD

Cardiology
Research

My research interests are in the fields of health disparities, quality improvement, and global health. As a resident, I developed a study examining the impact of social determinants of health on health-related quality of life among pediatric cardiac patients, and I also helped lead an institution-wide initiative to improve family-centered rounding on resident teams

Alisha Bouzaher, MD, MS

Alisha Bouzaher, MD, MS

Critical Care
Research

Early Screening for Parental Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Chris Mattson, MD, MHPE

Chris Mattson, MD, MHPE

Critical Care
Research

The Impact of Assessment Characteristics and Components on the Reliability of Assessment of Medical Students on Clinical Clerkships

Cara Pritchett, MD

Cara Pritchett, MD

Critical Care
Research

Evaluation of the Microcirculation & Its Relationship with Fluid Balance in Critically Ill Children

Leah Setar, MD

Leah Setar, MD

Critical Care
Research

Age Related Differences in Low-avidity SARS-CoV-2-cross-reactive Memory T Cells

Caitlin Thirnbeck, DO, MPH

Caitlin Thirnbeck, DO, MPH

Critical Care
Research

I've previously done research on interfacility transfer communication prior to PICU admission. I'm looking forward to determining my next project.

Tara Funk, MD

Tara Funk, MD

Emergency Medicine
Research

My research interests are in improving care delivery in the ED. I’m working on several QI projects and also using HCUP data to test the association of pediatric patient volume and low value testing in the setting of the 2022 PEM Choosing Wisely recommendations.

Elena Chen, MD

Elena Chen, MD

Emergency Medicine
Research

My research interests focus on understanding and optimizing the care of critically ill children in the ED.  I am particularly interested in applications of noninvasive diagnostics (e.g. POCUS) and monitoring (e.g. NIRS) in recognition and initial management of cardiogenic, hemorrhagic and septic shock. I also have a burgeoning interest in evidence based practices for initiation of advanced respiratory support and early management/prevention of trauma/TBI associated coagulopathy. My primary fellows project focuses on exploring and validating a quantitative screening test via POCUS for pediatric cardiac dysfunction.

Jamie Lim, MD

Jamie Lim, MD

Emergency Medicine
Research

Epidemiology of drug overdoses among adolescents and young adults; implementation of community-based opioid overdose prevention strategies; implementation of Health Equity Rounds, a case-based conference series to address implicit bias and racism in clinical settings. During fellowship, I will also be pursuing an MPH through Northwestern University.

Arino Neto, MD

Arino Neto, MD

Emergency Medicine
Research

My primary research interest lies in understanding common infectious disease processes in the pediatric population and how to improve prevention, diagnosis, and management. My current research project has involved understanding the impact of the novel monoclonal antibody treatment against RSV (nirsevimab) in the hospitalization of infants with lower respiratory tract infections.

Michael Harries, MD, MPP

Michael Harries, MD, MPP

Emergency Medicine
Research

As a prior high school teacher, my academic interests currently lie in thinking about how we can bring the K-12 school system and health care systems together to not only prevent ED visits, but also increase access to high quality education and care.

Jana Jaffe, MD

Jana Jaffe, MD

Emergency Medicine
Research

My broad research interests include medical education and simulation. My current project is the utilization of heart rate variability to evaluate the effect of stress on clinical performance in resident physicians.

Cameron Boyd, MD

Cameron Boyd, MD

Neonatology
Research

Impact of Paternal Skin to Skin Care on Infant Outcomes

Imran Ilahi, DO

Imran Ilahi, DO

Neonatology
Research

Development of Noninvasive Infrared Brain Monitor to detect Ischemia following Birth Asphyxia

John Mascari, MD

John Mascari, MD

Neonatology
Research

Novel Methods of Detecting and Categorizing Ventilator Asynchrony using Physiologic Sensors in Chronic Lung Disease Patients

Lucy Rubin, MD

Lucy Rubin, MD

Neonatology
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

Spencer Millen, MD

Spencer Millen, MD

Neonatology
Research

Establishing normative laboratory values in Infant-Mother Dyads

Lorena Ostilla, MD

Lorena Ostilla, MD

Neonatology
Research

Understanding mucosal microcirculatory and inflammatory mechanisms contributing to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC)

Danielle Brewer, MD

Danielle Brewer, MD

Neonatology
Research

The association of preterm birth across three generations of non-Hispanic Whites and African-Americans in Chicago

Melanie Wielicka, MD, PhD

Melanie Wielicka, MD, PhD

Neonatology
Research

Nailfold Capillaroscopy: Can it help detect infants at risk for BPD and BPD-PH?

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