Morgridge Fellows

2020 Awardees

Myong Sun Choe, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2020-2021) 
Clinical Fellow, Pediatrics (General Pediatrics) 
Study Title: Improving Use of a Standardized Neurological Examination in High-risk Infant Follow-up: Evaluation of a Novel Simulation Curriculum for Residents

Irogue I. Igbinosa, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2020-2021)
Clinical Fellow, Obstetrics & Gynecology (Maternal-Fetal Medicine) 
Study Title: Prevention of Severe Anemia at Time of Birth Admission

2019 Awardees

Sara Kibrom, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020)
Clinical Fellow, Nephrology
Study Title: Management of Hypertension in Children with Chronic Kidney Disease in Ethiopia

Jill Krissberg, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020) 
Clinical Fellow, Nephrology 
Study Title: Racial/Ethnic and Socioeconomic Disparities in Pediatric Glomerular Diseases

Rachelle Lo, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020)
Study Title: Assessing Peanut Allergy Testing and Prevalence in Infants Before and After Early Peanut Introduction Guidelines

Justine Colette Maller, MD, PhD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020)
Study Title: Extracellular vesicles as novel biomarkers and clues to pathogenesis in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Jonathon J. Parker MD, PhD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020) 
Study Title: Towards Pediatric-Epilepsy Specific Neurostimulation: Exploring White Matter Local Field Oscillations During Neocortical Seizures and in Response to Brain Stimulation 

Ragini Malika Shyam, MD
Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2019-2020) 
Clinical Fellow, Hematology & Oncology 
Study Title: Circulating Tumor DNA in Genetic Profiling and Monitoring of Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma

Past Holders

  • Alexandra Abrams, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2013)
    Currently: Pediatrician, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
  • Danielle Barnes, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013 – 2016)
    Currently: Pediatric Gastroenterologist, Naval Medical Center, San Diego
  • Crystal Botham, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2011)
    Currently: Director of Research Development, Pediatrics, Stanford University
  • Coralee Del Valle Mojica, MD, MPH
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2017-2019)
    Currently: Third-Year Fellow – Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Stanford University
  • Christina Seng Chao, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2015)
  • Tabitha Cooney, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2014 - 2016)
    Currently: Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist, Oakland CA
  • Edward Esplin, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2014)
  • Janene Fuerch, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2014 - 2016)
    Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Neonatal & Developmental Medicine), Stanford University
  • Yaël Gernez, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2008-2010)
    Currently: Resident Physician, Internal Medicine, Alameda County Hospital
  • Natalia Gomez-Ospina, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2017)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Medical Genetics and Stem Cell Transplantation), Stanford University
  • Joseph Hernandez, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2013)
    Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Immunology & Allergy), Stanford University
  • Marisa Holubar, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2013)
    Currently: Pediatric Internist, Infectious Disease, Providence, RI
  • Dylan Kann, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2016)
    Currently: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Santa Clara
  • Sara Kreimer, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow (2016-2018)
    Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology), Stanford University
  • Megumi Itoh, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2015)
  • Jonathan Kort, MD, MBA
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow (2016 - 2017)
  • Rajiv B. Kumar, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2013)
    Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Endocrinology & Diabetes), Stanford University
  • Christin Kuo, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2011)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Pulmonary Medicine), Stanford University
  • Jonathan Nizar, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2013-2015)
    Currently: Instructor, Medicine (Nephrology), Stanford University
  • Sarah Osmundson, MD, MS
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2012-2014)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Stanford University
  • Melissa Mavers, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2017)
    Currently: Instructor, Pediatrics (Stem Cell Transplantation), Stanford University
  • Sergiu Pasca, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2010-2012)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University
  • Robert Payne, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2012)
    Currently: Pediatric Urologist, Stanford, CA
  • Laura Prolo, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2015-2017)
  • Rebecca Richards, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2017-2019)
    Currently: Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics (Hematology & Oncology)
  • Rachel Ruiz, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2017-2019)
    Currently: Clinical Instructor, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Santa Clara Valley Medical
  • Candice Sheldon, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow (2016 - 2018)
  • Kareem Shehab, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2011-2012)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Infectious Diseases, University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Hidetoshi Taniguchi, MD, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2009-2011)
    Currently: Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine
  • Lucina Uddin, PhD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow in Pediatric Translational Medicine (2008-2009)
  • Derek Yecies, MD
    Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow (2016 - 2018)
    Currently: Neurosurgery Resident, Stanford University