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Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program Graduated Fellows

UT Southwestern Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program graduates pursue careers in academic neonatology, clinical neonatology, and leadership across the United States. Recent graduates include:

Class of 2025

  • Riti Chokshi – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX
  • Efren Diaz – Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
  • Rafael Lemus – Medical City, Dallas, TX

Class of 2024

  • Walter Chen – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX
  • Michael Price – Children's Mercy, Kansas City, MO
  • Charles Herrin – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX
  • Melody Chiu – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX

Class of 2023

  • Sameer Gajjar – Dell Medical School, Austin, TX
  • Sharmistha Saha – Woman's Hospital of Texas, Houston, TX
  • Priya Sharma – Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX
  • Tuan Tran – Pediatrix Medical Group, Austin, TX

Class of 2022

  • David Lee – Medical City Lewisville, Dallas, TX
  • Claire Noltemeyer – Children's Hospital of Orange County, California
  • Mariela Sanchez Rosado – Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, Miami, FL
  • Christopher Sawyer – Pediatrix Medical Group, Fort Worth, TX

Class of 2021

  • Jesse Banales – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX
  • Lorraine Bautista – UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, TX
  • Shelby Brenan – Colorado Springs, CO
  • Jordan Reis – Baylor Scott & White Health, Dallas, TX

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Previous Fellows

  • 1970s

    Barbara Manroe, M.D.
    Retired

    Daniel J Faucher, M.D.
    McGill University, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Canada

    Jaime Furzán, M.D.
    Hospital Universitario

    Alfredo Van Grieken, M.D.
    Servicio de Neonatología, Venezuela

  • 1980s

    Suvipa Wiriyathian, M.D.

    Michael Porter, M.D.
    Baylor All-Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas

    Stewart Lawrence, M.D.
    Boise, Idaho

    David Annibale, M.D.
    Division Director, University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina

    Cecil Sharp, M.D.
    University Hospital, Augusta, Georgia

    Lawrence Wallin, M.D.
    Northside Hospital, Atlanta, Georgia

    Hasu (Harshavadan) Mackanjee, M.D.
    Nelson R. Mandela School of Medicine, Durban, South Africa

  • 1990s

    Michael Acarregui, M.D.
    Director, Iowa Statewide Perinatal Care Program
    Director, High-Risk Infant Follow-Up Program
    Director, University of Iowa Children's Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa

    Meridith Treen, M.D.
    Presbyterian Hospital of Allen, Allen, Texas

    Rebecca Broyles, M.D.
    Retired

    Martin Anyebuno, M.D.
    Univ Illinois College of Medicine, Rockford, Illinois

    Blair Cox, M.D.
    (Deceased)
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    Timothy Brannon, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Terri A. (King) Weinman, D.O.
    Cook Children's Hospital, Fort Worth, Texas

    Merle Ipson, M.D.
    Texas Tech University Pediatrics, El Paso, Texas

    David Breed, M.D.
    Austin, Texas

    Amy North-MacRitchie, M.D.
    Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO

    Mauricio Arevalo, M.D.
    Hospital Universitario del Valle, Neonatologia, Cali, Colombia

    Jeffrey Kaiser, M.D.
    Arkansas Children's Hospital, Little Rock, Arkansas

    Jerry Gee, M.D.
    Houston Medical Center Neonatal Associates, Houston, Texas

    Sandy Jun, M.D.
    Neonatology Associates of Atlanta, Atlanta, Georgia

    Jeannette Whitney, M.D.
    Baylor All-Saints Medical Center, Fort Worth, Texas

    Walid Salhab, M.D.
    North Dallas Pediatrics Medical City Hospital
    Medical Center of Plano
    Baylor Medical Center at Frisco
    Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    Sangkae Chamnanvanakij, M.D.
    Phramongkutklao Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Bangkok, Thailand

    Terri Lynn Major-Kincade, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group of Texas, Dallas, Texas

  • 2000s

    Myra Wyckoff, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Sithembiso Velaphi, M.D.
    University of the Witwatersrand, Department of Paediatrics, Chris Hani Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

    Lina Chalak, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Christopher Ihionkhan, M.D.
    Good Shepherd Medical Center, Longview, Texas

    Kimberly Stewart, M.D.
    Baton Rouge Neonatal Associates, Inc./Infamedics, Inc., Baton Rouge, Louisiana

