Pediatric Critical Care Fellows
Chief Fellows
Jordan Marquess, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine
- Residency: Children's Mercy Hospital
- Academic Interests: Acute kidney injury and fluid overload in pediatric bone marrow transplant patients, onco-nephrology in critically ill patients
- Personal Interests: Spending time with my family, being outside with my dog Hank, trying new restaurants, true crime podcasts, watching football, learning to watercolor
Vida Laudarji, M.D.
- Medical School: Meharry Medical College
- Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham
- Academic Interests: Health equity, Critical care in low resource settings, and communication
- Personal Interests: Reading (and audio books), sports (soccer/basketball), traveling with my husband, good food, spending quality time with friends and family
Third-Year Fellows
Charli Fox, M.D.
- Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine - Savannah
- Residency: University of Alabama - Birmingham
- Academic Interests: Pulmonary pathology and physiology
- Personal Interests: Watching UGA football (go dawgs!), trying new restaurants
Emma Crotty, MBBCh BAO
- Medical School: University College Dublin
- Residency: St. Barnabas Hospital
- Fellowship: PCCM 1st year at University of Maryland Medical Center
- Academic Interests: Transport and healthcare in low-resource settings
- Personal Interests: Drawing, cooking, playing with my cat, eating good food!
Julia Garcia Mancebo, M.D.
- Medical School: Universidad de Navarra Facultad de Medicina
- Residency: Hospital Gregorio Marañon - Madrid, Spain
- Fellowship: Post-doctoral Research at Boston Children’s Hospital
- Academic Interests: Resuscitation science including advanced monitoring with an emphasis on translational research
- Personal interests: Any outdoors activities, hiking, going for long walks with my dog, paddle boarding... and traveling around the world!
Nour Gebara, M.D.
- Medical School: American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine
- Residency: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
- Academic Interests: Sepsis and metabolism
- Personal Interests: Sports, circus activities, anything outdoorsy, exploring restaurants and music!
Carlos Vargas, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
- Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
- Fellowship: PCCM 1st year at Memorial Hermann Children's Hospital
- Academic Interests: Point of care ultrasound, hyperinflammatory disorders, oncology/BMT
- Personal Interests: Wife and kids, fishing, futbol, snowboarding, anything Mexican
Second-Year Fellows
Haitham Al-Khatib, M.D.
- Medical School: The Hashemite University-Jordan
- Residency: MetroHealth/Case Western Reserve University
- Academic Interests: Oncology patients especially post BMT complications.
- Personal Interests: Spelunking, sports and family activities.
Aline Andrucioli, M.D.
- Medical School: Universidade Gama Filho Faculdade de Medicina
- Residency: University of Florida- Pensacola
- Personal Interests: Love spending time with my 5-year-old daughter and husband, when I have extra time I also like to crochet and paint
Jazmin Garcia, D.O.
- Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
- Residency: Rutgers Health - Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
- Academic Interests: Social Determinants of Health, Simulation, Medical Education
- Personal interests: Hanging out with family and friends, pilates, dancing, hiking, traveling, exploring and trying new restaurants
Camila Gonzalez Aragon, M.D.
- Medical School: Universidad de Costa Rica Facultad de Medicina
- Residency: Nicklaus Children's Hospital
- Personal Interests: Gardening, running, reading, volunteering for pet therapy with my dog
Keisha Odunze, M.D.
- Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
- Residency: Advocate Children's Hospital - Oak Lawn
- Personal Interests: Travel, plant mom, rooftop lover, fashion, zumba
James Nelson Reed, M.D.
- Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
- Residency: Medical University of South Carolina
- Personal Interests: Running, backpacking/hiking, drawing, soccer, ultimate frisbee
Laura Stanfel, M.D.
- Medical School: Albany Medical College
- Residency: Nemour's Children's Hospital
- Personal Interests: Running, music, hiking, discovering gluten free food around Houston
First-Year Fellows
Doreen Chang, M.D.
- Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
- Residency: New York Presbyterian/Columbia University
- Academic Interests: Medical Education and Social Determinants of Health
- Personal Interests: Running, hiking, baking, hot yoga, puzzles, and Philly sports
Diana Cabrera Fernandez, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch
- Residency: Baylor College of Medicine
- Academic Interests: Critical Care Nephrology
- Personal Interests: Family, long distance jogging, church
Aimee Daccache, M.D.
- Medical School: LAU Gilbert and Rose-Marie Chagoury School of Medicine Lebanon
- Residency: University of Kansas School of Medicine
- Academic Interests: Sepsis and ARDS
- Personal interests: Traveling, biking, yoga, trying new restaurants!
Moath Azmi Hamaidi, MBBS
- Medical School: Jordan University of Science and Technology Faculty of Medicine Jordan
- Residency: Cleveland Clinic Foundation Program
- Academic Interests: Critical Care Nephrology
- Personal Interests: Hmmmmm... learning history
Jane Hampton, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Alabama at Birmingham- Pediatrics Residency Program
- Academic Interests: Medical education, complex care, palliative, Neurocritical Care and TBI
- Personal Interests: All things sports!
Lamyaa Mohamed, MBBS
- Medical School: University of Medical Sciences & Technology (UMST) Faculty of Medicine, Sudan
- Residency: NYCHHC-Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Center
- Academic Interests: Transport physiology, ventilation liberation, Neurologic Critical Care
- Personal Interests: Spin classes, trying new Houston breakfast/brunch spots, podcasts, pretty beaches, board games!
Philip Picard-Fraser, M.D.
- Medical School: University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine
- Residency: University of Massachusetts Medical School
- Academic Interests: Mechanical support of circulation, Pulmonary Hypertension
- Personal Interests: Running, Boston sport teams, and exploring restaurants around Houston