Staff

As a leader in pediatric medicine, we depend on the contributions of a large support staff, whose expertise and dedication serve to facilitate the division's administrative, clinical, education, and research operations.

Residents/Fellows

Benjamin Cocanougher
Clinical Resident

Molly Crenshaw, MD
Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellow

Neelam Makhijani, MD
Medical Genetics and Genomics Resident

Monika Williams, MD
Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellow

Milap Patel, MD
Clinical Resident

Clinical Staff

Mariele Anneling, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor

Stephanie DeArmey, MHS, PA-C
Physician Assistant    

Sarah Hart, PhD, MS, MA
Genetic Counselor

Mary McGhan, MSN, RN
Clinical Nurse II

Erica Nading, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor

Surekha Pendyal, MSc, MEd, RD
Dietician

Kacie Riley, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor

Baylee Roy
Genetic Counselor

Megan Weible
Genetic Counselor

Caitlin Williams, BSN, RN
Clinical Nurse II

Research and Laboratory Diagnostics Staff

Janet Blount, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator I

Elizabeth Brooks, DVM
Staff Veterinarian

Yasmeen Bruton
Assistant Research
Practice Manager

Cat Chen
Research Tech II

Su Jin Choi, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

Sabrina Collias
Research Tech II (Bissig Lab)

Nisha Dalal
Clinical Research Coordinator Senior

Ankit Desai, MBBS
Research Associate, Sr.

William Eisner
Research Tech II (Kishnani/Sun Lab)

Angie Fares, MD
Postdoctoral Associate

Shelly Goomber, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

Jessica Green
Clinical Research Coordinator, Tier 1

Ekaterina ‘Kate’ Ilich
Research Associate Sr

Carla Johnson
Senior Data Technician

Seung-Hye Jung, PhD
Research Program Leader

Songtao Li
Lab Research Analyst II

Jeong-A Lim
Research Scientist

Cheng Lu
Lab Research Analyst I

Allison Lo Piccolo
Clinical Research Specialist, Sr

Gretchen Nichting, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator I

Neha Regmi, MBBS, MD
Postdoctoral Associate

Eleanor Rodriguez-Rossi, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator I

Alexias Safi
Lab Research Analyst I (Crawford Lab)

Kelly Schoch, MS, CGC
Clinical Research Genetic Counselor    

Lingyun Song
Bioinformatician II (Crawford Lab)

Rebecca Spillman, MS, CGC
Clinical Research Genetic Counselor

Grace Stafford
Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.

Tron Von Beck, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate

Nicole Walley
Clinical Research Coordinator

Ming Xu, RN, MSN
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator III

Haiqing Yi
Research Associate, Senior

Administrative Staff

Patsy Chase
Staff Assistant-Clinical Scheduling

Sandra Durden
Staff Assistant-Clinical Scheduling
 
Beverly Foushee, AAS
Staff Assistant, Division Administration 

Ashley Mahan
Staff Assistant-Clinical Scheduling

Carla Rose
Staff Assistant, Division Administration
 
Scott Mofield
Senior Business Manager

Amy Jackson
Administrative Coordinator