Current Fellows

Lauren Kushner, MD
Third-Year Fellow

  • Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Residency: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University
  • Research Focus: Molecular diagnostics for invasive fungal disease
  • Mentors: Catherine Aftandilian, MD and Hayden Schwenk, MD, MPH
  • Grant Funding: Maternal Child Health Research Institute, Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow

Danielle Nahal, MD
Second-Year Fellow

  • Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of California, San Francisco
  • Research Focus: Medical education and QI
  • Mentors: Hayley Gans, MD
  • Grant Funding: Maternal Child Health Research Institute, Tashia and John Morgridge Endowed Postdoctoral Fellow

Vicky Khoury, MD
First-Year Fellow

  • Medical School: University of Arizona College of Medicine 
  • Chief Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Residency: Phoenix Children's Hospital
  • Scholarly Interests: Medical education, QI, global health, and antimicrobial stewardship

Ruzan Orkusyan, MD
First-Year Fellow

  • Medical School: University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
  • Residency: Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford University
  • Scholarly Interests: Advocacy, medical education, mentorship, and community engagement