Pediatrics honors, August 2026

July 31, 2026

Announcing this year’s top SIMPL evaluators

A heartfelt thank you to all of our faculty for your dedication and involvement in providing resident feedback. Your thoughtful observations, guidance, and encouragement play a vital role in helping our residents grow into skilled, compassionate physicians. A special thank you to those who have embraced and adapted to our new feedback system over the past year. Your flexibility, commitment, and consistent engagement have made a meaningful difference in supporting resident development and the success of this transition.

View the top SIMPL evaluators for AY2025-2026

Name	Completed trainee assessments
Kimberly C. Smith, MD, MPH	347
Michelle Barratt, MD, MPH	241
Guenet Degaffe, MD	121
Holly Smith, MD	117
Monaliza Evangelista, MD	97
Emma Omoruyi, MD, MPH	93
Alice Taylor, MD	92
Ansam Hasan, MD	75
Amalia Guardiola, MD	61
Jean Hsu, DO	52
Zackary Brown, MD	41
Lisa De Ybarrondo, MD	38
Magda Haj, MD, MSCR	38
Shreeya Patel, MD	34
Sushma Hebbar, MD, CAQSM	33
Anish Patnaik, MD, MPH	32
Nikita Khetan, MD	31
Kristina Tebo, MD	31
Charles Boren, DO, CAQSM	30
Veronica Gonzalez, MD	30

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PHM Fellows win first place for TPS

L-R: PHM fellow Emmalee Holt, MD; graduating fellow Nam Nguyen, MD; graduating fellow Adil Siddiqui, MD; PHM fellow Shreeya Patel, MD

Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellows (now PHM faculty) Adil Siddiqui, MD; Nam Nguyen, MD; Shreeya Patel, MD; and Emmalee Holt, MD, not only had their poster accepted to the Texas Pediatric Society annual meeting this September, they were awarded first place in the Evidence-Based Medicine/Quality Improvement category. Faculty mentors were Shivani Briggs, MD, FAAP; Jean Hsu, DO, FAAP; and Maha Kaissi, MD, MHPE, FAAP.

CMHH NICU receives 2025 VON Award

The Annual Vermont Oxford Network (VON) Award for Excellence in Quality Improvement (external link) recognizes VON member teams who demonstrate dedication to VON core values of quality improvement: measurement, evidence, families, equity, and collaboration. The Children’s Memorial Hermann NICU team was recognized as a recipient for their work to implement a care bundle to optimize neurodevelopment in infants with BPD.