The Incubator: Rupa's Fellows Friday

In this episode of Fellows Friday, Rupa welcomes Giulia Lima, a third-year neonatal perinatal medicine fellow at Harvard and incoming Assistant Professor at the University of Miami. Giulia walks us through her fellowship research journey, from a large epidemiological study of premature infants with congenital heart disease through the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium, to her Marshall K...

What does dexamethasone actually do to the preterm heart over time? In this episode of Rupa's Fellows Friday, Srirupa sits down with Phoenix Plessas-Azurduy, doctoral candidate at McGill University and researcher at the NeoCardioLab under Dr. Gabriel Altit. Phoenix shares her work on NORDIC-SPEC, a prospective longitudinal study using serial echocardiography to characterize the cardiovascular...

In this episode, Dr. Callie Marshall, a third-year neonatology fellow at Washington University, shares her journey through medical school and fellowship, highlighting her research on racial variations in neonatal care. She discusses her mentorship experience, emphasizing the importance of finding a mentor who aligns with one's interests and values. Dr. Marshall elaborates on her research proj...

In this conversation, Dr. Samer Bou Karroum emphasizes the significance of early planning and preparation in shaping one's career and future. He discusses how contemplating future paths can provide clarity and direction, even if the future remains uncertain. The insights shared highlight the importance of laying a solid foundation to build upon for future success. Support the show As always,...

In this episode, Dr. Meghan Rowe discusses her journey as a POCUS fellow at the University of Washington and Seattle Children's Hospital. She shares her experiences with a quality improvement project aimed at improving surfactant administration for neonates with respiratory distress syndrome. The conversation covers the importance of mentorship, the challenges of implementing new practices, a...

In this episode of Rupa’s Fellows Friday, Chaitra discusses her research on hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE), where her primary focus has been on the potential role of microRNA profiling in predicting outcomes for affected infants, describing both the promise of this approach and the practical challenges she faced, such as patient consent and laboratory limitations. Dr. Manjunath emphasizes t...

In this episode, Dr. Andrew Beverstock discusses his research on urinary sodium and its relationship with growth in preterm neonates. He shares insights into the importance of sodium for neonatal growth, the methodology of his study, and the unexpected results that challenge existing literature. The conversation also touches on his diverse medical training, mentorship experiences, and his involvem...

In this episode, Dr. Sidney Zven shares his unique journey from a civil engineering career to becoming a neonatology fellow at Walter Reed Military Medical Center. He discusses his experiences with food insecurity among military families, particularly focusing on WIC enrollment challenges and the impact of stigma and misinformation. Dr. Zven highlights his mentorship experience while working on a...

Welcome to the debut episode of Rupa’s Fellows Friday , a new series on The Incubator podcast, hosted by Dr. Srirupa Gopal. This series celebrates the incredible research and passion of neonatology fellows from around the globe. Our first guest, Dr. Amee Amin, a third-year neonatology fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH), shares her inspiring journey and groundbreaking work in global health....

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Shayla Percy, who is now a third year Neonatology fellow UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh. Shayla described her QI project and the steps she took with her team to improve detection and management of metabolic disease of prematurity. She talked about the team work and the support from her mentors that set her up for a successful project....

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Ilana Levene, who is now a Neonatology subspeciality trainee at Oxford, England. Ilana has done some fantastic work on exploring the important topic of human milk expression. She described her randomized control trial in using relaxing techniques to facilitate human milk expression in the NICU. She shared the challenges that she had in conduc...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Kelsey Kirkman who is now a third year Neonatology fellow at Texas Children’s Hospital. Kelsey shared with us her primary fellow project on creating a debrief tool for residents following critical events in the NICU. She describes in depth about how she came up with this idea and how she found her mentor to help support and navigate her medic...

Today we are joined by Dr Radhika Madali, who is a third year NICU fellow from Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY. We talked about the QI efforts that she took during her fellowship in implementing faster enteral feed advancement and early fortification in a level IV neonatal intensive care unit. She shared the multidisciplinary experience that she develop...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Erin Von Klien, who is now a third year Neonatology fellow at Monroe Carell Children’s Hospital/Vanderbilt University, Nashville. Erin described her research project on exploring association between caregiver employment decisions and having a preterm infant. Erin describes her project which was also recently published in JAMA pediatrics ( Pre...

In this episode of Rupa’s Fellows Friday on The Incubator Podcast, host Rupa Srirupa welcomes Dr. Ambika Bhatnagar, a third-year neonatology fellow at Yale. Dr. Bhatnagar shares her journey from medical school in India to fellowship in the U.S. and dives into her research focusing on moderate to late preterm infants—an often overlooked but significant portion of the preterm population. She explain...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Tim Van Hasselt, who is now a NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer and Neonatal Subspeciality Registrar (fellow-equivalent) at the University of Leicester, UK..  Tim describes his training in the UK, his pathway to doing his PhD in investigating the impact of preterm birth on readmissions to the PICU. We talk about how he went about finding his me...

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr Isabella Eiler from the Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. She is originally from the Milwaukee area and first attended the Medical College of Wisconsin for medical school. She then went on to complete her pediatric residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In this episode of Rupa's Fellows Friday, Dr. Isab...

In this episode, Dr. Manjari Pophale discusses her innovative global health project focused on implementing surfactant administration techniques in resource-limited NICUs across Africa. She shares insights into the project's development, the importance of mentorship, and the positive impact of the SALSA method on neonatal outcomes. The conversation highlights the challenges and successes of g...