Team Updates, Oct 2025
Welcome!
The Department of Pediatrics is proud to add these outstanding clinicians to our team:
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- Gina Casini, MD, Assistant Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- Nicole Talaba, MS, CGC, Instructor, Medical Genetics
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- Brina Bui, MD, Staff Physician, Community & General Pediatrics
Promotions
Congratulations to these faculty from various divisions who have been promoted as of September 1.
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- Joyce Samuel, MD, Professor, The Institute for Clinical Research and Learning Health Care
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- Upulie Nawaratne, MD, Associate Professor, Critical Care
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- Ebony Beaudoin, MD, Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
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- Sarah J. Cavenaugh, MD, Associate Professor, Community & General Pediatrics
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- Yuying Liu, PhD, MEd, Professor, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, & Nutrition
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- Norma Perez, DO, FAAP, Professor, Infectious Diseases
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- Kanekal S. Gautham, MD, Professor: awarded Tenure
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- Matthew A. Rysavy, MD, PhD, Associate Professor: awarded Tenure
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- Chiamaka U. Aneji, MBBS, Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- Catherine Beaullieu, MD, Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- John C. Chapman, MD, Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- Allison Davidson, DO, Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
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- Jaclyn Ruggiero, MD, Associate Professor, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
New Role
Associate Professor Elizabeth Hillman, MD, MEd, has been named Director of Fellowship Education for the Department of Pediatrics. In this role, Dr. Hillman will work to streamline and unify all fellowship programs across the department.