Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
Karen Carvalho, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Cardiology
- Undergraduate: University of Dayton
- Medical School: Creighton University
- Residency: University of Texas at Austin Dell
Lorraine James, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Cardiology
- Undergraduate: Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Medical School: The University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
- Residency: Children's Hospital, Los Angeles, CA
Robyn Lottes, MD, PhD (2022-2025)
- Program: Cardiology
- Undergraduate: University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
- Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine, Charleston, SC
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Keira Nasetta, MD (2022-2025)
- Program: Cardiology
- Undergraduate: Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN
- Medical School: Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine/ Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
- Research: I'm interested in pulmonary hypertension, currently working on a project with Dr. Amanda Hauck.
Brian Cleary, MD (2023-2026) Brian Cleary's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Elyssa Cohen, MD (2023-2026) Elyssa Cohen's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: Medical College of Georgia
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
- 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 (2023-2026) Colin Crilly's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
- Residency: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- 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
Elli Lockhart, MD (2023-2026) Elli Lockhart's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School
- Residency: McGaw Medical Center Northwestern University, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Jordan Mudery, MD (2024-2026) Jordan Mudery's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson
- Residency: University of California – Irvine/Children’s Hospital of Orange County
- Fellowship: University of California – Los Angeles
Julia Behrend, MD (2024-2027)
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine, IN
- Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Matthew Cummins, MD (2024-2027)
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California
- Residency: University of Connecticut
Keats Ewing, MD (2024-2027) Keats Ewing's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiology
- Medical School: Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Michigan
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Alazar Haregu (2021–2024): Attending at Inova Children’s Hospital
Andrew Lawson (2021–2024): 4th year fellowship in Non-Invasive Imaging at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Saneeha Shahid (2023-2024): 4th year fellowship in Electrophysiology at Children’s Hospital Colorado
Alan Wang (2021–2024): Attending, General Cardiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Ryan Carpenter, MD (2021-2024): Faculty at the University of Utah and Primary Children’s Hospital
Rima Dababneh, MD (2022-2023): Attending at University of Texas
Daniel McAree, MD (2020-2023): General Pediatric Cardiologist at University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
Elizabeth Kalb, MD (2020-2023): 4th year fellowship in Heart Failure / Heart Transplant at Texas Children's Hospital
Alona Birjiniuk, MD (2019-2023): Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital
Kali Hopkins, MD (2019-2022): Advanced Training in ACHD at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Meera Keshary, MD (2019-2022): Attending, Cardiac Intensive Care at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Conor O'Halloran, MD (2019-2022): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago/Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
Nicholas Brown, MD (2018 - 2021): Advanced Training in Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Thomas Carberry, MD (2018 - 2021): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Brian Wolfe, MD (2018 - 2021): Asst Professor, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Sean Connolly, DO (2017-2020): Attending at Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE
Asad Qadir, MD (2017-2020): Advanced Training in Interventional Cardiology at Northwestern Univeristy/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Benjamin Rosenfeld, MD (2017-2020): Anesthesia Residency at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, IL
Carmel Bogle, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation at University of Maryland Children’s Hospital, Baltimore, MD
Matthew Cornicelli, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Non-Invasive Cardiac Imaging at Northwestern Univeristy/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Rabia Khan, MD (2016-2019): Attending, Heart Failure/Heart Transplantation at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital, Iowa City, IA
Rana Khaznadar, MD (2016-2019): Clinical Practice at University Medical Center Phoenix – Banner Health, Phoenix, AZ