Fellows
Current Fellows
First Year Fellows
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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