Fellows

Tawia Apenteng
Tawia Apenteng

Education: B.A. Vassar College
MD University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency Training: Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Project: Cost-Effectiveness of Interventions to Improve Neonatal Mortality in Ghana
Research Mentor: Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE

Nicole A. Bailey
Nicole A. Bailey

Education: Harvard University, BA Tufts University School of Medicine, MD
Pediatric Residency Training: Pediatric Residency Training: Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital
Research Project: In Utero Gene Therapy and Stem Cell Transplantation for Rescue of Alpha Thalassemia in Mice
Research Mentor: Alan Flake, MD

Shazia Bhat
Shazia Bhat

Education: B.S. Haverford College
MD University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency Training: Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Project: Sweet Surprise: Impact of Sugar Ingestion on the Development of Obesity
Research Mentor: Rebecca Simmons, MD

Lori Christ, MD
LoriChrist

Education: BS, Neurobiology & Physiology, University of Maryland 2003
MD, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine 2007
Pediatric Residency Training: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia 2010

Amy M.P. Cohen
Amy M.P. Cohen

Education: Cornell University, BA
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey, MD
Pediatric Residency Training: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Project: Randomized controlled trial of the effects of Proparacaine on the pain response to mydriatic eye drops in premature infants
Research Mentors: Noah Cook, MD; Mary Cay Harris, MD; Gil Binenbaum, MD; Gordon Barr, PhD

Hitesh Deshmukh, MBBS
Hitesh Deshmukh

Education: M.B., B.S. University of Mumbai 2000
PhD, Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati 2006
Pediatric Residency Training: University at Buffalo, State University of New York 2011

John Flibotte
John Flibotte

Education: B.A. Harvard College
MD Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Residency Training: Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Project: The role of oxygen sensing neurons in determining selective neuronal vulnerability to hypoxia in C. elegans
Research Mentor: Robert Kalb, MD

Elizabeth Foglia
Elizabeth Foglia

Education: B.S. University of Notre Dame
MD Washington University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency Training: Residency in Pediatrics, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Enrolled in MSCE program at Penn

Sarvin Ghavam
Sarvin Ghavam

Education: University of Maryland, BS
University of Maryland School of Medicine, MD
Pediatric Residency Training: Thomas Jefferson University/duPont
Research Project: Setting Optimal PEEP in Premature Newborns by Minimizing Ventilation Perfusion Mismatch
Research Mentors: Haresh Kirpalani, MD; Soraya Abbasi, MD

Ann-Johanna Giaccone, MD
Ann-Johanna Giaccone, MD

Education: Drexel University College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency Training: Completing residency in Pediatrics at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Mentor: Barbara Schmidt, MD

Elif Ince
Elif Ince

Education: Pennsylvania State University, BS
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, MD
Pediatric Residency Training: The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Research Project: Early neurologic examination of infants with Down Syndrome
Research Mentor: Babette Zemel, PhD

Erik Jensen, MD
Erik Jensen

Education: BA, Chemistry, Pomona College 2003
MD, University of Washington 2007
Pediatric Residency Training: Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital/New York-Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center 2011

Misty Melendi
Misty Melendi

Education: B.A. University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX
MD, University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey/New Jersey Medical School
Pediatric Residency Training: Residency in Pediatrics, Yale University
Research Project: Cost-effectiveness of Deregionalization of Perinatal Care
Research Mentor: Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE

Daphne Remy
Daphne Remy

Education: State University of New York at Binghamton, BA
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Pediatric Residency Training: North Shore-LIJ/Schneider Children's Hospital
Research Project: Assessment of Breastfeeding in Low Resource Setting: Bateyes Community Hospital in the Dominican Republic
Research Mentor: Scott Lorch, MD, MSCE

Shaon Sengupta, MBBS
Shaon Sengupta

Education: MB, BS All-India Institute of Medican Sciences 2006
MPH, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health 2008
Pediatric Residency Training: University at Buffalo, State University of New York 2011

Daniel Swarr, MD
Daniel Swarr

Education: BS, Physics & Math, Lafayette College 2003
MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine 2007
Pediatric Residency Training: Baylor College of Medicine 2010
Combined Fellowship in Medical Genetics/Neonatology