Meet Our Pediatric Critical Care Fellows

Courtney Alvis, MD

• Medical School: Augusta University
• Pediatric Residency: John Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
• Research Interests: Medical education, curriculum implementation, evaluation, and design
• What I like about fellowship: I am grateful for the most supportive group of co-fellows who make it easy to come to work every day.

Jordan Brauner, MD

• Medical School: Wright State University 
• Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
• Research Interests: Interaction of the immune response in pediatric patients with Staphylococcus aureus infection
• What I like about fellowship: My co-fellows! I couldn’t ask for a more supportive group of people to train with.

Justin Julian, MD

• Medical School: The University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
• Pediatric Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
• Research interests: simulation, medical education, optimizing prehospital care in critically ill patients
• What I like about fellowship: The supportive culture here is incredible. There have been numerous occasions where my co-fellows have gone out of their way to help each other, and the faculty are truly determined to help develop us as well-rounded intensivists (clinically and professionally).

Iman Nizami, MD

• Medical School: Aga Khan University
• Pediatric Residency: Western Michigan University
• Research Interests: End-of-life care, palliative care
• What I like about fellowship: That I'm always learning and am surrounded by people who want us to be the best intensivists possible

Kortney Pifher, MD

• Medical School: Chicago Medical School
• Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Research Interests: Medical Education & POCUS, specifically within Curriculum development and assessment
• What I like about fellowship: My colleagues are the best people I could ask for. I love being surrounded by so many people that support you and put a smile on your face!

Juan Cardenas Fimbres, MD

• Medical School: Universidad de Sonora Departamento de Medicina y Ciencias de la Salud
• Pediatric Residency: University of Florida - Jacksonville
• Research Interests: I enjoy immunology and basic science research. Currently, my research focuses on understanding the immune response in patients with severe traumatic brain injuries, using rat models to analyze the pathways that could provoke immune paralysis.
• What I like about fellowship: What I appreciate most about the fellowship is how everyone is dedicated to helping you become the best version of yourself while maintaining an easygoing and professional work environment.

Ian Francis, MD, PhD

• Medical School: Boston University, School of Medicine
• Pediatric Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
• Research Interests: host and microbial mediators of severe disease in bacterial infections
• What I like about fellowship: How passionate and supportive everyone is. It's amazing to be surrounded by people who care deeply about each other and are so driven to learn from and take excellent care of our patients.

Elizabeth Grogan, MD

• Medical School: Ohio State University, College of Medicine
• Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
• Research Interests: Complement pathway activation in response to ECMO
• What I like about fellowship: My favorite part about our fellowship is the supportive environment. From co-fellows to attendings the mentoring and support we receive both in and out of the hospital is amazing!

Kailey Remien, DO

• Medical School: Campbell University Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine
• Pediatric Residency: Akron Children’s Hospital
• Research Interests: I am doing a dual fellowship in PCCM and clinical informatics. My research career goal is to use this education to understand and impact patient outcomes at the intersection of pediatric critical care and social epidemiology. I hope to use data science, artificial intelligence and machine learning to optimize patient health and quality of life in and outside of the PICU.
• What I like about fellowship: The people here are incredible. The attendings, nurses, RTs and obviously my co-fellows, make this tough job so much better. We're all there for each other during the hard times and celebrate even the smallest of wins! We are so well supported across the board and these people quickly become family.

Rachel Cooper, MD

• Medical School: University of Minnesota
• Pediatric Residency: University of Wisconsin

Stephanie Hirth, MD

• Medical School: University of Cincinnati
• Pediatric Residency: University of Colorado – Children’s Hospital of Colorado

Brittany Moore, MD

• Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
• Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Morgan Zlotolow, MD

• Medical School: New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic
• Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital