The Society for Pediatric Research announces new members for 2025

HOUSTON, November 19, 2024 – The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) is pleased to announce 126 new members. SPR encourages and supports pediatric research endeavors by cultivating a diverse network of child health researchers through collaboration, community, mentorship, and advocacy. Collaboration among SPR members creates meaningful progress for the future of children’s health.

Active members are independent researchers that have been nominated and seconded by SPR members and approved by SPR Council who are conducting hypothesis-related research in a field related to pediatrics.

Some benefits of SPR membership include:

• Research and presentation forum: SPR is the founding organization of the PAS Meeting, the premier North American scholarly child health meeting. This annual gathering of 8,000 child health professionals is a forum for research presentation and discussion that is highly relevant to SPR members’ research endeavors. Each year, SPR members contribute original and invited science to the program and serve on key committees to shape the program.

• Honoring pediatric researchers: Each year, SPR honors the outstanding achievements of members through a prestigious awards program.
• Advocacy for child health research: The SPR works through the Pediatric Policy Council (PPC) to ensure that lawmakers understand the value of dedicating resources for pediatric research. The SPR Advocacy Committee provides a leadership opportunity for members to advocate through government and public forums for issues related to the SPR mission, and the Society remains committed to advocating for policies that enable the advancement of child health.

• Developing pediatric researchers: SPR offers strategic and practical support for pediatric researcher members. Active members may serve as mentors to fellows and junior faculty through the SPR Emerging to Established (E2E) Member Section and the PRomotion of FellOwS‘ PEdiatric Research (PROSPER) Diversity Award, providing career development guidance. SPR offers early stage investigators special support through the Grant Writing Workshop for Pediatric Researchers and via the Bridging to Success grant. SPR Active Members host international fellows through the Japan Pediatric Society (JPS) Fellow Exchange Program, expanding SPR’s network of pediatric researchers beyond North America.

SPR’s Call for New Active Members occurs each year from mid-May to mid-July. For more information about SPR membership, please visit the SPR website.

SPR New Members Include:

Ayman Abou Mehrem, MD, MSc
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine, Alberta Health Services

Brian Abraham, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Nima Aghaeepour, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital

Xingbin Ai, PhD
MassGeneral Hospital for Children

Ashaunta Anderson, MD, MPH, MSHS
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles

Thomas Arnold, MD, MS
University of California School of Medicine

Renata Arrington Sanders, MD, MPH, ScM
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Khyzer Aziz, MD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Timothy Bahr, MD, MS
University of Utah School of Medicine, Intermountain Healthcare

Nicolas Bamat, MD, MSCE
University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Abby Basalely, MD, MS
Cohen Children’s Medical Center

Daniel Benedetti, MD, MA
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Eric Benner, MD, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine

Justin Berk, MBA, MD, MPH
Hasbro Children’s Hospital at Rhode Island Hospital, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

John Bernat, MD, PhD
University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital

Scott Bickel, MD, MS
University of Louisville School of Medicine, Norton Children’s Hospital

Katherine Bline, MD
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Merrian Brooks, DO, MS
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Christie Bruno, DO
Yale School of Medicine

Kathryn Burge, MS, PhD
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine

Mary Carol Burkhardt, MD, MHA
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Marie Camerota, PhD
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson, MD, MPH
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Natalie Chan, MD, MPH
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco

Mallory Chavannes, MD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles, University of Southern California

Lauren Chernick, MD, MSc
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

Fu-Sheng Chou, MD, PhD
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Southern California Permanente Medical Group

Joseph Chou, MD, PhD
MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School

Robin Clugston, MSc, PhD
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry

Marie-Coralie Cornet, MD, PhD
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco

Daniel Corwin, MD, MSCE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Jillian Cotter, MD, MSCS
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Eileen Cowan, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health

Carrie Cowardin, PhD
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Mary Crocker, MD, MPH
Seattle Children’s, University of Washington School of Medicine

Danielle Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Cully, DMD, Med
Children’s National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Deborah Davis, PhD
University of Louisville School of Medicine

Keyur Donda, MBBS
University of South Florida

Joelle Donofrio-Odmann, DO
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego

Stephanie Doupnik, MD, MSHP
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Northwell Health

Amy Feldman, MD, MSc, PhD
Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Yarden Fraiman, MD, MPH
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Lauren Frazer, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Jonathan Gaffin, MD, MMSc
Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital

Paul Geeleher, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Nicole Gilbert, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Nimrod Goldshtrom, MD, MS
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Richard Goldstein, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Mary Greiner, MD, MS
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine

