Meet Our Fellows
Monica Hoff, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Clinical Interests: Medical education and using education to advance health equity
- Interests Outside of Fellowship: Spending time with family, playing board/card games (especially taboo, Catan, and spades), DIYing
Kathryn Connor, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Med Peds Residency at UPMC/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Clinical Interests: QI and Medical Education
- Interests Outside of Fellowship: I love to try out new restaurants and breweries, interior design, and Ohio State football!
Meghan Fennell, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital
- Clinical Interests: Behavioral health, interpreter use, global health, clinical informatics
- Interests Outside of Fellowship: Baking, skiing, live music, travel
Emily Kramer, DO
- Medical School: Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital
- Clinical Interests: Medical education and quality improvement
- Interests Outside of Fellowship: Biking, disc golfing, gardening, cooking, and spending time with my husband, Patrick.
Meet Our Alumni
Karen Allen, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
- Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Chief Resident)
- Clinical Interests: Management of acutely ill children, patient education
- Current Position: Pediatric Hospitalist at Nationwide Children's Hospital – Main Campus
Ashleigh Slemmer, DO
- Medical School: Ohio University
- Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Clinical Interests: Quality improvement, resource utilization, high value care, process improvement
- Additional Education: MBA at Ohio University
- Current Position: Pediatric Hospitalist at Nationwide Children's Hospital – Main Campus
Kathryn Westphal, MD
- Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
- Pediatric Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Chief Resident)
- Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in BRUE, hypothermic neonates, neonatal care during COVID 19 pandemic
- Awards: National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences Grant, Nationwide Children's Hospital 2022 Fellow Research Award
- Current Position: Faculty at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Hilary Lin, MD
- Medical School: Penn State University
- Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester
- Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)
Melanie Marsh, MD
Inaugural Fellow
- Medical School: Rush University Medical Center
- Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist
- Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum
- Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD
- Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)
