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Current Fellows

  • Kristen Barbour, MD

    Kristen Barbour, MD

    Dr. Barbour received her medical degree with honors in research from Weill Cornell Medical College where she stayed to complete residency in child neurology. During her time at Cornell, she was a member of the Pediatric Minority Housestaff Council and secretary of the Pediatric Diversity Committee, where she helped with recruiting people from diverse backgrounds to the medical field. Her research interests involve developing automated tools to create large clinical datasets for studying rare diseases. For example, she used natural language processing to create cohorts of individuals with rare neurologic diseases and estimate their disease incidence levels. Her current research involves working with rare disease organizations for STXBP1, SLC6A1, SYNGAP, and PURA syndrome to study the off-label use of medications for neurogenetic conditions. Kristen is currently a fellow in medical genetics at the University of California, San Diego. In her spare time, she enjoys running on the beach, planning time outdoors with her family, and reading fiction from amazon's top 20 list. 

    MEDICAL SCHOOL: Weill Cornell Medicine 
    PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY: Weill Cornell Medicine 
  • Adriana Tavares Gomes, MD

    Adriana Tavares Gomes, MD

    Dr. Tavares Gomes has completed her medical training in Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following her Pediatrics Residency, she pursued a Master's in Child and Maternal Health at Universidade Federal Fluminense. In 2015, Adriana joined the faculty at Faculdade de Medicina de Petrópolis. In 2021, she became a visiting scholar at UCSD through the Clinical Research Fellowship/BTR program in Genetics and Dysmorphology. Adriana has co-investigated the Natural History Study of Angelman Syndrome and ASOs clinical trials related to Angelman Syndrome with Dr. Lynne Bird. Adriana adores her big family (from London and Brazil), her terrier and her son. In her free time, she plays tennis and enjoys gardening. She is also passionate about nature and music. 

    MEDICAL SCHOOL: Faculdade de Medicina de Petropolis 
    PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY: Faculdade de Medicina de Petropolis 
  • Alvaro Martin-Rodriguez, MD

    Alvaro Martin-Rodriguez, MD

    Dr. Martín-Rodríguez received his MD degree at Universidad de Navarra in Pamplona (Spain) and completed his pediatrics residency at Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío in Sevilla (Spain). His academic interests include RASopathies, lysosomal storage disorders and teratologic conditions, including fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD). He enjoys the beach, reading books and playing Lego with his son. 

    MEDICAL SCHOOL: Universidad de Navarra, Spain. 
    PEDIATRICS RESIDENCY: Hospital Universitario Virgen Del Rocío, Spain

Fellowship Alumni

  • Laura Forero, MD
  • Kanika Parashar, MD
  • Ariel Lee, DO
  • Kristen Wigby, MD
  • Carolina Galarreta, MD
  • Jaime Barrea, MD