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New Fellows - October 2019

October 1, 2019

Welcome New Fellows

Congratulations on passing the pediatric board exam! As a member and Fellow of the AAP (FAAP), you are part of an exceptional pediatric community. You have access to unmatched opportunities for leadership and quality improvement that will positively impact your care of children and take your career to the next level.

Attention Academy Fellows:

If you would like to comment on the qualifications of any of the below-listed individuals, please contact your district chairperson listed at the bottom of this page.

UNDISTRICTED

Corresponding Fellow

Scott Rutan, M.D., FAAP

Mehedibagh, Chittagong
Bangladesh

DISTRICT I

NORTHEAST

Connecticut   Ashley Farrington, M.D., FAAP   Surgery Specialty Fellow
Lauren Bader, M.D., FAAP   Somerville, MA   Benjamin Zendejas,
Greenwich, CT       M.D., MSc, FAAP
    Kaitlyn Freeman, D.O., FAAP   Boston, MA
Frances Cheng, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP   Northampton, MA    
New Haven, CT       Rhode Island
    Ariel Hoch, D.O., FAAP   Michelle Dominguez, M.D., FAAP
Noah Jablow, M.D., FAAP   Boston, MA   Providence, RI
West Hartford, CT        
    Laura Livaditis, M.D., FAAP   Uniformed Services East
Massachusetts   Boston, MA   Judy-April Oparaji, M.D., FAAP
Ruby Bartolome, D.O., FAAP       Fayetteville, NC
Watertown, MA   Ann Murray, M.D., M.P.H.,    
    C.P.P.S., FAAP   Quebec
Amy Louise Case, M.D., FAAP   Boston, MA   Karin Clement, M.D., FAAP
Northampton, MA       Mascouche, QC Canada
    Pham Nguyen Tam Dan, M.D., FAAP    
Jasmin Darling, M.D., FAAP   Quincy, MA   Theresa Zhou, M.D., FAAP
Acton, MA       Westmount, QC Canada

 

DISTRICT II

NEW YORK STATE

New York   Mercy Kurian, M.D., FAAP   Suhani Patel, M.D., FAAP
Michael Carag, M.D., FAAP   Vestal, NY   Valley Stream, NY
New York, NY        
    Lauren Kuwik, M.D., FAAP   Brittany Reid, M.D., FAAP
Ingrid Desroches, M.D., FAAP   Buffalo, NY   New York, NY
Uniondale, NY        
    Paul Mitrani, M.D., FAAP   Nishit Shah, M.D., FAAP
Idil Ezhuthachan, M.D., FAAP   East Setauket, NY   Wellsville, NY
Long Island City, NY        
    Katherine Morgera-Clores,   Alex Soltren, M.D., FAAP
Anglina Kataria, M.D., FAAP   D.O., FAAP   New York, NY
New York, NY   Port Jefferson, NY    
        Michelle Vaz, M.D., FAAP
Ishita Kharode, M.D., FAAP   Monisha Parikh, M.D., FAAP   New York, NY
Brooklyn, NY   Garden City, NY    

 

DISTRICT III

MID ATLANTIC

District of Columbia   Christina Miseo, M.D., FAAP   Matthew Nelson, D.O., FAAP
Molly Childers, M.D., FAAP   Madison, NJ   Danville, PA
Washington, DC        
    Pennsylvania   Katie Parisio, D.O., FAAP
Catherine Ingard, M.D., FAAP   Noah Buboltz, M.D., FAAP   Philadelphia, PA
Washington, DC   Philadelphia, PA    
        Courtney Pinkham, M.D., FAAP
Maryland   Danielle Cullen, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.H.P., FAAP   Danville, PA
Tierra Burrell, M.D., FAAP   Bala Cynwyd, PA    
Hanover, MD       Vilmaris Quinones Cardona,
    William Hochgertel, M.D., FAAP   M.D., FAAP
Surgery Specialty Fellow   Philadelphia, PA   Philadelphia, PA
Clint Cappiello, M.D., FAAP        
Elkridge, MD   John Ibrahim, M.B.Ch.B., FAAP   Jasmine Vincent, M.D., FAAP
    Wexford, PA   Bethlehem, PA 
Ralph LeBlanc, M.D., FAAP        
Baltimore, MD    Jennifer Keim, M.D., FAAP   Stephanie Walsh, M.D., FAAP
    Philadelphia, PA   Garnet Valley, PA
Keren Muller, M.D., FAAP        
Baltimore, MD   Ashley Landicho,    
    M.D., M.B.A., FAAP    
New Jersey   Philadelphia, PA    
Daniel Costa, M.D., FAAP        
Elmer, NJ   Valerie Martin, D.O., FAAP    
    Lititz, PA    
Sadaf Kazmi, M.D., FAAP        
Jersey City, NJ        

