Made it through one year in Philadelphia. Survived year one of Fellowship. Through the steep learning curve that is pediatric Hematology/Oncology to starting a Masters program in Year 2 to growing my family; I'll forever be grateful 🙏
As part of my reflections on the end of my residency, I got to sit with Listener Poet: Joseph Jablonski who wrote this beautiful poem about my journey so far and what lies ahead of me.
If you are what you eat, are you also where you live? Read my latest blog on the work of Jordan Tyris, MD and colleagues on the Child Opportunity Index (COI https://t.co/bmA1mmvHZw
Mahalo Hawaii for the great memories and connections. PAS 2025 was a resounding success. Special thanks to the New Century Scholars and @AcademicPeds for this wonderful opportunity to grow as a leader in the field. Aloha ❤️
Yesterday, I got to see Dr James Perrin awarded the Joseph W St Geme Jr Leadership Award at @PASMeeting 2025 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Jim was a great mentor to me at @mghfc @Harvard and still continues to be. The awarded could not have gone to a more worthy recipient
Last time I was at @SNMA AMEC, was in medical school. This past weekend, I had the privilege of being in St Louis to represent MCW at AMEC 2025. It was an honor to talk to medical students about residency.
In my most recent blog, I discuss how Grace Ryan, PhD, Melissa Goulding, PhD, and colleagues use cognitive interviewing to improve equitable participation in pediatric clinical trials. https://t.co/8Pn7EeazUf
American Society of Hematology #ash2024 in San Diego was a huge success. Got to meet current and future colleagues, collaborators and mentors. Looking forward to presenting next year.
Will like to announce: <LeBron James' voice> I'm taking my talents to the University of Pennsylvania and the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia for my Hematology/Oncology training.
As part of my work as Journal Fellow for Pediatrics, I get to write blog posts for some of the articles we publish. My inaugural post is on a wonderful essay by Dr Ajibike Lapite on Health Literacy in New Cancer Diagnosis. https://t.co/oGKXoHHolU
Busy few weeks. I was at my first Editorial Board meeting for Pediatrics in Orlando during the @ameracadpeds conference and presented a case of a patient I treated with Hemolytic Anemia secondary to G6PD Deficiency triggered by Fava Beans at Professor Rounds in @childrenswi