Pediatric Critical Care Current Fellows and Alumni

1st Year Fellows

  • Nicole Chambers, MD

    1st 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

    1st 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

    1st 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

    1st 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

2nd Year Fellows

  • Juan Pablo Arocho Gonzalez, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of Medicine and Health Sciences in St. Kitts
    Residency: University of Puerto Rico Medical Campus, Pediatric Residency
    Academic Interest: Neurocritical care, palliative care, and education

  • Janelle Buysse, DO

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
    Academic Interests: Single ventricle infant outcomes, neurodevelopmental outcomes in infants following neonatal repair of congenital heart disease

  • Emily Hargrave, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson
    Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University
    Academic Interests: Transfusion, ECMO, and bioethics in ICU

  • Heidi-Marie Kellock, MD

    2nd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
    Residency: University of Maryland
    Academic Interests: ED-PICU Collaboration, Toxicology, Transport

3rd Year Fellows

  • Emily Fretz, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Saint Louis University School of Medicine
    Residency: University of Michigan Pediatrics
    Academic Interests: Medical education, physician wellness, and end of life care

  • Jennifer Laws, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine 
    Residency and Chief Residency: Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Academic Interests: Curriculum Development, Point of Care Ultrasound, Traumatic Brain Injury

  • Mike Santarelli, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Wake Forest School of Medicine
    Residency: Pediatrics - Vanderbilt University Medical Center
    Academic Interests: Medical education, Sepsis and septic shock, improving response to in hospital clinical deterioration and resuscitation

  • Laura Smallcomb, MD

    3rd Year Fellow
    Pediatric Critical Care

    Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
    Residency: Internal Medicine & Pediatrics - Medical University of South Carolina
    Academic Interests: Cytokine storm syndromes, ethics, point of care ultrasound

Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Alumni (2020-2024)

2024

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

2023

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

2022

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

2021

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

2020

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