Department of Pediatrics welcomes new fellows

On July 13, incoming director of fellowship programs, Ellen Selkie, MD, PhD, assistant professor, Division of General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, welcomed new fellows to the Department of Pediatrics during the Allen Inspiring Children Lecture. The department’s 14 fellowship programs provide outstanding training and prepare fellows to excel as subspecialty clinicians, researchers, and leaders in academic pediatrics. In addition to clinical training, fellows work with research mentors in basic science, clinical research, and health services research.

Get to know the new fellows.

 

Russell Behmer, MD

Fellowship Program:
Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology

Medical School:
University of Massachusetts

Residency:
Maine Medical Center

Favorite Summer Activity:
Golf and exploring new restaurants.

Favorite Random Fact:
A group of porcupines is called a prickle.

Choose Your Super Power:
Teleportation

 

Paige Condit, MD

Fellowship Program:
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Medical School:
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Residency:
University of Wisconsin

Favorite Summer Activity:
Spending time at the pool with my toddler.

Favorite Random Fact:
There are only 25 blimps on Earth and only half are in use.

Choose Your Super Power:
Talking to animals

Adam Cordum, MD

Fellowship Program:
Primary Care Sports Medicine

Medical School:
University of Oklahoma

Residency:
University of Wisconsin

Favorite Summer Activity:
Getting out to the dog park with my wife and our two dogs.

Favorite Random Fact:
Cows have three stomachs and I’m jealous.

Choose Your Super Power:
Super speed

Cris Ebby, MD

Fellowship Program:
Hospital Medicine

Medical School:
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School

Residency:
University of California, San Diego

Favorite Summer Activity:
Grilling and running by the beach or lake.

Favorite Random Fact:
Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn.

Choose Your Super Power:
Teleportation

YingYu (Dan) Gao, MD

Fellowship Program:
Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology

Medical School:
Ohio State University

Residency:
Penn State University

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diana Montes Ramirez, MD

Fellowship Program:
Pediatric Critical Care

Medical School:
University of Guadalajara, University Center of Health Sciences

Residency:
Marshfield Clinic

Favorite Summer Activity:
Biking and hiking

Favorite Random Fact:
People are more creative in the shower.

Choose Your Super Power:
Teleportation

Samin Sajan, PhD

Fellowship Program:
Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Graduate School:
Washington University School of Medicine

Previous Employment:
Illumina

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rutvi Shah, MD

Fellowship Program:
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Medical School:
Pramukhswami Medical College

Residency:
Charleston Area Medical Center

Favorite Summer Activity:
Going to the pool or the beach.

Favorite Random Fact:
If the entire history of the universe’s existence was condensed into one year, your life would be just 0.16 cosmic seconds.

Choose Your Super Power:
To be able to apparate.

Ivana Surjancev, MD

Fellowship Program:
Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology

Medical School:
University of Illinois

Residency:
University of Wisconsin

 

 

 

 

 

 

Erin Sybouts, PhD

Fellowship Program:
Laboratory Genetics and Genomics

Graduate School:
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Previous Employment:
Prevention Genetics

Favorite Summer Activity:
Roller skating

Favorite Random Fact:
Humans share about 60% of their DNA with bananas.

Choose Your Super Power:
Teleportation

Hayley Talboy, DO

Fellowship Program:
Pediatric Cardiology

Medical School:
Nova Southeastern University

Residency:
University of Connecticut

Favorite Summer Activity:
Anything water related, especially if it’s beach related!

Favorite Random Fact:
Australia is wider than the moon.

Choose Your Super Power:
To swim like a mermaid.

Kim Vidmar, MD

Fellowship Program:
Endocrinology and Diabetes

Medical School:
University of Wisconsin

Residency:
Oregon Health Sciences University

Favorite Summer Activity:
Spending the day on the lake with family and friends.

Favorite Random Fact:
I have been skydiving 2 times!

Choose Your Super Power:
Flying

Allison Weisnicht, MD

Fellowship Program:
Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant

Medical School:
University of Wisconsin

Residency:
Baylor College of Medicine

Favorite Summer Activity:
Kayaking, running to Picnic Point, and doing anything outdoors.

Choose Your Super Power:
Power to heal

 

 

Tess Woodring, MD

Fellowship Program:
Hematology, Oncology, and Bone Marrow Transplant

Medical School:
University of Illinois College of Medicine

Residency:
University of Wisconsin

Favorite Summer Activity:
Splashing in the pool with my boys.

Favorite Random Fact:
I once took an 18 hour trip on the cargo deck of a commercial fishing boat to visit my (now) husband on a Pacific island.

Choose Your Super Power:
Speaking all world languages.