Meet the Fellows
Current Fellows
Ancilla Anna Rompala, MD (She/Her) (2023-2024) Ancilla Anna Rompala's NameDrop
- Program: Cardiac Critical Care
- Residency: West Virginia University
- Fellowship: West Virginia University
- Research: I am looking to expand my knowledge in caring for critically ill pediatric patients with cardiac disease. I am also eager to learn more about ventricular assist devices as well as heart and lung transplantation.
Past Fellows
First Position After Graduation
Ahmad Hamed, MD (2022-2023): Assistant Professor, Cardiac Critical Care Attending
Frances M Curran, MD (2022-2023)
Jacqueline Rausa, DO (2021-2022): Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Hospitalist, NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital, NY
Sarah Gardner Yelton, MD (2021-2022): Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Advocate Children’s Hospital, Oak Lawn, IL
Morgan Doughty, MD (2020-2021): Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital, Tampa, FL
Allison Tabor, MD (2020-2021): Assistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine/Children’s Mercy Kansas City, MO
Candace Mannarino, MD (2019-2020) – Assistant Professor, Northwestern University/Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago, IL
Reema Patel, MD (2019-2020) – Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, St. Petersburg, FL
Sacha Kumar, MD (2018-2019): ECMO & Cardiac Intensive Care Fellow, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, London, United Kingdom
Rachel Hansen, MD (2018-2019): Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University/Children’s Hospital New Orleans, LA
Sandeep Tripathi, MD (2017-2018): Associate Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, IL
Diego Arango Uribe, MD (2017-2018): Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Al Jalila Children’s Specialty Hospital, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Mina Hafzalah, MD (2016-2017): Assistant Professor, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, IL
Raya Safa, MD (2016-2017): Pediatric Cardiac Intensivist, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
Priya Bhaskar, MBBS (2014-2015): Assistant Professor, UT Southwestern Medical Center/Children’s Health Dallas, TX
Alaa Aljiffry, MBBS (2014-2015): Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine/Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, GA