Current Fellows
The University of Virginia Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship program accepts up to three applicants per year.
Current fellows in the program include:
Third Year Fellows
Meghan Handley, MD, MSc
Medical School: University of Queensland
Residency: Children’s Hospital of Richmond
Academic Interests: Kidney Disease
Nicholas Heitkamp, MD, MSc
Medical School: Indiana University
Residency: Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters
Academic Interests: POCUS, QI, Nano-Premies
Second Year Fellows
Jaime Arizaga, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: Monroe Carol Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
Academic Interests: Resuscitation, Medical Education, Congenital Heart Disease
Kayla Corbett, DO, MSc
Medical School: Liberty University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of North Carolina
Academic Interests: Nutrition, Public Health, Resident Education
Brianne Morrow, MD
Medical School: Uniformed Services University
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Academic Interests: Neonatal Transport, POCUS, NEC
Megan Rouse Trejo, DO, MPH
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University
Residency: Broward Health
Academic Interests: BPD, PPHN, Quality Improvement
First Year Fellows
Rachel Castillo, MD, MHS
Medical School: St George’s School of Medicine
Residency: University of Maryland
Academic Interests: TBD
Megan Torve, MD
Medical School: University of South Dakota, Sanford School of Medicine
Residency: St. Louis University
Academic Interests: TBD
Niharika Vedherey, DO
Medical School: West Virginia School Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Montefiore Medical Center
Academic Interests: TBD
Graduates of the Program
Our graduates have pursued a variety of career paths including academic medicine and private practice. Recent graduates have joined institutions such as:
- Cape Coral Hospital (Pediatrix)
- Carilion Children’s Hospital (Pediatrix)
- Dell Children’s Hospital
- Inova Fairfax
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- University of Florida
- University of Kentucky
- University of Maryland
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Virginia
- WakeMed
- West Virginia University
- Winchester Medical Center (Pediatrix)