Meet Our Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship Alumni

Learn more about our Pediatric Critical Care Fellowships alumni fellows and their publications.

2025 – 2026 Fellows

Ian Francis, MD, PhD

  • 2024 - 2026

Elizabeth Grogan, MD

  • 2024 - 2026

Iman Nizami, MD

  • 2023 - 2025
  • Palliative Care Fellow at Nemours Children's Health

Courtney Alvis, MD

  • 2022 - 2025
  • Critical Care Faculty at Dayton Children's Hospital

Jordan Brauner, MD

  • 2022 - 2025
  • Critical Care Faculty at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Justin Julian, MD

  • 2022 - 2025
  • Neurocritical Care Fellow at Nationwide Children's Hospital

Kortney Pifher, MD

  • 2022 - 2025
  • Critical Care Faculty at Nationwide Children's Hospital

2020 – 2024 Fellows

Natalie Capretta, DO

  • 2021 - 2024
  • Critical Care Faculty at The Children’s Center at Presbyterian Hospital

Cynthia Moffitt, MD

  • 2021 - 2024
  • Critical Care Faculty at Riley Hospital for Children

Laura Wingert, MD

  • 2021 - 2024
  • Critical Care faculty at WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital

Jordan Lull, MD

  • 2020 - 2023
  • Critical Care Faculty, UVA Children’s Hospital

Lauren McCluney, MD

  • 2020 - 2023
  • Critical Care Faculty Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Robert Murray, MD

  • 2020 - 2023
  • Critical Care faculty, Northwest Pediatric Specialists/Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Erin Thornley, DO

  • 2020 - 2023
  • Physician Scientist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital/University of Arizona

2015 – 2019 Fellows

Claire Christian, MD

  • 2019 - 2022
  • Critical Care Faculty at Shriner’s Children's

Loren Farley, MD

  • 2019 - 2022
  • Anesthesia Resident, The Ohio State University

Hunter Johnson, MD

  • 2019 - 2022
  • Critical Care Faculty Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Sara Sanders, MD

  • 2019 - 2022
  • Critical Care Faculty, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center

Kelley Groves, MD

  • 2018 - 2021
  • Critical Care faculty, NYU Langone Health

Will Guider, MD

  • 2018 - 2021
  • Critical Care faculty, East Tennessee Children’s Hospital

Takaharu Karube, MD

  • 2018 - 2021
  • Critical Care faculty, Northwest Pediatric Specialists/Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Taylor Nickerson, MD

  • 2018 - 2021
  • Critical Care faculty, Cohen Children’s Medical Center – Northwell Health

Austin Biggs, MD

  • 2017 - 2020
  • Critical Care faculty, MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital

Katherine Bline, MD

  • 2017 - 2020
  • Critical Care faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Holly Gillis, MD

  • 2017 - 2020
  • Anesthesia Faculty at University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital

Rachel Poeppelman, MD

  • 2017 - 2020
  • Critical Care faculty, University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital

Ambrish Patel, MD

  • 2016 - 2019
  • Pediatric Anesthesia Fellow, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Trent Sims, DO

  • 2016 - 2019
  • Anesthesia Faculty at Mercy Children’s Hospital

Lara Srouji, MD

  • 2016 - 2019
  • Critical Care Faculty at Virginia Commonwealth University

Lauren Villo, MD

  • 2016 - 2019
  • Critical Care faculty, Beverly Knight Children’s Hospital

Brittany Shutes, MD, MPH

  • 2015 - 2018
  • Cardiology faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jeffrey Naples, DO

  • 2015 - 2018
  • Critical Care faculty, Akron Children’s Hospital

Megan Daniel, MD

  • 2015 - 2018
  • Critical Care faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Manzilat Akande, MD, MPH

  • 2015 - 2018
  • Critical Care faculty, Oklahoma University Medical Center

2010 – 2014 Fellows

Keegan Ziemba, MD

  • 2014 - 2017
  • Medical Director at Index Health

Ashish Nagpal, MD

  • 2014 - 2017
  • Critical Care Faculty at Cook Children’s Medical Center

Marlina Lovett, MD

  • 2014 - 2017
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Sara Barnett-Hamen, MD

  • 2013 - 2015
  • Hospitalist, ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital

Sarah Steward, MD

  • 2013 - 2016
  • Critical Care Faculty, Akron Children’s Hospital

Robert Bishop, MD

  • 2013 - 2016
  • Cardiology and Critical Care faculty, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Rasika Venkatraman, MD

  • 2012 - 2015
  • Critical Care Faculty, Dayton Children’s Hospital

Shad Outsen, MD

  • 2012 - 2015
  • Critical Care Faculty, Primary Children’s Hospital

James Hungerford, MD

  • 2012 - 2016
  • Critical Care Faculty at Prisma Health

Markita Suttle, MD

  • 2011 - 2014
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Melissa Chung, MD

  • 2011 - 2014
  • Neurology and Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Benjamin Braun, MD

  • 2011 - 2014
  • Critical Care Faculty, Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital

Rabia Akbar, MD

  • 2010 - 2012
  • Pediatric Primary Care Provider, Mercy Health St. Charles Hospital

Ryan Nofziger, MD

  • 2010 - 2013
  • Critical Care Faculty, Akron Children’s Hospital

2005 – 2009 Fellows

Jeffrey Lutmer, MD

  • 2009 - 2012
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Cesar Mella, MD

  • 2009 - 2012
  • Pediatric Critical Care and Cardiac Intensivist, New York NY

Jennifer Muszynski, MD, MPH

  • 2008 - 2011
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Jason Scimeme, MD

  • 2008 - 2011
  • Critical Care Faculty, Wolfson Children’s Hospital

Satesh Raju, MD

  • 2007 - 2009

Todd Karsies, MD, MPH

  • 2007 - 2010
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Andrew Yates, MD

  • 2007 - 2009 (Dual Fellowship)
  • Cardiology and Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

W. Joshua Frazier, MD

  • 2005 - 2008
  • Critical Care Faculty, Nationwide Children’s Hospital

David Marquardt, MD

  • 2005 - 2008
  • Critical Care Faculty, ProMedica Toledo Children’s Hospital