Pediatrics residents match at their top choices for fellowships

Pediatrics residents share their fellowship matches.

The latest class of pediatrics residents from USA Health recently matched into their top choices for subspecialty fellowships at prestigious hospitals and health systems across the United States. 

“We could not be prouder of our residents. They've worked so hard and truly earned their top choices,” said Haidee Custodio, M.D., pediatrics residency program director at USA Health and professor of pediatric infectious diseases at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama. “I would also like to extend our thanks to our amazing attendings for their unwavering support and encouragement along the way.” 

Here are the pediatrics residents, their specialties, and where they matched for fellowships:  

• Maya Augustine, M.D., pediatric gastroenterology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine  
• Liliana Arriola Montenegro, M.D., pediatric infectious diseases, Children’s Hospital of Colorado, University of Colorado 
• Shaira Bedi, M.D., pediatric nephrology, Stanford Children’s Health  
• Ana Flores, M.D., pediatric endocrinology, Texas Children’s Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine   
• Audrey Gunn, D.O., pediatric rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital 
• Zoha Nizami, M.D., pediatric emergency medicine, Children's Hospital of Michigan 
• Tyler Tolleson, M.D., pediatric cardiology, Johns Hopkins 
• Reham Yehia, M.D., pediatric endocrinology, Children's Hospital of Los Angeles 

Residents in the Med-Peds residency program also recently matched for subspecialty fellowships. They are: 

• Shilpa Joseph, M.D., adult hematology-oncology, Hackensack University Medical Center 
• Gannon Ray, M.D., adult hematology-oncology, USA Health 

Additionally, Deena Wafadari, M.D., a graduate of the program from the Class of 2017, also matched this year to Boston Children's Hospital (at Harvard) in allergy-immunology. 

The three-year pediatrics residency program at USA Health is a university-based initiative designed to prepare residents to enter practice as general pediatricians or for subspecialty training. The goal of the program is to prepare the pediatricians-in-training to practice effective primary care pediatrics in the community, while simultaneously providing flexibility, allowing those interested in subspecialty training, academic pediatrics, and research the necessary background to pursue those professional goals.