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
Nicole Lock, DO
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Medical College of Georgia
Academic Interests: Medical Education, Simulation; Developmental Outcomes in Preterm Infants
Lina Kalenga, MD
Medical School: Cape Town, Africa
Residency: Carilion Roanoke
Academic Interests: Nutrition in Preterm and VLBW Infants; Quality Improvement
Kelsey Sullivan, MD
Medical School: University of Vermont
Residency: University of Vermont
Academic Interests: Parent-Infant Bonding; Lactation; Developmental Outcomes
Second Year Fellows
Cherise Brackett, MD
Medical School: University of Virginia
Residency: University of Virginia
Academic Interests: Congenital heart disease, medical education, healthcare disparities, POCUS
Tricia Moran, MD
Medical School: West Virginia University
Residency: West Virginia University
Academic Interests: Neonatal Neurology, Sepsis
Presley Volkema, MD
Medical School: Baylor University
Residency: Northwestern University
Academic Interests: NeuroNICU, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, ELBW long-term follow-up
First Year Fellows
Movicque King, MD
Medical School: Eastern Virginia Medical School
Residency: Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
Academic Interests: Quality Improvement, Sepsis, IVH, Outcomes of ELBW infants
Sara Manetta, MD
Medical School: University of Maryland
Residency: Rainbow Babies Children’s Hospital
Academic Interests: Ethics, ECMO, PPHN, Social Determinants of Health
Alexandrine Ratnani, MD
Medical School: Marshall University
Residency: University of Virginia
Academic Interests: Medical Education, ECMO
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:
- University of Virginia
- Inova Fairfax
- Dell Children’s Hospital
- University of Florida
- University of Kentucky
- Cape Coral Hospital (Pediatrix)
- University of Pittsburgh
- University of Maryland
- Carilion Children’s Hospital (Pediatrix)
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital