Introducing the FY 2024 Fellow Research Scholar Awardees

Congratulations to the following recipients of the Stanley Manne Children’s Research Institute FY2024 Fellow Research Scholar Awards. Each principal investigator will receive a $5,000 award to support their research project.    

• Alisha Bouzaher, MD, MS  
  Pediatric Critical Care Fellow (2022–2025) 
  Project title: Assessment of Psychosocial Risk and the Association of Psychosocial Risk with Parental Acute Stress After Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Admission 
  Mentor: Kelly Michelson, MD, MPH  

• Ayah El-Khatib, MD  
  Pediatric Hematology, Oncology, Neuro-Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplant Fellow (2022–2025) 
  Project title: An Equitable Approach to Improve Adherence to Oral Treatment for Leukemia/Lymphoma Patients 
  Mentors: Alexandra Psihogios, PhD, and Jenna Rossoff, MD  

• Cara Pritchett, MD  
  Pediatric Critical Care Fellow (2022–2025) 
  Project title: Evaluation of the Nailbed Microcirculation and its Relationship with Organ Dysfunction in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Cardiopulmonary Bypass: A Prospective, Observational Study 
  Mentor: Isabelle De Plaen, MD   

• Samantha Schwartz, MD  
  Pediatric Nephrology Fellow (2022–2025)  
  Project title: The Impact of Fluid Overload on In-hospital Mortality and Morbidity in Neonates Diagnosed with Necrotizing Enterocolitis 
  Mentor: Meredith Harris, MD   

• Leah Setar, MD  
  Pediatric Critical Care Fellow (2022–2025) 
  Project title: Mechanisms of Epithelial Cell Damage and Repair in RSV Bronchiolitis 
  Mentor: Bria Coates, MD  

• Andrew Vissing, MD  
  Pediatric Nephrology Fellow (2021–2025) 
  Project title: Is Age Just a Number? A Comparative Analysis Across Ages of Glomerular Disease 
  Mentor: Jill Krissberg, MD