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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. |