Mentors

Mentors can be selected from within the Division of Neonatology, the Department of Pediatrics, the Division of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine, or throughout Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Rutgers University. Division of Neonatology faculty members are among those available as well as associated faculty outside of the Division.

Associated Faculty

Current Fellows

Melissa Guillermo, M.D. 2020-2023

M.D., University of the East/Ramon Magsaysay Memorial Medical Center College of Medicine, Philippines
Pediatric Residency, Richmond University Medical Center , Staten Island
Research Interests: MiRNA in BPD; Novel Biomarkers in Tracheal Aspirates of Preterm Infants with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Research Mentor: Dr. Vineet Bhandari

Geethanjali Lingasubramanian, M.D. 2020-2023

M.D., Coimbatore Medical College, India
Pediatric Residency, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ 2004-2007
Research Interests: Risk factors involved in the association of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC)
Research Mentor: Dr. Vineet Bhandari (Cooper) and Dr. Rajeev Mehta (RWJ )

Balaji Sutharsanam, M.D. 2021-2024

M.D., Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ
Pediatric Residency, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, NJ, 2018-2021
Research Interests: Resuscitation with Room Air or 100% Oxygen and Bioenergetics in Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Injury in Mice
Research Mentor: Dr. Vadim Ten

Amy Miner, M.D., MSPH 2021-2024

M.D., University of Utah School of Medicine, UT
Pediatric Residency, University of California, CA, 2018-2021
Mentor: Zhiping Pang, MD, PhD, Child Health Institute, Rutgers University
- Research Area: Human Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Model to Evaluate Intermittent Hypoxia in the Preterm Neonate.
Mentor: Bradley Yoder, MD, University of Utah
- Research Area: Evaluation of pressure delivery by heated, humidified, high flow nasal cannula and comparison of non-invasive interfaces for neonatal respiratory support using bubble continuous airway pressure in an artificial model of a neonatal airway.

FNU Rhythm, M.D. 2021-2024

M.D., Shri Ram Murti Smarak Institute of Medical Sciences, India
Pediatric Residency, Flushing Hospital Medical Center Program, 2018-2021
Research Interests: In Progress
Research Mentor: Dr. Zhiping Pang

Heba Abulsheour, M.D. 2022-2025

M.D., University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, Egypt
Pediatric Residency, Albert Einstein Healthcare Network Program, PA - 2019-2022
Research Interests: In Progress
Research Mentor: Dr. Vineet Bhandari

Nichole Adiletta, M.D. 2022-2025

M.D., Creighton University School of Medicine, NE
Pediatric Residency, University of California (Irvine) Program, CA, 2019-2022
Research Interests: Using EIT to measure lung volumes during hypoxemic episodes
Research Mentor: Dr. Deepak Jain

Natasha Cordero, M.D. 2022-2025

M.D. , Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine, Santo Domingo
Richmond University Medical Center Program, VA, 2019-2022
Research Interests: In Progress
Research Mentor: In Progress