FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 20, 2025

The Society for Pediatric Research Announces 2026 New Members

HOUSTON, November 20, 2025 – The Society for Pediatric Research® (SPR) is pleased to announce the election of 123 new members. Established in 1929, SPR cultivates a diverse network of child health researchers through collaboration, community, mentorship, and advocacy. Connected by a shared mission, SPR members are the voices behind today’s most pressing research and tomorrow’s breakthroughs.

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.

Benefits of SPR Membership:

  • Each year, SPR honors the outstanding achievement of members through prestigious awards that recognize excellence in research, mentorship, and leadership.
  • SPR amplifies the voice of pediatric investigators, ensuring that science shapes the future of child health. Guided by the Society’s mission and Advocacy Committee, SPR advances its advocacy priorities through strategic partnerships and informed policy engagement.

New members will be formally recognized at the SPR Eat. Greet. Celebrate. Reception, held during the 2026 PAS Meeting in Boston, MA, April 24-27, 2026.

2026 SPR New Members Include:

Danielle Alfano, MD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Dimitrios Angelis, MD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Raymen Assaf, MD, MPH, MA
Children’s Hospital of Orange County / Rady Children’s Health
Clinical Subspecialties: Emergency Medicine, General Pediatrics

Shasha Bai, MS, PhD
Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta

Dominique Bailey, MD, MSEd
Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Gastroenterology

Monika Bajaj, MBBS, MD
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Yair Bannett, MD, MS
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics

Jennifer Belsky, DO, MSc
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology, Oncology

Soumyaroop Bhattacharya, MS, EdD
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry

Jason Boehme, MD
University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Critical Care

Emily Brown, MD, MS
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Child Abuse

Mersine Bryan, MD, MPH
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Amy Bryl, MD
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Clinical Subspecialties: Emergency Medicine

Alison Carroll, MD, MPH
Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Belinda Chan, MD
University of California Davis Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Maida Chen, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

Jennifer Cohen, MD
Duke University School of Medicine, Duke Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Genetics

Soula Danopoulos, MS, PhD
Lundquist Institute, University of California, Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Developmental Pediatrics, Pulmonology

Fredrick Dapaah-Siakwan, MD
Valley Children’s Healthcare, Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Patricia Davenport, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Michael Davis, PhD, RRT
Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Clinical Subspecialties: Allergy, Critical Care, Global Health, Pulmonology

Diomel de la Cruz, MD, BS
American Board of Pediatrics , University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Neal deJong, MD, MPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics

Jasbir Dhaliwal, MBBS, MSc
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center, Cincinnati Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Gastroenterology

Gabrina Dixon, MD, Med
Children’s National, Children’s National
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Matthew Douglass, DO
University of Utah School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Vikramaditya Dumpa, MBBS, MD, MS
Arkansas Children’s Hospital , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Anna Duncan, MD, MHS
MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Christine Duncan, MD, MSc
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology, Oncology

Tara DuPont, MD
University of Utah School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Cyd Eaton, MS, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Psychology

Alice Ellyson, MS, PhD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s Research Institute

Marc Foca, MD
Children’s Hospital at Montefiore
Clinical Subspecialties: Infectious Diseases

Christy Foster, MD
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Heersink School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Endocrinology

Megan Freeman, MD, PhD
UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Subspecialties: Infectious Diseases

Cristin Fritz, MD, MPH
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Ting Ting Fu, MD, MS
Cincinnati Children’s, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Jamie Furlong-Dillard, DO
University of Louisville School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Cardiology, Critical Care

Michael Gardiner, MD
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Clinical Subspecialties: Emergency Medicine

Brice Gaudilliere, MD, PhD
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Anesthesiology

Kendell German, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Megan Gray, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Anne Greenough, MBBS, MD
Kings College London
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Colleen Gutman, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Emergency Medicine

Heidi Herrick, MD, MSCE
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Emily Herzberg, MD
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Andrew Hong, MD
Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Jillian Hurst, PhD
Duke University School of Medicine

Ellen Ingolfsland, MD
University of Minnesota Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Andrew Janowski, MD, MSCI
St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases

David Johnson, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Neha Joshi, MD, MS
Stanford University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Nicole Kahn, PhD, MEd
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s

Melissa Kay, MPH, MS, PhD
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center

Racha Khalaf, MD, MSc
University of South Florida, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Gastroenterology

Jennifer Klein, MD, MPH
Children’s National, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Clinical Subspecialties: Cardiology, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Srinivas Kota, PhD
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology

Prerna Kumar, MD
University of Illinois College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology, Oncology

Riten Kumar, MBBS, MSc
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology

Janessa Law, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Lara Leijser, MD, MSc, PhD
University of Calgary Cumming School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: CriticalCare, Developmental Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology

Kathryn Lemberg, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Kheyandra Lewis, MD, MEd
Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Yanling Liao, PhD
New York Medical College

Catherine Limperopoulos, MSc, PhD
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Children’s National
Clinical Subspecialties: Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Developmental Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Neurology, Radiology

Kimberly Lin, MD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Subspecialties: Cardiology

Atul Malhotra, MBBS, MD, PhD
Monash University, Monash Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Developmental Pediatrics, Neonatology, Neurology

Ellen McGinnis, PhD
Wake Forest School of Medicine of Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center, University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Psychology

Kera McNelis, MD, MS
Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology, Nutrition

Ulrike Mietzsch, MD
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Kate Millington, MD
Hasbro Children’s Hospital at Rhode Island Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Endocrinology, General Pediatrics

John Morrison, MD, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Hospital Medicine

Kristy Murray, PhD, DVM
Emory University School of Medicine, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta
Clinical Subspecialties: GlobalHealth, Infectious Diseases, Public Health & General Preventive Medicine

Swati Naik, MBBS
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology, Oncology

Margaret Nguyen, MD
University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego
Clinical Subspecialties: Emergency Medicine

Jason Niehaus, MBA, MD
Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Kristen Noble, MD, PhD
Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Krysten North, MD, MPH
Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

James Nugent, MD, MPH
Yale School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Nephrology

Katherine Ottolini, MD
Children’s National, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Anand Patel, MD, PhD
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Krystle Perez, MD, MPH
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Perdita Permaul, MD
Weill Cornell Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Allergy

Andrew Place, MD, PhD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Jessica Pollard, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Laura Prichett, MHS, PhD
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Mihai Puia-Dumitrescu, MD, MPH
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Vilmaris Quinones Cardona, MD, MPH
Drexel University College of Medicine, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Neonatology

Monique Radman, MD, MAS
Seattle Children’s, University of Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Cardiology, Critical Care

Vikram Raghu, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Subspecialties: Gastroenterology

Aishworiya Ramkumar, MBBS, MMed, MCI
National University Hospital, Singapore, National University of Singapore
Clinical Subspecialties: Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, Developmental Pediatrics

Seema Rani, MBBS, MD
Nemours Children’s Hospital, Nemours Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Hematology

Jeannette Rogowski, PhD
Pennsylvania State University, College of Health and Human Development

Maria del Mar Romero Lopez, MD, MS, PhD
McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Julia Rosenberg, MD, MHS
Yale School of Medicine, American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics

Jennifer Rumpel, MD
Arkansas Children’s Hospital , University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Elizabeth Salazar, MD, MSHP
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Jeffrey Salomon, MBA, MD
Children’s Hospital & Medical Center , University of Nebraska College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Critical Care

Melissa Scala, MD
Stanford University School of Medicine, Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Meredith Schuh, MD
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Nephrology

Drew Schwartz, MD, PhD
Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Infectious Diseases

Kelsey Schweiberger, MD, MS
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics

Laura Seske, MD, MS
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

David Shulman, MD
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Oncology

Yoginder (Yogen) Singh, MBBS, MD
University of California Davis Children’s Hospital, University of California, Davis, School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Cara Slagle, MD, MS
Indiana University School of Medicine, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Jennifer Snaman, MD, MS
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Hematology, Oncology

Nicole Spillane, MD
Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital Hackensack University Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Beatrice Stefanescu, MBA, MD, MS
Indiana University School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Matthew Taylor, MD
Cohen Children’s Medical Center, The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research
Clinical Subspecialties: CriticalCare

Christopher Thom, MD, PhD
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, University of Pennsylvania
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatology

Kalie Tommerdahl, MD, MS
Seattle Children’s, University of Washington School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Endocrinology

Nhu Tran, PhD
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles , University of Southern California
Clinical Subspecialties: Cardiology, Critical Care, Developmental Pediatrics, Neonatology

Megan Turner, MD, MPH
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Rachel Umoren, MBBCh, MSCR
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: General Pediatrics, Neonatology

Brian Varisco, MD
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine, Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Critical Care

Shelton Wright, MD, MS
University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Children’s
Clinical Subspecialties: Critical Care

Tanner Wright, MD
University of South Florida, Tampa General Hospital Children’s Medical Center
Clinical Subspecialties: Addiction Medicine, General Pediatrics

Lauren Yagiela, MD, MS
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Central Michigan University College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Critical Care

Hongwei Yao, MD, PhD
Providence VA Medical Center, Brown University

Nahla Zaghloul, MD
University of Florida College of Medicine
Clinical Subspecialties: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Daniel Zeve, MD, PhD
Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Clinical Subspecialties: Endocrinology

Jia Zhu, MD
Boston Children’s Hospital
Clinical Subspecialties: Endocrinology

 

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