 

DISTRICT IV

SOUTH APPALACHIAN

North Carolina   Nicholas Jones, M.D., FAAP   Virginia
Ekta Basnet, M.D., FAAP   Franklin, TN   Amanda Adkins, M.D., FAAP
Huntersville, NC       Stuarts Draft, VA
    Diana Pontell, M.D., FAAP    
Rachael Fournet, M.D., FAAP   Nashville, TN   Keith Boykin, M.D., FAAP
Charlotte, NC       Manassas, VA
    William Sullivan, M.D., FAAP    
Scott Sexton, M.D., FAAP   Nashville, TN   Yesha Patel, M.D., FAAP
Durham, NC       Falls Church, VA
    Bernard Sy, M.D., FAAP    
Kristin Whitely, M.D., FAAP   Lebanon, TN    Shelley Ross-Li, M.D., FAAP
Charlotte, NC       Norfolk, VA
    Heather Williams, M.D., FAAP    
Tennessee   Nashville, TN    
Natalie Dunlap, D.O., FAAP        
Memphis, TN        

 

DISTRICT V

GREAT LAKES

Indiana   Mayya Malakh, M.D., FAAP   Megan Hawes, M.D., FAAP
Alana Barbato, M.D., FAAP   Ann Arbor, MI   University Heights, OH
Indianapolis, IN        
    Meera Meerkov, M.D., FAAP   Su Jin Joo, M.D., FAAP
Ellen Klink, M.D., FAAP   Ann Arbor, MI   Columbus, OH
Zionsville, IN        
    Jeanne Poel, M.D., FAAP   Caitlin Messner, M.D., FAAP
Neha Patel, M.D., FAAP   Holland, MI    Akron, OH
Indianapolis, IN         
    Matthew Wietrzykowski, M.D., FAAP   Jacob Redel, M.D., FAAP
Stefanie Paulson, M.D., FAAP   Royal Oak, MI   Cincinnati, OH
Fort Wayne, IN        
    Ohio   Scott Reeves, M.D., FAAP
Sabrina Rainey, M.D., FAAP   Robert Abood, M.D., FAAP   Mason, OH
Vincennes, IN   Silver Lake, OH    
        Wendla Sensing, D.O., FAAP
Michigan   Sean Bingham, D.O., FAAP   Kettering, OH
Craig Anderson, M.D., FAAP   Beavercreek, OH    
Grand Rapids, MI       Timothy Richmond, M.D., FAAP
    Kathryn Davis, M.D., FAAP   Akron, OH
Clinton Cochra,n M.D., FAAP   Sylvania, OH    
Royal Oak, MI       Anudeepa Sharma, M.D., FAAP
    Christian Earl, M.D., FAAP   Rocky River, OH
Marisa Elias, M.D., FAAP   Upper Arlington, OH     
Southfield, MI       Maria Tang, M.D., FAAP
    Megan Evers, D.O., FAAP   Willoughby Hills, OH
Sarah Little, M.D., FAAP   Cleveland, OH    
Beverly Hills, MI        

 

DISTRICT VI

NORTH CENTRAL

Illinois   Catherine Sandberg, D.O., FAAP   Diana Thyssen, M.D., FAAP
Lauren Astrug, M.D., FAAP   Waukee, IA   Saint Paul, MN
Hoffman Estates, IL        
    Kristen Sandgren, M.D., FAAP   Stephanie Ziebarth, M.D., FAAP
Deirdre De Ranieri, M.D., FAAP   Iowa City, IA   Inver Grove Heights, MN
Chicago, IL        
    Kansas   Missouri
Karen Fauman, M.D., FAAP   Prema D Souza, M.D., FAAP   Katherine Blount,
Chicago, IL   Overland Park, KS   D.O., M.P.H., FAAP
        Columbia, MO
Amita Ghosh ,M.D., FAAP   Antonio Huaman, M.D., FAAP    
Moline, IL   Topeka, KS   Cynthia Chow, D.O., FAAP
        Kansas City, MO
Nicole Johnson, M.D., FAAP   Minnesota    
Chicago, IL   Megan Camerino, M.D., FAAP   Bethany Crawford, M.D., FAAP
    Victoria, MN   Jefferson City, MO
Otolaryngology Specialty Fellow        
Jennifer Lavin, M.D., M.S., FAAP   Rachel DeVries, M.D., FAAP   Kaleen Long, M.D., FAAP
Chicago, IL   Robbinsdale, MN   Springfield, MO
         
