Alumni - Pediatric Scientist Development Program

2026 Graduates

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Augusta MCCauley Massie, MD WAF Scholar	Hematology/Oncology	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kelly Orgel, MD	Neonatology	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Jairo Fonseca, MD	Infectious Diseases	Emory
Benjamin Rodrigues, MD	Neonatology	University of California, San Fransisco
Cassandra Simonich, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	University of Washington
Benjamin Solomon, MD, PhD	Alergy/Immunology	Stanford University
Sahal Thahir, MD	Infectious Diseases	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Anna Williams, MD MOD Scholar	Nephrology	Duke University

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Jillian Smith, MD	Hematology/Oncology	Children's National
Natalie Guerrero, MD, PhD	Adolescent Medicine	Indiana University
Bob Sun, MD, MA Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Scholar	Pulmonology	Boston Children's
Aaron Bodansky, MD	Critical Care	University of California, San Fransisco
Sean Cullen, MD, PhD March of Dimes Scholar	Neonatology	Weill Cornell Medicine
Xavier Gaeta, MD, PhD	Nephrology	Stanford University
Tuba Kizilirmak, MD CFF Scholar	Pulmonology	Yale University
Taylor Lafam, MD, PhD NIH Intermural Scholar	Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine	University of California, San Fransisco
Melody Lun, MD, PhD AAP/APS Scholar	Neonatology	Children's National
Jordan Tyris, MD NIH Intermural Scholar	Rheumatolgoy	University of California, San Fransisco
Jessica Ruiz, MD CFF Scholar	Endocrinology	Boston Children's

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Logan Grimes, MD	Infectious Diseases	Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Rameshwar Rao, MD, PhD	Hematology/Oncology	Stanford University
Jordan Tyris, MD, MSHS	Hospital Medicine	Children's National/NICHD
Andrew Cox, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Taylor Eddens, MD, PhD	Allergy/Immunology	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Matthew Kan, MD, PhD	Allergy/Immunology	University of California, San Fransisco
Francis LeBlanc, MD, PhD	Hematology/Oncology	Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Nina Prasanphanich, MD, PhD MOD Scholar	Infectious Diseases	Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Stephen Spugin, MD	Neonatology	University of Texas, Southwestern

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Jacquelyn Lajiness, MD, PhD	Neonatology	Indiana University
Phillipp Hartman, MD	Gastroenterology	University California, San Diego
Imran Khan, MD	Neonatolgoy/Immunology	Stanford University
Benjamin Macadang, MD, PhD	Neonatology	University of California, Los Angeles
Glen Rapinski, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Jessica Robens, MD	Infectious Diseases	John's Hopkins University

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Katie Sullivan, MD	Nephrology	University of Pennsilvania
Amanda Clark, MD	Nephrology	Boston Children's/UT Southwestern
Megan Griffiths, MD	Cardiology	John's Hopkins University
Kristin Noble, MD, PhD	Neonatology	Vanderbilt University
Steven Siegel, MD	Infectious Diseases	Boston Children's Hospital

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Christine Anterasian, MD	Infectious Diseases	Seattle Children's Hospital
Elizabeth Crouch, MD, PhD	Neonatology/Nuerology/Vascular Biology	University of California, San Francisco
Pamela Good, MD	Neonatology	Columbia University
Steven Rhodes, MD, PhD	Hematology/Oncology	Indiana University

Scholar	Specialty	Sponsoring Research Site
Bradfod Becken III, MD	Infectious Diseases	Duke University
Devan Jaganath, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	University of California, San Francisco
Joy Hazleton (Gibson), MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	University of Colorado
Andrew Lippa, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	Boston Children's Hospital
Theodore (Scott) Norwicki, MD, PhD	Hematology/Oncology	University of California, Los Angeles
Marguerite (Indriati) Pishchany Hood, MD, PhD	Infectious Diseases	Boston Children's Hospital
Erlinda (Chulie) Ulloa, MD	Infectious Diseases	University of California, San Diego

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