Department of Pediatrics

Pediatric Critical Care Fellows

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Chief Fellows

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Sabrie

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Sabrie Hannigan, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Academic Interests: Neuro Critical Care - traumatic brain injury/abusive head trauma
  • Personal interests: Baking and decorating cakes, running, and eating at all the delicious restaurants in Houston
     
Nikki

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Nikki Lawson, M.D.

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  • Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine 
  • Academic Interests: Social Determinants of Health in the ICU
  • Personal Interests: Baking chocolate chip cookies, running, biking, audio books, playing with my dog Sadie
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Third-Year Fellows

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Sal

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Sal Maffei, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Academic Interests: Fluid overload and acute kidney injury in patients requiring mechanical ventilation
  • Personal Interests: Hiking, bouldering, exploring the outdoors with my wife and dog
     
Alisha

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Alisha Prystowsky, M.D.

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  • Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
  • Residency: Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency Program
  • Academic Interests: Determinants of outcomes in sepsis
  • Personal Interests: Hiking with my dog, cooking, softball, podcasts, spending time with my niece and nephews
     
Stephanie

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Stephanie Vazquez, M.D.

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  • Medical School: American University of Antigua College of Medicine
  • Residency: Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital - Memorial Healthcare System
  • Academic Interests: Improving nutrition in ICU setting, breastfeeding medicine
  • Personal Interests: Spending time with family, traveling, beach time, dog lover and foodie
     
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Second-Year Fellows

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Katie

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Katie Brandewie, M.D.

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  • Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
  • Residency: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
  • Fellowship: Pediatric Cardiology at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Charli

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Charli Cohen, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine - Savannah
  • Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham
  • Academic Interests: Pulmonary pathology and physiology
  • Personal Interests: Watching UGA football (go dawgs!), trying new restaurants  
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Emma Crotty, MBBS

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  • Medical School: University College Dublin
  • Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital  
  • Fellowship:  PCCM 1st year at University of Maryland Medical Center
  • Academic Interests: Transport and healthcare in low-resource settings
  • Personal Interests: Drawing, cooking, playing with my cat, eating good food! 
Julia

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Julia Garcia Mancebo, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Universidad de Navarra Facultad de Medicina
  • Residency: Hospital Gregorio Marañon - Madrid, Spain
  • Fellowship:  Post-doctoral Research at Boston Children’s Hospital 
Nour

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Nour Gebara, M.D.

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  • Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
  • Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh 
  • Academic Interests: Sepsis and metabolism
  • Personal Interests: Sports, circus activities, anything outdoorsy, exploring restaurants and music! 
Vida

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Vida Laudarji, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Meharry Medical College
  • Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham 
  • Academic Interests: Global Health and Communication
  • Personal Interests: Reading (and audio books), sports (soccer/basketball), traveling with my husband, good food, spending quality time with friends and family 
Jordan

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Jordan Marquess, M.D.

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  • Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
  • Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital
  • Academic Interests: Acute kidney injury and fluid overload in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients, onco-nephrology in critically ill patients
  • Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, being outside with my dog Hank, trying new restaurants, true crime podcasts, watching football, learning to watercolor 
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Carlos Vargas, M.D.

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  • Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
  • Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
  • Fellowship:  PCCM 1st year at Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital  
  • Academic Interests: Point of care ultrasound, hyperinflammatory disorders, oncology/BMT
  • Personal Interests: Wife and kids, fishing, futbol, snowboarding, anything Mexican 
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First-Year Fellows

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Haitham Al-Khatib, M.D.

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  • Medical School: The University of Jordan
  • Residency: UH Rainbow Babies and Children's Hospital at Case Western Reserve University
  • Personal Interests: Spending time with family and friends, watching/playing sports, reading detective novels 
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Aline Andrucioli, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Universidade Gama Filho Faculdade de Medicina
  • Residency: University of Florida- Pensacola
  • Personal Interests: Love spending time with my 5yo daughter and husband, when I have extra time I also like to crochet and paint 
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Jazmin Garcia, D.O.

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  • Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
  • Residency: Rutgers Health - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
  • Personal interests: Dancing, hiking, traveling, exploring and trying new restaurants
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Camila Gonzalez Aragon, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Universidad de Costa Rica Facultad de Medicina
  • Residency: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
  • Personal Interests: Gardening, running, reading, volunteering for pet therapy with my dog
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Keisha Odunze, M.D.

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  • Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
  • Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
  • Personal Interests: Travel, plant mom, rooftop lover, fashion, zumba 
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James Nelson Reed, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
  • Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
  • Personal Interests: Running, backpacking/hiking, drawing, soccer, ultimate frisbee 
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Laura Stanfel, M.D.

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  • Medical School: Albany Medical College
  • Residency: Nemour's Children's Hospital
  • Personal Interests: Running, music, hiking, discovering gluten free food around Houston