December 3 was a special day in the University of Wisconsin Department of Pediatrics as our training programs and trainees learned the results of Fellowship Match Day 2024. Fellowship Match is a day to welcome incoming fellows to their prospective subspecialty programs and to prepare for the innovation and expertise they will contribute to the department’s research and clinical care. Thirteen incoming fellows will join pediatric fellowship programs in the department in July 2025.
Join us in welcoming the new doctors who will be joining seven of our fellowship programs. The following table lists the incoming fellows, their subspecialties, and their residency programs:
| Jessica Jindra, MD | Allergy and Immunology, Eastern Virginia Medical School |
| Delena Nguyen, MD | Allergy and Immunology, Case Western Reserve University |
| Michael Nordness, MD | Allergy and Immunology, University of Wisconsin |
| Connor Cook, DO | Pediatric Cardiology, University of Wisconsin |
| Sampson Asala, MBChB | Pediatric Critical Care, New York Metropolitan Program |
| Josh Brock, MD | Pediatric Critical Care, University of Wisconsin |
| Erin Kelleher, MD | Pediatric Critical Care, University of Wisconsin |
| Carlee Blakemore, MD | Hematology and Oncology, University of Wisconsin |
| Marissa Cepress, MD | Hematology and Oncology, Mayo Clinic |
| Jessica (Jessie) Bethel, MD | Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin |
| Leah Frater-Rubsam, PhD | Laboratory Genetics and Genomics, University of Wisconsin |
| Narmin Javadova, MD | Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, University of Wisconsin |
| Somi Singh, DO | Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, Loyola University |
Fellowship Match Day also gives the department the opportunity to cheer on its residents who are beginning to embark on the next step in their training. Nine of the department’s residents will be joining pediatric fellowship programs, with seven residents staying to continue their training here at the University of Wisconsin. The following table lists the residents who matched, their subspecialties, and their fellowship institutions.
| Adnan Ahmad, DO | Pediatric Critical Care, Medical College of Wisconsin |
| Jessica (Jessie) Bethel, MD | Hospital Medicine, University of Wisconsin |
| Carlee Blakemore, MD | Hematology and Oncology, University of Wisconsin |
| Josh Brock, MD | Pediatric Critical Care, University of Wisconsin |
| Connor Cook, DO | Pediatric Cardiology, University of Wisconsin |
| Narmin Javadova, MD | Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine, University of Wisconsin |
| Erin Kelleher, MD | Pediatric Critical Care, University of Wisconsin |
| Michael Nordness, MD | Allergy and Immunology, University of Wisconsin |
| Abbie Whitman, MD | Pediatric Nephrology, Indiana University |