Fellows - Clinical Care Centers - Boston Children's Hospital

2012 Fellows: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Boston Children's Hospital & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

	Melissa Burns, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: New York Medical College Melissa Burns, MD: Melissa attended Cornell University where she majored in Genetics and Developmental Biology. She continued her education at New York Medical College. Her outstanding academic performance was highlighted by her election to Alpha Omega Alpha in her junior year. She also received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship and spent one year in Dr. Todd Golub’s laboratory at the Broad Institute. Melissa came to Boston to join the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics in 2009. Career Interests: Melissa is interested in a physician-scientist career in the area of oncology.	Julia Chu, MD Residency: Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland Medical School: Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine Julia Chu, MD: Julia received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Biology from Stanford University in 2003. She continued MD/MPH studies at Northwestern University. Julia completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland. She demonstrated exceptional leadership skills as a senior resident and accepted the position of Chief Resident during the 2011-2012 year. During her training, Julia has worked in Bolivia, Nicaragua and among the Latino community in Chicago. Career Interests: Julia is interested in international medicine.
	Natasha Frederick, MD Residency: Brown Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine Natasha Fredrick, MD: Natasha graduated cum laude from Colgate University in 2002 where she majored in Biology. She then spent two years as a 7^th and 8^th grade science teacher with Teach for America in Harlem (while earning an M.Ed. from Pace University). Natasha subsequently enrolled in medical school and attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine. While still in medical school, Natasha received an MPH with a concentration in family and community health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her internship and residency at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island. Career Interests: Natasha is interested in palliative care research and adolescent health.	Loretta Li, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: Harvard Medical School Loretta Li, MD: Loretta graduated cum laude from Yale University (where she attended on a National Merit scholarship) with a degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and then matriculated at Harvard Medical School. She was the recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship and devoted a year between her third and fourth year to cancer genomics research in the laboratory of Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Her work on these and other projects led to three co-authored publications. She continued her training in Boston as a resident in the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics. Career Interests: Loretta is interested in a physician-scientist career focusing on Leukemia and AML genetics and targeted therapies.
	Jonathan Marron, MD Residency: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Jonathan Marron, MD: Jonathan received his undergraduate degree from Stanford with a focus on the Ethics of Science, Technology and Medicine. He continued at Stanford for his internship and residency where he elected to participate in the Stanford Advocacy Track within the Stanford Pediatric Residency Program. Career Interests: Jonathan is interested in community engagement and child health policy and his residency track provided him with an opportunity to engage in a project to promote child health and reduce child health disparities.	Gayle Pouliot, MD/PhD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School Gayle Pouliot, MD/PhD: Gayle was co-valedictorian of her college class at Colby, majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. She received her MD/PhD degrees from The University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her graduate work on the role of BRCA1 in breast cancer cells earned her a Department of Defense Predoctoral award, as well as several first-authored publications in the Journal of Cell Biology and Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. Gayle came to Boston to join the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics 2009. Career Interests: Gayle is interested in molecular oncogenesis.

Melissa Burns, MD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: New York Medical College

Melissa Burns, MD: Melissa attended Cornell University where she majored in Genetics and Developmental Biology. She continued her education at New York Medical College. Her outstanding academic performance was highlighted by her election to Alpha Omega Alpha in her junior year. She also received a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Fellowship and spent one year in Dr. Todd Golub’s laboratory at the Broad Institute. Melissa came to Boston to join the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics in 2009.

Career Interests: Melissa is interested in a physician-scientist career in the area of oncology.

Julia Chu, MD

Residency: Children’s Hospital and Research Center Oakland

Medical School: Northwestern University, The Feinberg School of Medicine

Julia Chu, MD: Julia received her undergraduate and master’s degrees in Biology from Stanford University in 2003. She continued MD/MPH studies at Northwestern University. Julia completed her internship and residency in Pediatrics at Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland. She demonstrated exceptional leadership skills as a senior resident and accepted the position of Chief Resident during the 2011-2012 year. During her training, Julia has worked in Bolivia, Nicaragua and among the Latino community in Chicago.

Career Interests: Julia is interested in international medicine.

Natasha Frederick, MD

Residency: Brown

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine

Natasha Fredrick, MD: Natasha graduated cum laude from Colgate University in 2002 where she majored in Biology. She then spent two years as a 7^th and 8^th grade science teacher with Teach for America in Harlem (while earning an M.Ed. from Pace University). Natasha subsequently enrolled in medical school and attended the University of Vermont College of Medicine. While still in medical school, Natasha received an MPH with a concentration in family and community health from the Harvard School of Public Health. She completed her internship and residency at Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Rhode Island.

Career Interests: Natasha is interested in palliative care research and adolescent health.

Loretta Li, MD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Loretta Li, MD: Loretta graduated cum laude from Yale University (where she attended on a National Merit scholarship) with a degree in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology and then matriculated at Harvard Medical School. She was the recipient of a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Training Fellowship and devoted a year between her third and fourth year to cancer genomics research in the laboratory of Dr. Kimberly Stegmaier at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI). Her work on these and other projects led to three co-authored publications. She continued her training in Boston as a resident in the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics.

Career Interests: Loretta is interested in a physician-scientist career focusing on Leukemia and AML genetics and targeted therapies.

Jonathan Marron, MD

Residency: Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital at Stanford University

Medical School: David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA

Jonathan Marron, MD: Jonathan received his undergraduate degree from Stanford with a focus on the Ethics of Science, Technology and Medicine. He continued at Stanford for his internship and residency where he elected to participate in the Stanford Advocacy Track within the Stanford Pediatric Residency Program.

Career Interests: Jonathan is interested in community engagement and child health policy and his residency track provided him with an opportunity to engage in a project to promote child health and reduce child health disparities.

Gayle Pouliot, MD/PhD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School

Gayle Pouliot, MD/PhD: Gayle was co-valedictorian of her college class at Colby, majoring in Cell and Molecular Biology and Biochemistry. She received her MD/PhD degrees from The University of Massachusetts Medical School. Her graduate work on the role of BRCA1 in breast cancer cells earned her a Department of Defense Predoctoral award, as well as several first-authored publications in the Journal of Cell Biology and Journal of Cellular Biochemistry. Gayle came to Boston to join the Boston Combined Residency in Pediatrics 2009.

Career Interests: Gayle is interested in molecular oncogenesis.

2011 Fellows: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Boston Children’s Hospital & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

	Stacy Croteau, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University	Natalie Collins, MD/PhD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
	Prasanna Ananth, MD/MPH Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine	Junne Kamihara, MD/PhD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: Harvard Medical School
	Andrew Hong, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine	Natasha Archer, MD/MPH Residency: Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital Boston Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine

Stacy Croteau, MD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Natalie Collins, MD/PhD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine

Prasanna Ananth, MD/MPH

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine

Junne Kamihara, MD/PhD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: Harvard Medical School

Andrew Hong, MD

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program

Medical School: University of Chicago, The Pritzker School of Medicine

Natasha Archer, MD/MPH

Residency: Brigham & Women’s Hospital/Children’s Hospital Boston

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine

2010 Fellows: Children’s Hospital Boston & Dana-Farber Cancer Institute

	Adam Green, MD Residency: University of Colorado/The Children’s Hospital, Denver Medical School: New York University School of Medicin	Esther Obeng, MD, PhD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: University of Miami School of Medicine
	Yana Pikeman, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: Harvard Medical School	Joanna Yi, MD Residency: University of Minnesota Medical School: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
	Venee Tubman, MD Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine	Natalie Zimmerman, MD Residency: The University of Connecticut School of Medicine Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine