Meet Our Neonatology Fellows

Mike Bixler, MD

Hometown: Springfield, Ohio
Medical School: Wright State University
Research/Scholarly Project:  TBD
Mentor:  Leif Nelin, MD
Interests outside of fellowship: My family, running, golf, reading
Fellowship Dates:  2011-2014

Elizabeth Bonachea, MD

Hometown:  Miami, Florida
Medical School:  University of Florida
Research/Scholarly Project:  Developmental Cardiology:  Aortic Valve Development
Mentor(s):  Vidu Garg, MD and Kim McBride, MD
Interests outside of fellowship:  Running, cycling, triathlon
Fellowship Dates:  2010-2013

Corin Cozzi, MD         

Hometown:  Rockford, IL
Medical School:  Chicago Medical School at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
Research/Scholarly Project:  Superior Mesenteric Artery Blood Flow in Infants with CHD
Mentor:  Cliff Cua, MD
Interests outside of fellowship:  Sand volleyball, live music, traveling
Fellowship Dates:  2011-2014

Brandon Hart, MD    

Hometown: Rexburg, Idaho
Medical School: University of Utah
Research/Scholarly Project:  Infant Reflux Mechanisms, Simulation-Based Resident Education
Mentor:  Sudarshan Jadcherla, MD
Interests outside of fellowship: Soccer, Volleyball
Fellowship Dates:  2010-2013

Krista Haines, MD

Hometown: Auburn, Michigan
Medical School: Michigan State University
Research/Scholarly Project:  White Matter Injury in a Mouse Model of Systemic Maternal Inflammation and Neonatal Hyperoxia
Mentor:  Lynette Rogers, PhD
Interests outside of fellowship: Spending time with my husband, Scott, and newborn twin boys, Andrew and Matthew
Fellowship Dates:  2009-2012

Crystal Hill, MD

Hometown:  Beavercreek, Ohio
Medical School:  Wright State University
Research/Scholarly Project:  Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Swallowing/Feeding
Mentor:  Sudarshan Jadcherla, MD
Interests outside of fellowship:  Spending time with my husband and 2 sons, reading, staying active
Fellowship Dates:  2009-2012

Jeff Keyes, MD

Hometown: San Diego, California
Medical School: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Research/Scholarly Project: Evaluation of the Innate Immune System Function in Neonates
Mentor:  Mark Hall, MD
Interests outside of fellowship: Victorian home restoration; tropical fish care, specifically African Cichlids
Fellowship Dates: 2009-2012

Mary Robbins, MD

Hometown: Pataskala, Ohio
Medical School:  Georgetown University
Research/Scholarly Project:  Micro-RNA and DNA Methylation Involvement/Impact on Lung Development
Mentor: Trent Tipple, MD
Interests outside of fellowship:  Sand Volleyball, Foodie
Fellowship Dates: 2011-2014

Sheria Spain, MD

Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Research/Scholarly Project: Transfusion-Related Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Mentor: Peter Giannone, MD
Interests outside of fellowship: spending time with my husband, Phil and my chihuahua, Anakin; traveling, scrapbooking, and cooking
Fellowship Dates: 2010-2013