Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program Graduated Fellows

Recent graduates of UT Southwestern's Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program have pursued careers at children's hospitals, academic medical centers, and community-based practices across the country. Selected recent alumni include:

Class of 2025

• Simi Gotewal, M.D. – Faculty, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Jennifer McConnell, M.D. – Director of Education, Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, UT Southwestern, Dallas, Texas
• Nkeiruka Orajiaka, M.D. – Faculty, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
• Elizabeth Perry, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano, Texas
• Shannon Yancovich, M.D. – Faculty, Baylor, Houston, Texas

Class of 2024

• Chelsea Day-Neller, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano, Texas
• Igor Kushner, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano, Texas
• Jaron Smith, M.D. – Phoenix Children's, Phoenix, Arizona
• Julia Thrash, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Dallas, Dallas, Texas

Class of 2023

• Jacqueline Bolt, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano, Texas
• Noormah Mehmood, M.D. – Children's Medical Center Plano, Plano, Texas
• John Shin, M.D. – Hackensack University Hospital, New Jersey

Class of 2022

• Manju Korattayil, M.D. – Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida
• Matthias Manuel, M.B.B.S., M.P.H. – Children's Health Plano, Plano, Texas
• Kayleigh McBride, D.O., M.S. – Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas
• Ali McLeroy-Wallace, M.D. – Tampa General Hospital, Tampa, Florida
• Lyndsey van der Laan, M.D., M.P.H. – Sunrise Children's Hospital, Las Vegas, Nevada