    Shannon Brown, M.D.
    Pediatrix Central Florida, Orlando, Florida

    Christina Chamberlain, M.D.
    Pediatrix Fort Worth, Presbyterian Hospital of Denton, Denton, Texas

    Deepa Nagar, M.D.
    Southern Nevada Neonatal Services, Las Vegas, Nevada

    Prameela Karimi, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Fort Worth, Texas

    Mesfin Woldesenbet, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Houston, Texas

    Becky Ennis, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Shilpa Vyas-Read, M.D.
    Emory University Department of Neonatology, Atlanta, Georgia

    Hlwelekazi Bomela, M.D.
    Senior Consultant, Steve Biko Academic Hospital, Cnr of Voortrekker and Malherbe, Gezina, Pretoria, South Africa

    Chad Barber, M.D.
    Pediatrix Fort Worth, Fort Worth, Texas

    Arpitha Chiruvolu, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group
    Baylor Univ. Medical Center, Dallas, Texas

    Andrea Duncan, M.D.
    University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Darryl Miao, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Fort Worth, Texas

    Rodica Catrinel Marinescu, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    LaKeitha Foster, M.D.
    Sheridan Healthcare Corp., Plano and McKinney, Texas

    David Lam, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Liaqat Khan, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Louisiana Regional CVO, Alexandria, Louisiana

  • 2010s

    Katherine Bennett, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Lilian St. John, M.D.
    Sheridan Healthcare Corp, Lovelace Women's Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Nathan Sundgren, M.D., Ph.D.
    Texas Children's, Houston, Texas

    Maria Afanador, M.D.
    Texas Children's, Houston, Texas

    Tara DuPont, M.D.
    University of New Mexico, Department of Pediatrics, Albuquerque, New Mexico

    Natalie Frost, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Vishal Kapadia, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    John Sparks, M.D.
    Covenant Health System, Lubbock, Texas

    Jaclyn LeVan, D.O.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Jenitha Jeyaraj, M.D.
    Sheridan Healthcare Corp. Group, Plano and McKinney, Texas

    Joshua Frankfurt, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Baylor Dallas, Texas

    Michel Mikhael, M.D.
    Children's Hospital of Orange County, Orange, California

    Ja'Near Anderson, M.D.
    Lake Pointe Medical Center, Texas Health Presbyterian
    Flower Mound Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson, Texas

    Olutoye Osunbunmi, M.D.
    Children's Medical Center of Dayton, Dayton, Ohio

    Katherine Stumpf, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Christina Stine, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Cheryl Motta, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Reina Mayor, M.D.
    Florida Hospital for Children, Orlando, Florida

    Charitharth V Lal, M.D.
    University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama

    Joseph B. Cantey, M.D.
    Divisions of Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine and Pediatric Infectious Diseases Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
    McLane Children's Hospital / Baylor Scott & White, Vice Chair for Pediatric Research Temple, TX

    Juliann Williams Sheehan, M.D.
    Hartford HealthCare, Hartford, Connecticut

    Imran Mir, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Anson Tang, M.D.
    Fort Worth Pediatrix Medical Group, Fort Worth, Texas

    Shawndip Sen, M.D.
    Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    Cecilie Halling, M.D.
    Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

    Lindsay DeVries, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, San Antonio, Texas

    Heather Weydig, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center, Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Dallas, Texas

    Valerie Blanco, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Plano, Texas

    Ihab Jubran, M.D.
    Henry Ford Hospital System, Detroit, Michigan

    Lisa Scheid, M.D.
    UT Houston, Houston, Texas

    Dharmendra Kumar, M.D.
    Covenant Children's, Lubbock, TX

    John Ibrahim, M.D.
    University of Pittsburgh,Pittsburgh, PA

    Bandi Mahaffey, M.D.
    University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

    Natalia Abbey, M.D.
    Baylor Medical Center, Dallas, TX

    Lara Pavageau, M.D.
    Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

    William Smithhart, M.D.
    Newborn Associates, Jackson, MS

    An Nguyen, M.D.
    Pediatrix North Dallas Group, Dallas, TX

    Britni Maple, M.D.
    Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC

    Kshiti Shah, M.D.
    Pediatrix Medical Group, Austin, TX

  • 2020s

    Stephen Baird, D.O.
    Millennium Neonatalogy
    Texoma Medical Center, Denison, TX

    Margaret (Katie) Hoge, M.D.
    UT Southwestern Medical Center Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship

    Kiran Natique, M.D.
    Mednax, Austin, TX

    Jessica Wickland, M.D.
    Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ

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