Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Alumni
Alumni of the Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship Program at MassGeneral Hospital for Children have become leaders in academic medicine and clinical practice.
What Are Past Fellows Doing?
2022
Aluma Chovel Sella, MD | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinology Attending
Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes
Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel
Petach Tikvah, Israel
Jonanlis Ramirez Alcantara, MD | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Nicklaus Children’s Hospital
11310 Legacy Avenue
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
2021
Luz “Lucy” Castellanos, MD | Publications
Oncologic Endocrine Fellow
Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders
University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
Marwa Tuffaha, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Pediatrician, Boston Children's Hopital
Boston Children's Hospital
300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 02115
2020
Liya Kerem, MD, MSc | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinologist
Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center
Jerusalem, Israel
2019
Jordan Sherwood, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Pediatrician, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Rachel Whooten, MD, MPH | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Pediatrician, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2018
Rabab Jafri, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Assistant Pediatrician, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Jasreena Nijjar, MD | Publications
The Keck School of Medicine (KSOM) of the University of Southern California (USC)
The Center for Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA)
2017
Dayna McGill, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Endocrinologist, MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Joslin Diabetes Center
Laurie Braun, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Pediatric Endocrinologist, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
2016
Laya Ekhlaspour, MD | Publications
Instructor, Pediatrics Endocrine and Diabetes, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
300 Pasteur Drive, Stanford, CA 94305
Shylaja Srinivasan, MD | Publications
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco Pediatric
Endocrinologist, The Madison Clinic for Pediatric Diabetes at UCSF
2015
Julia Cartaya, MD | Publications
Associate Staff, Pediatric Endocrinologist
Cleveland Clinic Center for Pediatric Endocrinology
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Vibha Singhal, MD | Publications
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Harvard Medical School
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2014
Charumathi Baskaran, MD | Publications
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
MassGeneral Hospital for Children and Boston Children's Hospital
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Manasi Sinha Jaiman, MD, MPH | Publications
Senior Medical Director, Endocrinology, Covance
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2013
Bharti Balhara, MD | Publications
Staff Physician Joslin Clinic, Pediatrics Adolescent and Young Adult Section
Instructor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Room 292, 1 Joslin Place, Boston MA 02215.
2012
Deborah Mitchell, MD | Publications
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Associate Director, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Program
Co-Director of the pediatric bone and mineral metabolism clinic
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2011
Michelle Katz, MD, MPH | Publications
Senior Medical Advisor, Eli Lilly and Company
450 Kendall St.
Cambridge, MA 02142
Melissa Russell, MD | Publications
Staff Endocrinologist, Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
601 Children's Lane
Norfolk, VA 23507
2010
Eray Savgan-Gurol, MD | Publications
Assistant in Pediatrics and Instructor, Harvard Medical School
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2009
Takara Stanley, MD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
Program Director, Pediatric Endocrine Fellowship Program and Assistant Pediatrician
MassGeneral Hospital for Children
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
Melissa L. Woo, MD | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Medical Director Goryeb Obesity Treatment and Prevention Program (KidFIT)
Goryeb Children’s Hospital
100 Madison Avenue; Morristown, NJ 07960
2008
Ximena Lopez, MD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, UT Southwestern Medical Center
Medical Director, GENder, Education and Care Interdisciplinary Support (GENECIS) Program
Children's Medical Center - Dallas
1935 Medical District Drive
Dallas, TX 75235
8/4/2014: ‘My fellowship at MassGeneral Hospital for Children provided me with a highly academic training. The faculty is incredibly dedicated and assures a strong, rigorous training while working in a friendly environment.’
Jennifer Sivitz, MD | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Summit Medical Group, 75 E. Northfield Road, Livingston, NJ
Elvira Isganaitis, MD | Publications
Research Associate and Staff Pediatric Endocrinologist, Joslin Diabetes Center, and Assistant Professor in Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
1 Joslin Place, Room 607
Boston, MA 02215
2/3/2015: ‘"MassGeneral Hospital for Children was truly a wonderful place to train in pediatric endocrinology. I really appreciated the opportunity to develop my clinical acumen under the supervision of leaders in pediatric endocrinology. And the incredible breadth of research opportunities available within the Harvard Medical School system allowed me to develop laboratory and analytical skills to study the perinatal antecedents of obesity and insulin resistance. I feel my fellowship at MassGeneral Hospital for Children prepared me well to pursue a career in academic medicine."
2007
Elka Jacobson-Dickman, MD | Publications
Assistant Dean, Academic Affairs, State University of NY, Downstate Medical School, Brooklyn NY
Rajani Prabhakaran, MD | Publications
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Dell Medical School
Pediatric Endocrinology; Dell Children’s Medical Group
1301 Barbara Jordan Blvd, Ste 200
Austin, TX 78723
2005
Tandy Aye, MD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Fellowship Program Director, Lucile Salter Packard Children’s Hospital, Stanford School of Medicine
Pediatric Endocrinology, Medicine Specialties Clinic
730 Welch Rd 2nd Floor Palo Alto, CA 94304
2004
Elaine M. Apperson, MD | Publications
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
University of South Carolina School of Medicine
University Medical Group
Greenville Health System
200 Patewood Drive Suite A320
Greenville, SC 29615
7/21/2014: ‘I am exceedingly grateful to have received my pediatric endocrinology training at Mass General, among world-renowned experts who are luminaries in our field. The exposure to a vast array of clinical conditions, the caliber of the academic training, and the proximity to and availability of research opportunities were all tremendous assets to an outstanding program.’
2003
Christopher P. Houk, MD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Medicine, and Chief, Division of Endocrinology
Augusta University and Medical College of Georgia
1120, 15th Street
Augusta, GA 30912
2002
Madhusmita Misra, MD, MPH | Publications
Division Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology, MassGeneral Hospital for Children
Fritz Bradley Talbot and Nathan Bill Talbot Professor of Pediatrics, Harvard Medical School
YAW 6C, 55 Fruit Street, Boston, MA 02114
2001
Robert Gensure, MD, PhD | Publications
Chief of Pediatric Endocrinology, Floating Hospital for Children Visiting
Associate Professor, Tufts University School of Medicine
Boston, MA
1999
Karen Loechner, MD, PhD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Director, Pediatric Bone Clinic, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Pediatric Endocrinologist, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, 201 Dowman Drive, Atlanta, GA 30322
Andrew Lane, MD | Publications
Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Fellowship Program Director, Stonybrook University Medical Center,
East Loop Road, Stony Brook, NY 11794
7/15/2014: "I thought you might like to know that just this past week I was promoted to Professor of Clinical Pediatrics. The excellent clinical training I received as a fellow at MassGeneral Hospital for Children still guides my approach from the most "routine" through the most unusual cases, and I continue to draw upon my clinical and lab research experiences at MassGeneral Hospital for Children when developing projects for our fellows to pursue"
Leslie Soyka, MD | Publications
Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Chief of the Pediatric Endocrinology Division, UMass Memorial Children’s Medical Center
UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus
55 Lake Avenue North
Worcester, MA 01655