Pediatric Critical Care Current Fellows and Alumni

1st Year Fellows

  • Laura Hufford, DO

    1st Year Fellow
    Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Residency: University of Rochester Medical Center

  • Alyssa Mueller, MD

    1st Year Fellow
    Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
    Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center

  • Shanta Ramsaran, DO

    1st Year Fellow
    Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Residency: NYU Long Island

  • Maria Vides Sanchez, MD

    1st Year Fellow
    Critical Care Medicine

    Medical School: Universidad Francisco Marroquin Facultad de Medicina 
    Residency: Southern Illinois University

2nd Year Fellows

  • Emily Anderson, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Medical College of Georgia 
    Residency: University of North Carolina 
    Academic Interests: Sedation, anesthesia

  • Carolina Escudero Laura, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Universidad San Francisco de Quito 
    Residency: Nicklaus Children's Hospital 
    Interests: ECMO and neuro ICU 

  • Joseph Formella, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of Texas Southwestern
    Residency: University of Texas Southwestern
    Academic Interests: Mechanisms of Sepsis-Induced Endothelial Damage and Vascular Dysfunction

  • Sebastian Powell, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Texas A&M College of Medicine
    Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital
    Academic Interests: Ethics, Medical Education, Global Health

3rd Year Fellows

  • Nicole Chambers, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Residency: Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
    Academic Interests: Medical education, CRRT & AKI management

  • Tia Fish, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of North Carolina
    Residency: University of North Carolina
    Academic Interests: Primary palliative care in the ICU, medical education, simulation, point of care ultrasound

  • Alex Hubbard, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
    Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
    Academic Interests: Clinical Informatics, Quality Improvement, Resuscitation

  • Johnny Phillips, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Texas Tech University - Lubbock
    Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
    Academic Interests: ICU Liberation, with a focus on ventilation liberation, and Medical Education

Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Alumni (2020-2026)

2026

  • Juan Pablo Arocho Gonzalez, University Pediatric Hospital Dr. Antonio Ortiz
  • Emily Hargrave, Phoenix Children’s Hospital
  • Heidi-Marie Kellock, UF health Shands Children's Hospital
  • Janelle Buysse, Vanderbilt University Medical Center

2025

  • Jennifer Laws, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Michael Santarelli, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Emily Fretz, University of Kansas, Wichita
  • Laura Smallcomb, Children’s Hospital of Atlanta

2024

  • Subhendu De, Piedmont Regional Hospital, Columbus, Ga.
  • Alonso Marron, Driscoll Children's, Corpus Cristi, Texas
  • Abhinav Totapally, Nicklaus Children's, Miami, Fla.
  • Allison Weatherly, Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville

2023

  • Chi An (Andy) Liu, University of North Carolina Children’s Hospital, Hospice and Palliative Care Fellowship, Chapel Hill, N.C.
  • Megan Shea, Children’s Medical Center, UT-Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
  • Chiara Velez, Nellis AFB and UMC Children’s Hospital, Las Vegas, Nev.

2022

  • Jonathan Boyd, Children’s Hospital of Greenville, Greenville, S.C.
  • Emily Deaton, Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, Wash.
  • K. Sofia Mendieta, Children’s National, CVICU Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
  • Jennifer Walker, Children’s Hospital of Greenville, Greenville, S.C.
  • Neil Zaki, University of Minnesota, Duluth, Minn.

2021

  • Benedicto Fernandes, Cardiology Fellowship, Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
  • Kimberly Harper, University of Mississippi, Jackson, Miss.
  • Michael Miller, Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville
  • Shawn Sood, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kan.

2020

  • Austin Adair, Dell Children’s Medical Center, Austin, Texas
  • Marissa Attis, The Moncton Hospital, Moncton, NB, Canada
  • Stephanie Patterson, Vanderbilt University Medical Center/Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville
  • Rebeca Propper, University of Chicago