The 2021 Resident and Fellow graduation and awards ceremony was held during Grand Rounds on Tuesday, June 22. The Department of Pediatrics extends our congratulations and thanks to this talented group of physicians and scientists. We wish you the very best as you enter your specialty and hope you reflect back on your Duke training as a formative and integral part of your education.
Graduating Pediatrics Residents
- Allison Berryhill, DO
- Adam Blatt, MD, PhD
- Kathryn Blew, MD
- Mariah Cicioni, MD
- Danielle Clark, MD
- Dana Coccola, MD
- Rahul Gentyala, MD
- Vahakn Shant Keskinyan, MD
- Nicole Koutlas, MD
- Amy Moon, MD
- Annalicia Burns Pickering, MD
- Hugh Quach, MD
- Ashley Stark, MD
- Cory Templeton, MD
- Derek Zachman, MD, PhD
- Meredith Sooy, MD
SCI-StARR (R38) Scholar - Anna Williams, MD
SCI-StARR (R38) Scholar
Graduating Medicine-Pediatrics Residents
- Margaret DeOliveira, MD
- Ruchi Doshi, MD, MPH
- Henry Foote, MD
- Claudia Leung, MD
- Muntasir Natour, MD
- Austin Wesevich, MD, MPH
Graduating Fellows and Subspecialty Residents
Cardiology
- Alice Chan, MD
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC - Elizabeth Thompson, MD
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Duke University Medical Center - Merick Yamada, MD
Pediatric Cardiologist
Fetal Care Center with Medical City
Dallas, TX
Pediatric Cardiology Research
- Jordan Ezekian, MD, MPH
Pediatric Electrophysiology and Cardiac Genetics Fellow
The Hospital for Sick Children
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Pediatric and Congenital Interventional Cardiology
- Reid Chamberlain, MD, MS
Division of Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Interventional Cardiologist
Duke University Medical Center
Critical Care Medicine
- Kristen Orloff, MD
Division of Pediatric Critical Care
Barbara Bush Children's Hospital
Portland, ME - Edith Reyes, MD
Division of General Pediatrics
Brody School of Medicine
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC - Tobias Straube, MD
Division of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Duke University Medical Center
Endocrinology
- Melody Shi, MD
Division of Diabetes and Endocrinology
INOVA Children's Hospital
Falls Church, VA
Hematology/Oncology
- David H. Noyd, MD, MPH
Section of Hematology Oncology
Departments of Pediatrics and Medical Informatics
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City, OK - Katherine Ryan, DO, FAAP
Pediatric Neuro-Oncology Fellow
Duke University Medical Center
Advanced Pediatric Hematology Oncology Research
- Marissa Just, MD
Division of Pediatric Hematology Oncology
Riley Children's Hospital
Indianapolis, IN
Infectious Diseases
- Sarah Heston, MD
Advanced Research Fellow in Infectious Diseases
Duke University Medical Center - Sanya Jiju Thomas, MD
Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Sarah Bernstein, MD, MHA
Division of Neonatology
University of Utah School of Medicine
Salt Lake City, UT - Agnes Chao, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Research Fellow and Clinical Associate
Duke University Medical Center - Laura Miller, MD, MSc
Newborn Care Physicians of SE Wisconsin
Milwaukee, WI
Infant Complex Care
- Elizabeth Heyward, MD
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellow
Duke University Medical Center
Rheumatology
- Mary McGowan Buckley, MD
Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
Duke University Medical Center - Laura Cannon, MD
Division of Pediatric Rheumatology
UNC Healthcare
Chapel Hill, NC
Transplant and Cellular Therapy
- Vanessa Fabrizio, MD
Transplant and Cell Therapy Program
Children's Hospital of Colorado
University of Colorado School of Medicine
Denver, CO
Child Neurology
- Laura Caligiuri, MD
Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellow
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's
Northwestern University
Chicago, IL - Erik Ross, MD
Neonatal Neurology Fellow
Cincinnati Children's Hospital
Cincinnati, OH
Awards
- YT Chen Awards
Fellow Discovery in Science: Tobias Straube
Fellow Discovery in Science: Agnes Chao
Resident Research: Amy Berkman
Resident Educator: Kathryn Blew
Resident Patient Care: Laura Caligiuri -
Appleseed Award from Medical Students
Interns: Ben Cocanougher, Samantha Curtis
Seniors: Mariah Cicioni, Shant Keskinyan, Derek Zachman -
Robert P. Drucker Medical Student Teaching Awards
Interns: Maxine Chan, Vivian Chen-Andrews, Calisha Allen
JARS: Lindsay Blount,, Natalie Guerrero, Pablo Plasencia
SARS: Shant Keskinyan, Mariah Cicioni, Derek Zachman - Aditee P. Narayan Educaional Leadership Award
Kevin Keith and Kathryn Blew - ICN Award
Intern: Shivani Shah
JAR: Rachel Modarelli and Amanda Zayek
SAR: Ashley Stark - PICU Award
Joseph DeRaddo - ED Award
Henry Foote and Annalicia Pickering - Arena-Palumbo Division Teaching Award
Endocrinology and Primary Care - Samuel L. Katz Faculty Award
Aimee Chung - Michael M. Frank Fellow Teaching Award
Erik Ross - Deborah Kredich Resident Teaching Award
Kathryn Blew - Del Wigfall Community Champion Award
Elzia Broussard - William Bell Award
Allison Berryhill and Andrew Morgan - SAR Talk Award
Danielle Clark and Claudia Leung - James A. Stockman Award
Anna Williams