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Class of 2027, First Year Fellows

  • Erica Anunwah, MD

    Erica Anunwah, MD

    Postgraduate Training | University of California, San Diego School of Medicine
    Residency | University of California, San Francisco 
    Email | eianunwah@health.ucsd.edu 

    Clinical and Research Interests | Working with Dr. Henry Lee in a health services research project (TBD).
  • Alexander Carlson, MD, PhD

    Alexander Carlson, MD, PhD

    Postgraduate Training | University of North Carolina School of Medicine
    Residency | University of California, San Diego
    Email | a1carlson@health.ucsd.edu 

    Clinical and Research Interests | working with Karen Pierce at the Autism Center of Excellence and Rob Knight to investigate the etiologic and diagnostic role of the gut microbiome in early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders. He hopes to use his research skills and interests to improve neurobiological outcomes for premature infants through the gut microbiome.
  • Jami Longo, MD

    Jami Longo, MD

    Postgraduate Training | New York Medical College
    Residency | Phoenix Children’s Hospital
    Email | jlongo@health.ucsd.edu 

    Clinical and Research Interests | Working with Dr. Sid Zisook, Dr. Desiree Shapiro, and Dr. Judy Davidson to explore the impact of peer support groups.

Class of 2026, Second Year Fellows

  • Aleksandra Hibner, MD

    Aleksandra Hibner, MD

    Undergraduate | 
    Post-Graduate | Poznan University of Medical Sciences
    Residency | Phoenix Children's Hospital

    Clinical and Research Interests | Working with Dr. Anup Katheria to determine the role of noninvasive hemodynamic monitoring to predict intraventricular hemorrhage and other morbidity in preterm infants.
  • Laura Rose, MD

    Laura Rose, MD

    Undergraduate | Stanford University
    Post-Graduate | University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
    Residency | Stanford University

    Clinical and Research Interests | Working with Dr. Henry Lee to conduct interviews with NICU families to better understand what factors facilitate and what barriers prevent them from fully engaging in the care of their preterm infant.
  • Jennifer Sanchez, MD

    Jennifer Sanchez, MD

    Undergraduate | California State University, Long Beach
    Post-Graduate | St. George's University School of Medicine
    Residency | University of California, Irvine/Children's Hospital Orange County

    Clinical and Research Interests |

    Working with Dr. Helen Wang to determine the current practice and state of NICU fellows’ experiences in leading debriefs.

Class of 2025, Third Year Fellows

  • Errica Capossela, DO

    Errica Capossela, DO

    Undergraduate | University of Delaware
    Post-graduate | Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
    Residency | Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's

    Clinical and Research Interests | To explore breast milk donation at the UC Health Milk Bank by bereaved mothers with her mentors, Dr. Lisa Stellwagen and Dr. Krishelle Marc-Aurele.
  • Kevin Heringman, MD

    Kevin Heringman, MD

    Undergraduate | 
    Post-graduate | Universidad de San Martin de Porres Facultad de Medicina Humana, Peru
    Residency | Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Elmhurst Hospital

    Clinical and Research Interests | To evaluate clinical characteristics of babies with hypoxia ischemic encephalopathy with his mentors, Dr. Jose Honold and Dr. Jeff Gold.
  • Ryan Sanchez, MD

    Ryan Sanchez, MD

    Undergraduate | Spring Hill College
    Post-graduate | Saint Louis University School of Medicine 
    Residency | Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital/Case Western Reserve University

    Clinical and Research Interests | Clinical and research ethics. Planning to apply to the nine-month Mercy Children’s Hospital Pediatrics Bioethics Certificate Program for his mentored scholarly project.