Saurabhkumar Patel,   Karl Eckberg, M.D., FAAP   Christopher Nitkin, M.D., FAAP
M.B.B.S,. FAAP   Shoreview, MN   Kansas City, MO
Chicago, IL        
    Michael Edzards, M.D., FAAP   Lindsey Query, M.D., FAAP
Elizabeth Placzek, D.O., FAAP   Edina, MN   Kansas City, MO
Hoffman Est, IL        
    Hannah Esdal, M.D., FAAP   North Dakota
Erica Popovsky, M.D., FAAP   Minneapolis, MN   Teresa Frey, D.O., FAAP
Chicago, IL       West Fargo, ND
    Paige Partain, M.D., FAAP    
Teresa Vente, D.O., FAAP   Rochester, MN   Patricia Watkins, M.D., FAAP
Chicago, IL       Bismarck, ND
    Danielle Quallich, M.D., FAAP    
Iowa   Minneapolis, MN   Wisconsin
Erin Richardson, M.D., FAAP       Erin Gutowski, D.O., M.P.H., FAAP
West Des Moines, IA       La Crosse, WI

 

DISTRICT VII

SOUTH CENTRAL

Arkansas   John Berens, M.D., FAAP   Hannah O’Donohoe, M.D., FAAP
Archana Balamohan, M.D., FAAP   Houston, TX   Galveston, TX
Little Rock, AR        
    Jennifer Boswell, M.D., FAAP   Veena Ramgopal, D.O., FAAP
Louisiana   Richardson, TX   Houston, TX
Minelys Alicea, M.D., FAAP        
New Orleans, LA   Kyle Brown, M.B.B.S,. FAAP   Kara Root, D.O., FAAP
    Houston, TX   San Antonio, TX
Rubee Anne Gugol, M.D., FAAP        
Lake Charles, LA   Megan Craddock, M.D., FAAP   Lauren Sadovsky, D.O., FAAP
    Humble, TX   San Antonio, TX
Sarah Hickey-White, M.D., FAAP        
Sulphur, LA   Angie Curtis, M.D., FAAP   Nathan Serazin, M.D., FAAP
    Houston, TX   Houston, TX
Michelle Knecht, M.D., FAAP        
Metairie, LA   Nichole Davis, M.D., FAAP   Natasha Shah, M.D., FAAP
    Richmond, TX   Houston, TX
Jessica Mouledoux, M.D., FAAP        
New Orleans, LA   Kymberly Gonzalez, M.D., FAAP   Shruti Shanker, D.O., FAAP
    Dallas, TX   San Antonio, TX
Mississippi        
Rajesh Subramanya, M.D., FAAP   Noelle Gorgis, M.D., FAAP   Matthew Stephen, M.D., FAAP
Oxford, MS   Houston, TX   Belton, TX
         
Oklahoma   Sudheer Gorla, M.D., FAAP   Kary Vega, M.D., FAAP
Taylor Couch, M.B.B.S., FAAP   El Paso, TX   Edinburg, TX
Tulsa, OK        
    Dustin Hipp, M.D., FAAP   Natalie Villafranco, M.D., FAAP
Catherine Heith, M.D., FAAP   Bellaire, TX   Houston, TX
Oklahoma City, OK        
    Surgery Specialty Fellow   Tracey Wright, M.D., FAAP
Nicholas Peterson, M.D., FAAP   Tory Meyer, M.D., FAAP   Plano, TX
Oklahoma City, OK   Austin, TX    
         
Rebecca Walsh, M.D., FAAP   Asha Morrow, M.D., FAAP    
Oklahoma City, OK   Houston, TX    
         
Texas   Vinh Nguyen, M.D., FAAP    
Nisreen Ali, M.D., FAAP   Katy, TX    
El Paso, TX        
         
Nasser Askari, D.O., FAAP        
Mansfield, TX        

 

DISTRICT VIII

WEST

Arizona   Idaho   Christopher Stark, M.D., FAAP
Erin Kreml, M.D., FAAP   Shelly Haug, M.D., FAAP   El Paso, TX
Phoenix, AZ   Idaho Falls, ID    
        Washington
William Luciano, M.D., FAAP   Andrea Moore, D.O., FAAP   Emily Brown, M.D., FAAP
Litchfield Park, AZ   Mountain Home AFB, ID   Seattle, WA
         
