Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Neonatology Fellowship Training Program

Our Division offers an accredited 3-year training program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine with positions available for 3-4 new fellows each year.


Current Fellows

  • Bridget Dingle, MD Bridgette Dingle, MD (2009-2012)
    Pediatric Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    Research Project: Role of Tregs and GARP in the pathogenesis of NEC
    Research Mentor: Dat Tran, MD
  • Aja Fowler, MD — no photograph Aja Fowler, MD (2009-2012)
    Pediatric Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    Research Project: Prospective Observational Study of Parental Recall of Discharge Teaching and Post-Discharge Practice Regarding "Back-to-Sleep"
    Research Mentor: Cody Arnold, MD, MSc, MPH
  • Tiffany Taylor, MD Tiffany Taylor, MD (2009-2012)
    Pediatric Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    Research Project: Completed Observational Study of Prevalence and Risk Factors for Anemia in VLBW Infants; Ongoing Randomized Trial of Iron Supplementation for Amelioration of Anemia of Prematurity
    Research Mentor: Kathleen Kennedy, MD, MPH
  • No Photograph Available Ulana Pogribna, MD, MPH (2010-2013)
    Pediatric Residency: The University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    Research Project: Evaluation of the Association between Brain Abnormalites Identified by Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Perinatal Risk Factors, and Adverse Neurologic Outcomes in ELBW Infants
    Research Mentor: Robert Lasky, PhD
  • Amy Tsai, MD Amy Tsai, MD (2010-2013)
    Pediatric Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital
    Research Project: Observational Study of Perinatal, Neuroimaging, and Sociodemographic Predictors of 18-22 Month Neurodevelopmental Outcome in ELBW Preterm Infants with Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage
    Research Mentors: Kathleen Kennedy, MD, MPH and Patricia Evans, MD
  • Hector Quintanilla, MD Hector Quintanilla, MD (2010-2013)
    Pediatric Residency: Case Western Reserve, Cleveland
    Research Project:Surfactant Biochemistry
    Research Mentor: Joseph Alcorn, PhD
  • no photo available Lindsay Kahn, DO, MPH (2011-2014)
    Pediatric Residency: Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
    Research Project: TBD
    Research Mentor:     TBD
  • no photo available Sashi Kona, MBBS (2011-2014)
    Pediatric Residency: Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center
    Research Project: TBD
    Research Mentor: TBD
  • no photo available Srikumar Nair, MD (2011-2014)
    Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Virginia
    Research Project: TBD
    Research Mentor: TBD
  • no photo available Joy Tenpenny, MD (2011-2014)
    Pediatric Residency: Texas Tech Health Science Center
    Research Project: TBD
    Research Mentor: TBD
  • no photo available Jaclyn Ruggiero, MD (2011-2014)
    Pediatric Residency: University of Texas Medical School at Houston
    Research Project: TBD
    Research Mentor: TBD