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Fellows

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First Year Fellows

Faysal Akbik, MD

Faysal Akbik, MD

Hometown:  Atlanta, GA
Medical School: Medical College of Georgia at Augusta
Residency:  Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Research Interests: Neuro-NICU, HIE and cerebral inflammation

Tynisha Koenigsaecker, MD

Tynisha Koenigsaecker, MD

Hometown:  Redding, CA
Medical School: University of California Davis SOM
Residency: University of California Davis Health
Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental outcomes and NICU follow-up

Ricardo Vega Auz, MD

Ricardo Vega Auz, MD

Hometown:  Quito, Ecuador
Medical School: Universidad San Francisco de Quito
Residency: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
Research Interests: Respiratory morbidity including BPD, management and outcomes of genetic disorders, healthcare access during COVID pandemic 

Second Year Fellows

Nadine-Stella Achenjang, MD

Nadine-Stella Achenjang, MD

Hometown: Dschang, Cameroon and Barbourville, Kentucky
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital/The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH
Research Interests: Global Health, Mentorship/Career Development, Health Equity, Neurodevelopmental Outcomes

Shannon McAllister, DO

Shannon McAllister, DO

Hometown: St. Louis, Missouri
Medical School: A.T. Still University
Residency: St. Louis University, SSM Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Research Interests: Cardiopulmonary developmental biology, transitional physiology, and point-of-care ultrasound in the NICU

Ariel Moore, DO

Ariel Moore, DO

Hometown: Cleveland Ohio
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Cleveland Clinic Children’s Hospital
Research Interests: Healthcare Disparities

Eric Tano, MD

Eric Tano, MD

Hometown: Miami, FL
Medical School: Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
Residency: Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
Research Interests: Chronic Lung Disease, Telemedicine

Third Year Fellows

Dayle Bondarev, MD

Dayle Bondarev, MD

Hometown: Manila, Philippines and Bay Area, California
Medical School: Chicago Medical School
Residency: UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospitals, Cleveland, OH
Research Interests: Neonatal nephrology, Neurodevelopmental outcomes

Alicia Cousins, MD

Alicia Cousins, MD

Hometown: Carmel, IN
Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Residency: Eastern Virginia Medical School, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters, Norfolk, VA
Research Interests: Nutrition and growth in the NICU, breastfeeding, high-flow nasal cannula, and quality improvement.

Stephanie Martinez, MD

Stephanie Martinez, MD

Hometown: Avon, CT
Medical School: University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Residency Program: Internal Medicine- Pediatrics, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Professional Interests: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia, ventilation strategies, effects of intermittent hypoxia

Kristen Rosano, MD

Kristen Rosano, MD

Hometown: Rockville, Maryland
Medical School: Washington University in St. Louis
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Research Interests: BPD management, ventilator strategies, and congenital heart disease

Cara Beth Carr, MD

Cara Beth Carr, MD

Hometown: Clinton, North Carolina
Medical School: The Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University
Residency: Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Research Interests: Medical education, quality improvement, point-of-care ultrasound in the NICU

Kelly Roush, DO

Kelly Roush, DO

Hometown: Lyndhurst, Ohio
Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH
Research Interests: Lung development, congenital heart disease

Anupama Sundaram, MD 

Anupama Sundaram, MD

Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, OH
Research Interests: Neurodevelopmental follow-up, pulmonary hypertension, congenital heart disease

Hilal Yildiz Atar, MD

Hilal Yildiz Atar, MD

Hometown: Ankara, Turkey
Medical School: Ankara Universitesi Tip Fakultesi
Residency: St. Louis University, St. Louis, MO
Research Interests: Lung development, nutrition and growth, neonatal seizures

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