Hemananda Kumar Muniraman, M.B.B.S., FAAP   Montana   Sanyukta Desai, M.D., FAAP
Phoenix, AZ   Louisa Mook, M.D., FAAP   Seattle, WA
    Anaconda, MT    
Fiona Pirrocco, D.O., FAAP       Deepti Gupta, M.D., FAAP
Fort Defiance, AZ   Julpohng Vilai, M.D., FAAP   Seattle, WA
    Billings, MT    
Tasoula Vorvolakos,       Surgery Specialty Fellow
D.O., M.P..H, FAAP   Nevada   Richy Lee, M.D., F.A.C.S., FAAP
Scottsdale, AZ   Psychiatry & Neurology   Seattle, WA
    Specialty Fellow    
Colorado   Michelle Fontenelle-Gilmer,   George Vana, M.D., FAAP
Lauren Anderson, M.D., FAAP   M.D., M.H.S., FAAP   Bellingham, WA
Denver, CO   Las Vegas, NV     
        Emergency Specialty Fellow
Joshua Benjamin, M.D., FAAP   Mayra Jones-Betancourt,   Jessica Wall, M.D., FAAP
Denver, CO   M.D., FAAP   Seattle, WA
    Las Vegas, NV    
Megan Harline, M.D., FAAP       Wyoming
Parker, CO   Yoana Peteva, M.D., FAAP   Brittany Wheeler, M.D., FAAP
    Las Vegas, NV   Cheyenne, WY
Caitlin Jones-Bamman, M.D., FAAP        
Denver, CO   New Mexico   Alberta
    Mathew Strickland, M.D., FAAP   Mohamed El-Kalla, M.D., FAAP
Megan Kelsey, M.D., FAAP   Santa Fe, NM   Edmonton, AB Canada
Aurora, CO        
    Oregon   Aman Nasir, M.D., FAAP
Gregory Kennedy, M.D., FAAP   Benjamin Orwoll, M.D., FAAP   Edmonton, AB Canada
Denver, CO   Portland, OR    
        British Columbia
Javedan Siddiqui, M.D., FAAP   Sara Taub, M.D., FAAP   Tatiana Sotindjo, M.D., FAAP
Colorado Springs, CO   Portland, OR   Vancouver, BC Canada
         
Nicole Stutzman, M.D., FAAP   Uniformed Services West    
Denver, CO   William Adams, M.D., FAAP    
    Georgetown, TX    
Hawaii        
Alexandra Ramnath,   Craig Becker, D.O., FAAP    
M.B.B.S., FAAP   Omaha, NE     
Honolulu, HI        

 

DISTRICT IX

CALIFORNIA

California   Emily King, M.D., FAAP   Vanessa Scott, M.D., MS, FAAP
Bassel Al Horany, M.D., FAAP   Claremont, CA   Del Mar, CA
Fresno, CA         
    Rehema Kutua, M.D., FAAP   Rachel Sirignano, M.D., FAAP
Jarreau Spencer Chen, M.D., FAAP   Studio City, CA   Los Angeles, CA
Bakersfield, CA        
    Julia Lam, M.D., FAAP   Tamara Taketani, M.D., FAAP
Tamar Chorbadjian,   Oakland, CA   Santa Barbara, CA
D.O., M.P.H., FAAP        
Burbank, CA   Begem Lee, M.D., FAAP   Shruti Vora, M.D., FAAP
    San Diego, CA   Los Angeles, CA
Annie Fang, M.D., FAAP        
Oakland, CA   Timothy Lee, M.D., FAAP   Xiao Wang, M.D., M.P.H., FAAP
    San Diego, CA   Diamond Bar, CA
Lauge Farnaes, M.D., Ph.D., FAAP        
San Diego, CA   Anne Marsh, M.D., FAAP   Jonathan Warus, M.D., FAAP
    Lafayette, CA   Los Angeles, CA
Brian Friend, M.D., FAAP        
Los Angeles, CA   Patrick Motz, D.O., FAAP   Hillary Zieve, M.D., FAAP
    Roseville, CA   Irvine, CA
Sujana Gunta, M.D., FAAP        
Vista, CA   Stanley Ng, M.D., FAAP    
    Oakland, CA    
Kimberly Hart, D.O., FAAP        
Carmichael, CA   Maria Rivera, M.D., FAAP    
    Belmont, CA    
Monica Hegedus, M.D., FAAP        
Los Angeles, CA        

 

