Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows

Our Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship lasts three years. Meet our fellows who are at different stages of their career development, and learn about their research projects. All of our current fellows are members of the Stanford Society of Physician Scholars (SSPS) in the Department of Pediatrics.

Danielle Sharp, M.D. | Class of 2025

MD: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

Residency: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

Research MentorsSonia Bonifacio, M.D.,  Valerie Chock M.D.,MS, Epi, and David Kwiatkowski M.D., MS

Clinical MentorsSonia Bonifacio, M.D

Research Interest:  I aim to be an independent health equity researcher investigating disparities in care delivery and patient outcomes to develop interventions for vulnerable neonatal populations and make measurable, meaningful, and sustainable improvements in neonatal care. I am particularly interested in the interplay between perinatal factors like maternal access to care, chronic maternal conditions in pregnancy, and infant care quality and their association with HIE incidence and severity.

Jennifer Sequoia, M.D., Ph.D | Class of 2025

MD: University of Chicago in Chicago, IL

PhD (concentration in Immunology): University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois

Residency: Stanford University and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford in Stanford, CA

Research Mentors: Virginia Winn, M.D. Ph.D and Lawrence Prince, M.D., Ph.D.

Clinical MentorsAnoop Rao, M.D., M.S.

Research Interests:  Endogenous Cannabinoids in Preeclampsia

I am studying the role of endogenous cannabinoids in normal pregnancy and preeclampsia using a genetically tractable human trophoblast stem cell model system and tissues from preeclamptic and normotensive pregnancies. My hypothesis is that these lipids limit inflammation at the maternal fetal interface in healthy pregnancy, and their dysregulation contributes to the inflammatory state of preeclampsia.

Clinical interests: ECMO, complex deliveries, point of care ultrasound

May Szeto, M.D., Ph.D | Class of 2025

MD: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

PhD (concentration in Biomedical Sciences): University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California

Residency: University of California San Francisco in San Francisco, CA

Research MentorsAnca Pasca, M.D., Valerie Chock, M.D., MS Epi, and Carla J Shatz, Ph.D, MPhil

Clinical MentorsNicole Yamada, M.D., M.S.

Research Interests: Basic science and translational research in neonatal brain injury, hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy, chronic lung disease

 

Cristina Gutierrez, M.D. | Class of 2026

MD: University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona

Residency: UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital in Los Angeles, CA

Research MentorsRitu Chitkara, MD, Justin Baker, MDSeth Hollander, MD, and Melissa Scala, M.D.

Clinical MentorsRitu Chitkara, MD

Research Interests: My interest is to focus on health disparities as a contributing factor to preterm birth and how these disparities impact specific disease processes in preterm neonates. I hope to advocate for underrepresented and marginalized communities that we serve in our NICUs in order to identify barriers to care and implement early intervention.

 

Daphne Darmawan, M.D., MBS | Class of 2026

MD: Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan

Residency: UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA

Research MentorsValerie Chock, M.D., MS Epi, Gary M. Shaw, Dr.PHRichard J. Shaw M.D., and Melissa Scala M.D.

Clinical MentorsAlexis Davis, M.D., M.S. Epi.

Research Interests: I am interested in exploring best practices for supporting parental mental health in the NICU and the subsequent effects on neurodevelopmental outcomes of infants. I also have an interest in health system infrastructure and actionable steps organizations can take to improve healthcare provider well-being.

 

Igbagbosanmi Oredein, M.D., MBBS, MPH | Class of 2026

MD: University of Ibadan in Ibadan, Nigeria

Residency: Michigan State University Hurley Medical Center in Flint, Michigan

Research Mentors:  Jochen Profit, MD, MPH, Sonia Bonifacio, MDBaraka Floyd, MD, and Melissa Scala M.D.

Clinical MentorsAnca Pasca M.D.

Research Interests: I am passionate about addressing the impact of social determinants of health on neonatal outcomes and interested in research focused on advancing health equity for vulnerable infants. Additionally, I am interested in optimizing neonatal nutrition and human milk availability globally.

 

Andrew Parsons, M.D. | Class of 2027 

MD: Harvard Medical School in Boston, MA

Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children’s Hospital / Boston Medical Center)

Research Mentors: TBD

Clinical MentorsMeera N. Sankar, M.D.

Research Interests: Clinical research in parenteral nutrition / neonatal cholestasis / intestinal failure-associated liver disease (IFALD)

Desiree Gutmann, M.D., Dr.med | Class of 2027 

MD: Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main Fachbereich Medizin in Frankfurt, Germany

Residency: Stanford Pediatrics in Palo Alto, CA

Research Mentors:  Lawrence Prince, M.D., Ph.D.Erik Jensen, M.D., John Benjamin, M.D.Raya Saab, M.D.

Clinical Mentors: Lisa Bain, M.D.

Research Interests: My research focus is clinical and translation research to understand mechanisms leading to bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and identify interventions to prevent or reverse those mechanisms. Primarily, I am conducting a cell-based research project with mentorship from Lance Prince to better understand the differentiation of lung mesenchymal cells and their regeneration. Within this project, I will analyze cells of a rare neonatal mesenchymal cell tumor with an EGFR KDD mutation to gain insight into the role of the EFGR receptor during those processes. In addition, guided by Erik Jensen, I am using the knowledge gained in my translational research in clinical research projects on the early clinical manifestations of BPD.

Matthew Cranshaw, M.D. | Class of 2027 

MD: University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine in Miami, FL

Residency: Kaiser Permanente Northern California GME in Oakland, CA

Research Mentors:  Sonia Bonifacio, M.D., Lisa Bain, M.D., and Nivedita Srivinas, M.D.

Clinical Mentors: William Rhine, M.D.

Research Interests: Quality Improvement, Congenital Heart Disease, Neonatal Brain Injury, Improving care for patients and families with Limited English Proficiency