Clinical Trainee Awards
"As an electrical engineer, computer scientist and physician with type 1 diabetes, my primary research interest is the design, development and testing of new diabetes technology and therapies. I am deeply grateful for the MCHRI support of my research training. As a Stephen Bechtel endowed fellow, I can receive dedicated research time to continue my journey as a physician-scientist pursuing translational, clinical and basic science research so that I can help those with diabetes."
Rayhan A. Lal, MD
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes)
FY 2025 Awards
Madeline Adams, MD, MS Paul and Yuanbi Ramsay Endowed Fellowship Clinical Fellow, Surgery (Pediatric Surgery) Study Title: Examining the Effects of the Dobbs Decision on Neonatal Health Outcomes
Mojan Azarmi, MD
Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine) Study Title: Coaching and Remediation: Lessons Learned and Opportunities
Katherine Carome, MD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine) Study Title: PACE: Palliative Care Access for Children and Adolecents on ECMO
Shanaz Daneshdoost, MD The Stephen Bechtel Endowed Fellowship in Pediatric Translational Medicine Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition) Study Title: Creating Celiac-Friendly Schools: Enhancing Environments for Children's Health
Spoorthi Davala, MD Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Pulmonary, Asthma, and Sleep Medicine) Study Title: Dornase Alfa use in Mechnically Ventilated Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD)
Monique De Araujo, MD, MPH Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Emergency Medicine (Pediatric Emergency Medicine) Study Title: Does lung POCUS improve confidence and accuracy of pneumonia diagnosis in resource-limited settings?
Kayla Erspamer, MD Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Nephrology) Study Title: Characterization of NaDC1 in Renal Physiology
Jeffrey Ferrell, MD Elizabeth and Russell Siegelman Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabete) Study Title: Democratizing GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Management: Developing and Implementing an Educational Intervention to Improve Comfort in Pediatric Primary Care Comanagement
Desiree Gutmann, MD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Neonatal and Developmental Medicine) Study Title: EGF/EGFR Signaling in Lung Mesenchymal Development
Jessica Hsueh, MD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Critical Care Medicine) Study Title: Educational Needs of Inpatient Physicians Caring for Adults with Childhood-onset Complex Chronic Disease: A Group Concept Map
Hanna Knihtila, MD, PhD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology) Study Title: Predicting Omalizumab Treatment Response in Food Allergy Using Proteomics
Samantha Krieger, MD Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Nephrology) Study Title: Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy and Therapeutic Plasma Exchange for Treatment of Pediatric Acute and Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
Jerry Luo, MS, MD
Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, Stem Cell Transplantation & Regenerative Medicine) Study Title: Patient-Reported Outcomes after CAR T-Cell Therapy in Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) with Relapsed/Refractory B-ALL.
Matthew MacDougall, MS, MD, PhD Pete and Arline Harman Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology) Study Title: Stem-Like Regulatory T-cell Precursors in Natural and Induced Immune Tolerance
Andrew Parsons, MD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Neonatal and Developmental Medicine) Study Title: Retrospective Observational Analysis of Inflammatory Profiles in Neonates Receiving Soy-Based vs Mixed Intravenous Lipid Emulsions
Judith Pelpola, MD, MS Ernest and Amelia Gallo Endowed Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Hospital Medicine) Study Title: Perspectives of Communication and Trust Among Families of Racial and Ethnic Minority Backgrounds during Hospitalization
Mark Ragheb, MD, PhD Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) Study Title: Mining the Gut Microbiome for Immunomodulatory Microproteins
Kylie Seeley, MD, MPH Ernest and Amelia Gallo Endowed Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Endocrinology and Diabetes) Study Title: Identifying and Addressing Disparities within Differences of Sex Development (DSD) Care
Asha Stann, MS, DO Mary Gallo Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Adolescent Medicine Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Adolescent Medicine) Study Title: Adolescent Perceptions of E-cigarettes, Cannabis, and Co-use on Weight Management
Carolena Trocchia, MD, MPH Ernest and Amelia Gallo Endowed Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition) Study Title: Particulate Matter as a Contributor to Gastrointestinal Disease and Symptom Burden in Cystic Fibrosis: A Pilot Study
Alexander Wolf, MD Rosa A. Wann and Marjorie Shannon Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Nephrology) Study Title: Evaluating Trends in End-Stage Renal Disease Due to Reflux Nephropathy
Natalle Yu, MD Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Infectious Diseases) Study Title: Investigating the Effects of Chronic Malaria on Anemia
Aydin Zahedivash, MD, MBA Stanford Maternal & Child Health Research Institute Fellow Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (Clinical Informatics) Study Title: Bridging Gaps in Early Childhood Care: A Family-Centered Digital Health Approach to Streamline Early Intervention