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
Samuela Fernandes, MD
Clinical Resident
Clinical Staff
Alesky Caffo, MS, CGC
Clinical Genetic Counselor
Abigail Chalfant, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Sumana S. Gaddam BSN, RN, CCRN
RN Care Coordinator
Sarah Hart, PhD, MS, MA
Genetic Counselor
Rachel Hendricks, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Lindsay LaFleur, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Austin Lobitz, MDS, RDN, CSP, LDN
Clinical Dietitian II
Erica Nading, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Kacie Riley, MS, CGC
Genetic Counselor
Research and Laboratory Diagnostics Staff
Janet Blount, BA
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Elizabeth Brooks, DVM
Staff Veterinarian
Yasmeen Bruton
Assistant Research
Practice Manager
Su Jin Choi, PhD
Research Associate, Sr.
Nisha Dalal
Clinical Research Coordinator Senior
Ankit Desai, MBBS
Research Associate, Sr.
Jessica Doxey
Clinical Research Genetic Counselor
Shelly Goomber, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
Jessica Green
Clinical Research Coordinator, Tier 1
Kristen Hagarty-Waite
Postdoctoral Associate
Apoorva Iyengar, PhD
Postdoctoral Associate
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
Eleanor Rodriguez-Rossi, MPH
Clinical Research Coordinator I
Alexias Safi
Lab Research Analyst I (Crawford Lab)
Lingyun Song
Bioinformatician II (Crawford Lab)
Rebecca Spillman, MS, CGC
Clinical Research Genetic Counselor
Grace Stafford
Clinical Research Specialist, Sr.
Troy 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
Nicole Cook
Genetic Counseling Assistant
Raeann Curley
Genetic Counseling Assistant
Sandra Durden
Staff Assistant-Clinical Scheduling
Ashley Mahan
Staff Assistant-Clinical Scheduling
Scott Mofield
Senior Business Manager
Amy Jackson
Administrative Coordinator