Fellowship Year: 3 (Class of 2020) Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University Pediatric Residency: PennState Hershey Children’s Hospital Hershey, PA Research Project: Cystic fibrosis-related bone disease and its relationship to estrogen Mentor: Vin Tangpricha, MD PhD
Coming from the Philadelphia area, Malinda enjoys exploring the local festivals, hiking, delicious foods, and other events Atlanta has to offer while enjoying the warmer weather down South. She enjoys baking, ballroom dancing, and spending time with friends and family. Malinda is also completing a Master of Science in Clinical Research through Emory University during her fellowship.
Fellowship Year: 3 (class of 2020) Medical School: University of Khartoum, Sudan Pediatric Residency: Children's Hospital of New Jersey at NBIMC/ SBHCS Research Project: Health outcomes in patients with thyroid cancer and brain tumors. Mentor: Dr. Briana Patterson
Isra grew up in Khartoum, Sudan, and after graduating from Khartoum University, she moved to the United States to pursue residency and fellowship training. Isra admires living in Atlanta with its diverse population; she loves soaking up the beautiful, charming, warm weather, and tasting the variety of fabulous restaurants. She also enjoys cooking, photographing, and spending fun time with her family and friends.
Fellowship Year: 2 (Class of 2021) Medical School: Madras Medical College, India Pediatric Residency: Maimonides Infants’ and Children’s Hospital, Brooklyn, NY Research Interest: Prevalence of obesity and its association with in-hospital outcomes of uncontrolled hyperglycemia and diabetic ketoacidosis in children Research Project: Outcomes in Turner syndrome Research Mentor: Dr. Doris Fadoju
Nandini is originally from India where she went to medical school. She moved to the United States to pursue her residency and fellowship training. Nandini is excited to have matched in the program at Emory University and to move to Atlanta with her nine month old baby girl. She is looking forward to exploring the warmer weather and enjoying outdoor activities with her family.
Fellowship Year: 2 (Class of 2021) Medical School: Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia, Lima, Peru Pediatric Residency: Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY Research Project: New strategies to improve glycemic control in new onset type 1 diabetes mellitus
Jacqueline joins the Pediatric Endocrine fellowship from Peru. In her first year as a fellow, she has been accepted to the Global Health program where she will go to Ethiopia as part of this program and work in other medical system settings for a month. She enjoys exploring new areas around Atlanta, cooking, tasting new foods, hiking and especially spending time with her family.
Fellowship Year: 1 (Class of 2022) Medical School: Howard University College of Medicine, Washington, D.C. Residency: UC Irvine-CHOC Pediatric Residency Program, Orange, CA Research Interest: Tertiary prevention in pediatric endocrinology, particularly with Type 1 diabetes mellitus and congenital adrenal hyperplasia patients.
A Southern California native, Noreen is very excited for the opportunity to train at Emory! Apart from being such a well-renowned institution, she is looking forward to living in Atlanta and experiencing everything the city has to offer. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and cooking.
Fellowship Year: 1 (Class of 2022) Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine; Louisville, KY Residency: University of Louisville / Norton Children's Hospital; Louisville, KY Research Interest: Currently undecided, though I am interested in prevention of poor outcomes in obese adolescents with T2DM.
Lauren was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta. She attended Alcorn State University for her undergraduate education and went on to further her graduate studies in medical science at Indiana University. She soon completed both her medical school education and Pediatrics residency in Louisville, KY. She is delighted to have matched into the Endocrinology fellowship at Emory. Lauren looks forward to exploring the city and spending time with friends and family.