Kathryn Hamilton, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Thomas Hays, MD, PhD
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons

Julia Heneghan, MD, MSHS
University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital

Jeffrey Hine, PhD
Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Rebecca Hough, MD, PhD
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital

Samantha House, DO, MPH
Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock

John Ibrahim, MD
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Maya Iyer, MD, MEd
Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio State University College of Medicine

Viral Jain, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Children’s of Alabama

Ashley Jenkins, MD, MSc
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Golisano Children’s Hospital at The University of Rochester Medical Center

Julia Johnson, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

Lindsay Johnston, MD, MEd, CHSE, FAAP
Yale School of Medicine

LaQuita Jones, DO
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Shilpa Kalane, MBBS, DNB Pediatrics, DrNB Neonatology
Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Judith Kelsen, MD, MTR
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Brian King, MD
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School

Jessica Knight, MPH, PhD
University of Georgia

Nicholas Kuzma, MD
Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children

Yonit Lax, MD
Maimonides Infants and Children’s Hospital of Brooklyn, State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine

Thuy Mai Luu, MD, MSc
Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Sainte-Justine, University of Montreal

Melissa Mannion, MD, MSPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine

Ivana Maric, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine

Ronit Marom, MD, PhD
Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital

Corrie McDaniel, DO
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s

Meghan McGarry, MD, MS
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s

Sandra McKay, MD, MSc
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Jana Mike, MD, PhD
UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine

Kelsey Miller, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Jonathan Mitchell, MSc, PhD
University of Pennsylvania, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Carmen Monthe-Dreze, MD
Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital

Amanda Muir, MD, MTR
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Munoz Pareja, MD
Holtz Children’s Hospital Jackson Memorial Hospital, University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine

Rachel Myers, MS, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania

Nidhya Navanandan, MD, MS
Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado School of Medicine

Brett Nelson, MD, MPH, DTM&H, FAAP
MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School

Deepak Palakshappa, MD, MS
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Anita Patel, MD
Children’s National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Shilpa Patel, MD, MPH
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children’s National Health System

Raina Paul, MD
CHOC Children’s Hospital of Orange County

Catherina Pinnaro, MD, MS
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine

Andrew Prout, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Central Michigan University College of Medicine

Kimberly Quayle, MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine

Francis Real, MD, MEd
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center

Katherine Remick, MD
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School, Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas

Nora Renthal, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Janine Rethy, MD, MPH
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Steven Rhodes, MD, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine

Sarah Ronis, MD, MPH, PhD
Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital

Margaret Rush, MD, MSHS
Children’s National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Jeffrey Russ, MD, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine

Ibrahim Sammour, MBBS
Indiana University School of Medicine

Timothy Savage, MD, MPH, MSc
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston Children’s Hospital

Sarah Schaffer DeRoo, MD
Children’s National Health System, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences

Justin Searns, MD
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Monica Serrano-Gonzalez, MD
Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Hasbro Children’s Hospital at Rhode Island Hospital

Elizabeth Sewell, MD, MPH
Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Reshma Shah, MD, MPH
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Megha Sharma, MD, MS
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Arkansas Children’s Hospital

Patrícia Silveira, MD, PhD
McGill University Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences

Gautam Singh, MBBS, MD
Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Fotios Spyropoulos, MD
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School

Christine Stoops, DO, MPH
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine, Children’s of Alabama

Shazeen Suleman, MD, MPH, MSc
Stanford University School of Medicine

Michael Tchou, MD, MSc
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Children’s Hospital Colorado

Melissa Thoene, MS, PhD, RD, LMNT
University of Nebraska College of Medicine

Michael Toce, MD, MS
Boston Children’s Hospital

Mireya Paulina Velasquez, MD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

Matthew Vogt, MD, PhD
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Kate Wallis, MD, MPH
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Russell Whelan, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital Colorado, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Brian Williams, MD
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, American Family Children’s Hospital

Elizabeth Wolf, MD, MPH
Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine

Davene Wright, PhD
Harvard Medical School, Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Insitute

Jun Yang, MBBS, MS, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Medicine

Michelle Yang, MD, MSCI
University of Utah School of Medicine

Leah Yieh, MD, MPH
Kaiser Permanente Bernard J. Tyson School of Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Baldwin Park Medical Center

 

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About the Society for Pediatric Research

The Society for Pediatric Research (SPR) encourages and supports pediatric research endeavors by creating a multidisciplinary network of diverse researchers to improve child health. Collaboration among SPR members creates meaningful progress for the future of children’s health. For more information, please visit www.societyforpediatricresearch.org, and follow us on Facebook and X.