DISTRICT X

SOUTHEAST

Alabama   Nancy Joseph, M.B.B.S., FAAP   Daniel Tucker, M.D., FAAP
Jamie Aye, M.D., FAAP   Gainesville, FL   Atlanta, GA
Vestavia Hills, AL        
    Luke McKenna, M.D., FAAP   Juliana Vera Ortiz, M.D., FAAP
Samantha Hill, M.D., FAAP   Fort Myers, FL   Peachtree City, GA
Birmingham, AL        
    Sarah Selem, M.D., FAAP   Puerto Rico
Amanda Murray, M.D., FAAP   Coral Gables, FL   Yanira Benitez, M.D., FAAP
Dothan, AL       Caguas, PR
    Raphael Sturm, M.D., FAAP    
Erinn Schmit, M.D., FAAP   Hollywood, FL   Johana Betances Lopez,
Birmingham, AL       M.D., FAAP
    Melinda Tenorio, M.D., FAAP   Bayamon, PR
Danielle Speight, M.D., FAAP   Miami, FL    
Montgomery, AL       Wilfredo Cosme-Blanco,
    Georgia   M.D., Ph.D., FAAP
Raghda Yahya, M.D., FAAP   Christin Carroll, M.D., FAAP   Guaynabo, PR
Tuscaloosa, AL   Avondale Estates, GA    
        Charlene Fernandez Camacho, M.D., FAAP
Florida   Lum Frundi, M.D., FAAP   Bayamon, PR
Aisha Bailey, D.O., FAAP   Powder Springs, GA    
Tallahassee, FL       Auda Plaud, M.B.B.S., FAAP
    Anesthesiology Specialty Fellow   Toa Alta, PR
William Bortcosh, M.D., FAAP   Cheryl Hartzell, M.D., FAAP    
Gainesville, FL   Lilburn, GA   Natalia Rodriguez, M.D., FAAP
        San Juan, PR
Shannon Brockman, M.D., FAAP   Lauren King, M.D., FAAP    
Orlando, FL   Atlanta, GA   Ernesto Santini, M.D., FAAP
        San Juan, PR
Shaketha Gray, M.D., FAAP   Christa Martin, D.O., FAAP    
West Miami, FL   Augusta, GA   Guillermo Torres, M.D., FAAP
        Caguas, PR
Saif Al Haque, M.D., FAAP   Grace Nguyen, M.D., FAAP    
Orlando, FL   Lilburn, GA    
         
Brian Harris, M.D., FAAP   Ryan Summers, M.D., FAAP    
Orlando, FL   Decatur, GA    

 

DISTRICT CHAIRPERSONS

DISTRICT I   DISTRICT V   DISTRICT IX
Wendy S. Davis, M.D., FAAP   Richard H. Tuck, M.D., FAAP   Yasuko Fukuda, M.D., FAAP
UHC Campus   Quality Care Partners   3905 Sacramento St.
St. Joseph 7205    5110 Wilshire Dr.   Suite 301
Burlington, VT 05401   Zanesville, OH 43701-9648   San Francisco, CA 94118-1651
email: [email protected]   email: [email protected]   email: [email protected]
         
DISTRICT II   DISTRICT VI   DISTRICT X
Warren M. Seigel, M.D., M.B.A., FAAP   Dennis M. Cooley, M.D., FAAP   Lisa A. Cosgrove, M.D., FAAP
Coney Island Hospital   3500 SW 6th   270 North Sykes Creek Pkwy.
Department of Pediatrics   Topeka, KS 66606-2814   Unit 108
2601 Ocean Parkway   email: [email protected]   Merritt Island, FL 32953-3494
Room 901       email: [email protected]
Brooklyn, NY 11235-1713   DISTRICT VII    
email: [email protected]   Anthony D. Johnson, M.D., FAAP    
    Arkansas Pediatric Clinic    
DISTRICT III   500 South University    
Margaret C. Fisher, M.D., FAAP   Suite 200    
Monmouth Medical Center   Little Rock, AR 72205-5304    
Pediatrics   email: [email protected]    
300 Second Ave.        
Long Branch, NJ 07740-6303   DISTRICT VIII    
email: [email protected]   Martha Middlemist, M.D., FAAP    
    Pediatrics 5280    
DISTRICT IV   9094 E Mineral Ave.    
Jane Meschan Foy, M.D., FAAP   Suite 120    
Wake Forest University   Centennial, CO 80112-7201    
School of Med./Dept. of Peds   email: [email protected]    
Medical Center Blvd.        
Winston Salem, NC 27157-0001        
email: [email protected]        

 

 

 

           
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