Characteristics of our Fellows

We welcome applications from pediatricians who are committed to patient care, education and scholarship and who have completed an accredited pediatric residency program and are eligible for the Pediatric Boards.

Our current and previous fellows come from a variety of training backgrounds. They have completed advanced degrees in medical education as well as public health. We are able to tailor training to meet a wide range of clinical and scholarly interests and welcome innovation and forward thinking in our fellowship applicants.

We are committed to providing excellent training for outstanding clinicians.

After Graduation

Our fellowship is designed to give trainees strong clinical skills to allow them to enter either community or academic hospital medicine. Our previous fellowship graduates are now spread throughout the country working in a variety of settings. o Several previous fellows hold leadership roles in education and primary faculty appointments in Academic Pediatrics Hospital Medicine divisions at institutions such as UH Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Cleveland Clinic Children’s, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Levine Children’s Hospital, and University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

Our Fellows

Natalie Balfe, MD

Dr. Natalie Balfe is native Clevelander. She moved to Chicago to complete your undergraduate degree at Chicago Medical School. She completed her residency in combined Internal Medicine/Pediatric Residency at Penn State. Natalie has a professional interest in a career as a combined internal medicine and pediatric hospitalist and has a passion with quality improvement and medical education. She enjoys cooking, baking, and discovering new restaurants. She also enjoys listening to all genres of music and staying active within the community. Natalie was extremely excited to have the opportunity to move back to the area for fellowship. She grew up knowing Rainbow as a leader in pediatric medicine in Cleveland and wanted to train somewhere where she would not only get exceptional training but have a supportive environment of staff and faculty dedicated helping obtain her career goals.

Courtney Nugent

Dr. Nugent is from Elmhurst, IL. She moved to Louisiana to attend undergrad at Tulane University and then back to Illinois to attend medical school at Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University. She completed her pediatric residency and chief year at University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Now she is so excited to be continuing her adventure through the Midwest to Ohio to start her fellowship in Cleveland. Her areas of interest include medical education as well as clinical practice guideline development. Outside of the hospital she enjoys practicing yoga, reading, trying new restaurants and she is looking forward to exploring all that Cleveland has to offer.