Department of Pediatrics welcomes 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.