Meet Our Fellows

Karen Allen, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Chief Resident) Clinical Interests: Management of acutely ill children, patient education Interests Outside of Fellowship: Long walks with her dog, husband and baby

Ashleigh Slemmer, MD

Medical School: Ohio University Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Clinical Interests: Quality improvement, resource utilization, high value care, process improvement Additional Education: MBA at Ohio University Interests Outside of Fellowship: Indoor and sand volleyball, being outdoors, trying new restaurants

Monica Hoff, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital Clinical Interests: Medical education and using education to advance health equity Interests Outside of Fellowship: Spending time with family, playing board/card games (especially taboo, Catan, and spades), DIYing

Kathryn Connor, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Med Peds Residency at UPMC/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh Clinical Interests: QI and Medical Education Interests Outside of Fellowship: I love to try out new restaurants and breweries, interior design, and Ohio State football!

Meet Our Alumni

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences Pediatric Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Chief Resident) Additional Experience: Pediatric Hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago Interests Outside of Fellowship: Try new restaurants with her husband, running with her dog

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Karen Allen, MD

Ashleigh Slemmer, MD

Monica Hoff, MD

Kathryn Connor, MD

Meet Our Alumni

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Karen Allen, MD

Ashleigh Slemmer, MD

Monica Hoff, MD

Kathryn Connor, MD

Karen Allen, MD

Ashleigh Slemmer, MD

Monica Hoff, MD

Kathryn Connor, MD

Karen Allen, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Chief Resident)
Clinical Interests: Management of acutely ill children, patient education
Interests Outside of Fellowship: Long walks with her dog, husband and baby

Ashleigh Slemmer, MD

Medical School: Ohio University
Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Clinical Interests: Quality improvement, resource utilization, high value care, process improvement
Additional Education: MBA at Ohio University
Interests Outside of Fellowship: Indoor and sand volleyball, being outdoors, trying new restaurants

Monica Hoff, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital
Clinical Interests: Medical education and using education to advance health equity
Interests Outside of Fellowship: Spending time with family, playing board/card games (especially taboo, Catan, and spades), DIYing

Kathryn Connor, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Med Peds Residency at UPMC/Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh
Clinical Interests: QI and Medical Education
Interests Outside of Fellowship: I love to try out new restaurants and breweries, interior design, and Ohio State football!

Meet Our Alumni

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Meet Our Alumni

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Meet Our Alumni

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Kathryn Westphal, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences
Pediatric Residency: Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago (Chief Resident)
Additional Experience: Pediatric Hospitalist at Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Interests Outside of Fellowship: Try new restaurants with her husband, running with her dog

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Hilary Lin, MD

Medical School: Penn State University
Pediatric Residency: University of Rochester
Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Health Orange County (Orange, CA)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center

Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist

Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum

Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD

Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)

Melanie Marsh, MD Inaugural Fellow

Medical School: Rush University Medical Center
Pediatric Residency: Wake Forest Baptist
Focus During Fellowship: Clinical research in neonatal UTI and the care of febrile late preterm infants, medical education research on a novel communication curriculum
Awards: Intermural Grant from Nationwide Children’s, Mid-America Regional Grant from APPD
Current Position: Faculty at Advocate Children’s (Chicago, IL)