Fellows
Current Fellows
Class of 2029
Sarah Abdalian, DO
Hometown: Cleveland, Ohio
Medical School: Kansas City University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Program: Case Western Reserve/Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital
Interests: Advocacy, POCUS, and neurodevelopmental outcomes
Vandana Chaudhary, DO
Hometown: Fort Wayne, Indiana
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine - Virginia Campus
Residency Program: Akron Children's Hospital
Interests: Neurodevelopmental outcomes, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, neonatal cardiology & neurology
Vicente Jimenez Llovera, MD
Hometown: Maracay, Venezuela
Medical School: Universidad de Carabobo Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Aragua
Residency Program: San Juan City Hospital
Interests: Nutrition, neonatal neuro-critical care, POCUS, and NICU follow-up / neurodevelopmental outcomes
Lauren Soong, DO
Hometown: New York City, New York
Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Program: NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine
Interests: Neurodevelopmental outcomes, POCUS, and medical education
Class of 2028
Ako Adams Ako, MBBS, MPH
Hometown: Makurdi, Nigeria
Medical School: Ahmadu Bello University Faculty of Medicine, Zaria
Residency Program: Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Interests: Risk factors, therapeutics and outcomes of pulmonary disease of prematurity
Caitlyn Arno, MD
Hometown: Louisville KY, Bourbonnais IL
Medical School: University of Kentucky, COM
Residency Program: University of Virginia
Interests: Advocacy, health equity, neurodevelopmental outcomes, postpartum mental health of caregivers
Rima Aljundi, MD, MPH, IBCLC
Hometown: Amman Jordan, Boston MA, Clarkston MI
Medical School: University of Jordan
Residency Program: Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Interests: Neurodevelopmental outcomes and measures, human milk nutrition, medical education and health disparities
Laila Khalid, MBBS
Hometown: Lahore Pakistan and Toronto ON
Medical School: CMH Lahore Medical College & Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan
Residency Program: Nassau University Medical Center
Interests: Intermittent hypoxemia, control of breathing and oxygen carrying globins, neonatal neuro-critical care, neonatal resuscitation
Class of 2027
Kristin A. Lambert, MD, PhD
Hometown: Bethlehem, PA
Medical School: Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
Research Interests: Maternal-fetal interface, quality improvement, early onset sepsis and immunology, breast milk nutrition
Shreya Patel, DO
Hometown: Charlotte, NC
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Memorial Health University Medical Center/Mercer SOM Pediatric Residency Program, Savannah, GA
Research Interests: Neonatal renal development and hypertension, hematopoietic stimulating agents, nutrition and growth, surfactant delivery, quality improvement
Kayla M. Renner, DO
Hometown: Erie, PA
Medical School: West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (NEOMED), Ohio
Research Interests: Breast milk nutrition and fortification strategies, neonatal outcomes and medical education
Diana Vasilakos, DO
Hometown: Long Island, NY
Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital (NEOMED), Ohio
Research Interests: Gestational diabetes outcomes, neonatal follow-up, quality improvement