Fellows

Gautam Babu

• Residency: Vanderbilt University
• Research interests: Pulmonary hypertension, high altitude physiology, space medicine
• Hobbies: Playing and watching basketball, international travel, exploring national parks, reading science fiction

Mark Chee

• Residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital

John Goodman

• Residency: University of Washington
• Research interest: interstitial lung disease
• Hobbies: Weight lifting, mixology, playing guitar, outdoor adventures, and power naps

Emily Harris

• Residency: University of California, San Francisco
• Research interest: Diagnostic reasoning and curriculum development
• Where I grew up: Hillsboro, OR

Lauren Mathews

• Residency: University of Washington

Oliver McElvaney

• Residency: University College Dublin
• Research interests: rare lung disease, inflammatory lung diseases, immunometabolism, and clinical trials
• Favorite thing to do in Seattle: I look forward to taking my wife and son to their first Mariners game!

Alison Uyeda

• Residency: University of Washington
• Research interest: improving communication and provision of goal-concordant care in serious illness
• Where I grew up: Watsonville, CA

Katherine Alberty

• Most recent residency program: University of Washington

Nora Burdis

• Most recent residency program: Johns Hopkins
• Research interest: The intersection of palliative care with pulmonary & critical care
• Where I grew up: Austin, Texas

Laura Granados

• Most recent residency program: University of Washington
• Research interest: Visual representation and curriculum development 
• Where I grew up: I grew up in Bogota, Colombia but have lived in Seattle for the past 2 decades

Ari Leonhard

• Most recent residency program: University of Chicago
• Research interest: Sleep medicine, chronic respiratory failure
• Where I grew up: Sheboygan, WI

Kimberly Lu

• Most recent residency program: University of Chicago
• Research interest: Critical care outcomes
• Hobbies: Running, hiking, climbing, reading

Nick Murphy

• Most recent residency program: University of California, San Francisco
• Research interest: Pulmonary rehabilitation and outcomes in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Hobbies: Cooking, exploring new restaurants, playing with my dog, hiking

Lauren Onofrey

• Most recent residency program: University of Washington
• Research interest: Critical care in resource-limited settings
• Hobbies: Alpine climbing, backcountry skiing, distance running, meditation

Sophia Hayes

• Most recent residency: Brigham and Women's Hospital
• Research interest: Ethics, communication, and resource utilization in critical care medicine
• Hobbies: Mountain biking, sailing, backcountry skiing

Mira John

• Most recent residency: Icahn School of Medicine at the Mount Sinai Hospital
• Research interest: Curriculum design, trainee wellness, coupling medical education with QI and in-hospital outcomes
• Where I grew up: New Orleans, LA

Whitney Kiker

• Most recent residency: University of Washington
• Research interest: Palliative care
• Favorite thing to do in Seattle: Spend summer evenings at Golden Gardens park

Tijana Milinic

• Most recent residency: University of Colorado
• Research interest: Quality of life measures in advanced lung disease
• Hobbies: Hiking and backpacking with my partner, Wyatt, and big fluffy dog, Wilma

Fernando Picazo

• Most recent residency: University of California, San Francisco
• Research interest: Health systems and equitable health care delivery
• Where I grew up: Anaheim, California

Cassy Rosello

• Most recent residency: University of Washington 
• Research interest: Palliation and communication in the ICU
• Where I grew up: Miami, FL

Taylor Coston

• Residency program: Vanderbilt
• Research interest: Global health and severe respiratory infections
• Hobbies: Beach volleyball, bluegrass guitar, banjo, hiking, backcountry splitboarding

Jamie Nomitch

• Residency program: Northwestern University
• Research interest: Communications in the ICU and Post-intensive Care Syndrome
• Favorite thing to do in Seattle: Skiing, hiking, rock-climbing

Hongyang “Jo” Pi

• Residency program: University of Pittsburgh
• Research interest: Pulmonary vascular disease and quantitative science
• Hobbies: Hiking with my husband and friends

Lauren Pollack

• Residency program: University of Washington
• Research interest: Aging/geriatrics, critical care best practices in caring for older adults
• Hobbies: Backpacking, rock-climbing, book clubs