2025

Andrew Carroll, MD

Andrew Carroll, MD

Mentor: Jason Newland, MD, MEd
Medical education: Creighton University
Residency: Saint Louis University School of Medicine

Research Project: Birthweight trends associated with the onset of COVID-19 pandemic

Mariah Cheaves, MD

Mariah Cheaves, MD

Mentor: Eve Colson, MD
Medical education: Meharry Medical College
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Research Project: In their own words: Black Mothers’ experience with Racism, Bias and Discrimination related to Breastfeeding

Jessica Kris, MD

Jessica Kris, MD

Mentor: Emily Fishman, MD, MSCI
Medical education: University of Central Florida
Residency: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital

Research Project: TEXT A MOM: Texting Encouragement to maXimize The Allocation of Mother's Own Milk

Natasha Lalos, MD

Natasha Lalos, MD

Mentor: Zach Vesoulis, MD, MSCI
Medical education: University of Queensland
Residency: St. Louis Children’s Hospital

Research Project: Predicting pulmonary hemorrhage in ELBW infants

Kelly Meyer, MD

Kelly Meyer, MD

Mentor: Cindy Ortinau, MD, MSCI
Medical education: University of Missouri – Columbia
Residency: Children’s Mercy

Research Project: Placental Vascular Abnormalities & the Association with Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Infants with Congenital Heart Disease

Tara Shepherd, MD, MS

Tara Shepherd, MD, MS

Mentor: Chris Smyser, MD, MSCI
Medical education:St. George’s University
Residency:Tulane University School of Medicine

Research Project: Effects of Early Intervention on Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Severe Grade IVH