Fellowship

The Department of Pediatrics and NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital have more than 80 postdoctoral trainees in 16 subspecialty training programs, with multiple NIH T32 grants. Fellows have extensive clinical responsibilities and are encouraged to participate in local and national activities including conferences, journal clubs, and seminars to complement the activities of their specific programs.

The focus of all programs is clinical, translational, and basic investigative endeavors, and we ensure that mentorship and scholarly oversight of fellows is a high priority. The subspecialty training programs in endocrinology, gastroenterology, and infectious disease are supported by Institutional National Service Awards (NIH T32), and some fellows have pursued research training in anesthesiology, bioinformatics, genetics, and patient safety through additional T32 training grants.  

Fellow's Academy

Through the Fellows’ Academy, fellows attend monthly professional development workshops. Discussions include a variety of topics in career planning including negotiation, writing a cv and cover letter, building a career and finding your first job, and networking, as well as clinical topics such as implicit bias and healthcare finances. 

Fellow's Research Day

The 2021 Fellow’s Research Day was held virtually, and 20 fellows presented their work. The fellows below received awards for their accomplishments in research:

• Basic Science – Neha Patel, Pulmonology
  • Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Does Not Restore Endothelial Complement Inhibition in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Translational Science – Joshua Motelow, Critical Care
  • Critically Ill Children Carry Risk Variants Despite Negative Clinical Whole Exome Sequencing
• Clinical Science – Faith Kim, Neonatology
  • The association of intermittent hypoxemic events and neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature infants
• COVID-related Science – Presley Nichols, Endocrinology
  • Effects of In-Utero SARS-CoV-2 Exposure on Newborn Body Size in COMBO Cohort

Selected Honors and Awards

Tom Choi, MD

• Rustin McIntosh Fellow Award, which honors a pediatric postgraduate fellow who best exemplifies the attributes of Dr. Rustin McIntosh, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics and Director of the Pediatric Service from 1933-1960

Jennifer Hammond, MD

• The Milton Singer Memorial Fellowship, awarded to a talented graduating pediatric fellow planning a career in research in the children’s conditions that held a special interest for Dr. Singer, particularly cerebral palsy and prematurity.

Bradley Gampel, MD

• The Metropolitan Fellowship, awarded annually to a fellow demonstrating excellence in the field of hematology, oncology, and stem cell transplantation.

Faith Kim, MD

• The Jen Tien Wung, MD, Award for Clinical Excellence, was established in 2020 in the Division of Neonatology in honor of Dr. Jen Tien Wung. This award is presented to a graduating neonatology fellow who has demonstrated the kind of excellence in the clinical care of neonates that Dr. Wung so manifestly displayed during his long and distinguished career.