Meet Our Nephrology Fellows

Laura Walawender, MD
- Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine (Columbus, OH)
- Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH)

Claudia A. Mosquera V., MD
- Medical School: Universidad Central de Venezuela Escuela de Medicina Luis Razetti
- Residency Program: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Morgan E. Beebe, MD
- Medical School: University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Residency Program: Baylor College of Medicine

Mayra A. Oseguera, MD
- Medical School: Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara Facultad de Medicina Guadalajara
- Residency Program: University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, PR, United States of America

Denise Kimbrough, MD
- Medical School: Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine (Charleston, SC)
- Residency Program: Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston, SC)

Melonie Phillips, MD
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine (Philadelphia, PA)
- Residency Program: Nationwide Children's Hospital (Columbus, OH)

Benjamin Russell, MD
- Medical School: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine (Huntington, WV)
- Residency Program: VCU Health/Children’s Hospital of Richmond (Richmond, VA)
Funding Obtained During Fellowship
National
- NIH K08 Career Development Award: Ingraham and Spencer (2011, 2012), Becknell (2014)
- NIH Loan Repayment Program: Becknell (2012), Spencer (2013)
- NIH CTSA TL1 Mentored Clinical Research Training Program award: Ingraham (2010)
- NIH Loan Repayment Program: Hains (2010)
Local
- Intramural Grand Award from Nationwide Children's Hospital: Kumar (2018)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children's Hospital: Dhingra (2017)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children's Hospital: Millner (2017)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Spencer (2010)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Janjua (2010)
- Technology Development Program from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Spencer (2011)
- Ohio Perinatal Research Network: Spencer (2011)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Kusumi (2013)
- Intramural Grant Award from Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Nada (2014)
National Leadership
- Membership in multiple American Society of Pediatric Nephrology committees (multiple fellows)
- Membership in American Society of Transplantation committee (Janjua)
- Chair of Pediatric Fellows in Nephrology Association (pFeNA) (Spencer, Nada, Thomas)
- Co-Chair of Pediatric Fellows in Nephrology Association (pFeNA) (Kusumi)
- Acceptance into John E. Lewy Foundation Advocacy Scholars Program (Spencer, Becknell)
Recent Awards
- Outstanding Fellow Clinical Research Presentation, Nationwide Children’s Hospital Fellow Research Day: Kumar (2019)
- ASPN Trainee Research Award (Clinical Science): Kusumi (2015)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Day Poster Winner: Kusumi (2013)
- Travel Grant, Pediatric Academic Societies Travel Awards Program for Young Investigators, American Society for Pediatric Nephrology Meeting, May 3 - 7, Washington, D.C.: Becknell (2013)
- Outstanding Fellow Publication Award, Nationwide Children’s Hospital: Becknell (2013)
- Kenney Award, Best Abstract Presentation by a Fellow, Midwest Society for Pediatric Research Meeting: Becknell (2012)
Visibility of Fellows Over the Past Five Years
- Number of fellows: 12
- Number of publications: 34
- Number of oral presentations: 8
- Number of poster presentations: 33