Meet Our Neonatology Fellows

Yvette Chop, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center Research: Healthy Equities research on factors affecting caregivers decisions to enroll in clinical trials Hobbies: dancing, game nights, good food, keeping memories on my phone

Paulina Krause, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters Research: Bench research on the effects of isoform-specific PDE3 deficiency on pulmonary vascular cells in murine pulmonary hypertension models Hobbies: hot yoga, true crime documentaries, and houseplant maintenance

Timothy Rogers, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin Research: Medical Education research on use of simulation to teach management of unstable neonatal airways Hobbies: dogs

Olivia Ruth, MD

Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Research: Clinical research on evaluating the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium for use in the NICU Hobbies: baking, taking pictures of my 23lb cat, keeping my Monstera alive (a plant)

Mary Crume, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston Pediatric Residency: Baylor College of Medicine/The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, TX Research: Medical education research on the development of a perinatal palliative care curriculum for neonatal trainees Hobbies: cooking new recipes, playing with my dogs, watching Netflix documentaries, puzzles

Allison Lure, MD

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: University of Florida Shands Hospital Research: Clinical research on leveraging informatics to predict extubation success in severe BPD Hobbies: teaching my cats tricks, hiking, tennis, eating (not cooking)

Michael Ratti, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: UMass Memorial Hospital Research: Clinical research on early predictors of cerebral palsy after neonatal encephalopathy Hobbies: dad activities, fantasy football, and entertaining

Ashley Wethall, MD

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine Pediatric Residency: University of Louisville Research: Clinical research on serum cortisol in extremely preterm neonates Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and two dogs, CrossFit, and eating good food with good friends, thinking I can bake

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Yvette Chop, MD

Paulina Krause, MD

Timothy Rogers, MD

Olivia Ruth, MD

Mary Crume, MD

Allison Lure, MD

Michael Ratti, MD

Ashley Wethall, MD

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Yvette Chop, MD

Paulina Krause, MD

Timothy Rogers, MD

Olivia Ruth, MD

Mary Crume, MD

Allison Lure, MD

Michael Ratti, MD

Ashley Wethall, MD

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Yvette Chop, MD

Paulina Krause, MD

Timothy Rogers, MD

Olivia Ruth, MD

Mary Crume, MD

Allison Lure, MD

Michael Ratti, MD

Ashley Wethall, MD

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Yvette Chop, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla
Pediatric Residency: East Carolina University/Vidant Medical Center
Research: Healthy Equities research on factors affecting caregivers decisions to enroll in clinical trials
Hobbies: dancing, game nights, good food, keeping memories on my phone

Paulina Krause, MD

Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Pediatric Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Research: Bench research on the effects of isoform-specific PDE3 deficiency on pulmonary vascular cells in murine pulmonary hypertension models
Hobbies: hot yoga, true crime documentaries, and houseplant maintenance

Timothy Rogers, MD

Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Medical College of Wisconsin
Research: Medical Education research on use of simulation to teach management of unstable neonatal airways
Hobbies: dogs

Olivia Ruth, MD

Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Research: Clinical research on evaluating the Cornell Assessment of Pediatric Delirium for use in the NICU
Hobbies: baking, taking pictures of my 23lb cat, keeping my Monstera alive (a plant)

Mary Crume, MD

Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Pediatric Residency: Baylor College of Medicine/The Children’s Hospital of San Antonio, TX
Research: Medical education research on the development of a perinatal palliative care curriculum for neonatal trainees
Hobbies: cooking new recipes, playing with my dogs, watching Netflix documentaries, puzzles

Allison Lure, MD

Medical School: University of Virginia School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: University of Florida Shands Hospital
Research: Clinical research on leveraging informatics to predict extubation success in severe BPD
Hobbies: teaching my cats tricks, hiking, tennis, eating (not cooking)

Michael Ratti, MD

Medical School: The Ohio State University College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: UMass Memorial Hospital
Research: Clinical research on early predictors of cerebral palsy after neonatal encephalopathy
Hobbies: dad activities, fantasy football, and entertaining

Ashley Wethall, MD

Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: University of Louisville
Research: Clinical research on serum cortisol in extremely preterm neonates
Hobbies: Spending time with my husband and two dogs, CrossFit, and eating good food with good friends, thinking I can bake

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Nicole Asdell, MD

Medical School: Saint James School of Medicine Anguilla
Pediatric Residency: Geisenger Health Systen

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Megan Barcroft, DO

Medical School: Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine-Carolinas Campus
Pediatric Residency: Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Kala Levine, MD

Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital

Abigail Melemed, MD

Medical School: Indiana University School of Medicine
Pediatric Residency: Children’s Mercy Hospital