Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship

The Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellowship provides an environment for the development of the academic critical care specialist.  The fellowship program utilizes the six core competencies of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education as the foundation for a curriculum which provides clinical training in the discipline of Pediatric Critical Care Medicine.  The program includes training in a complete range of clinical and procedural skills, and experience in the management of the intensive care unit environment.  Additionally, the fellow gains a background in academic research, which provides skills required for competition in the academic setting.  Ample opportunity is provided for development of teaching skills, both in informal and formal education settings.

 

University of Louisville Pediatric Fellowships

Visit the Pediatric Fellowships webpage to learn more about:

  • How to apply for a pediatric fellowship
  • Compensation & benefits for pediatric fellows
  • Facilities where our fellows see patients, perform research, and learn
  • What is it like to live in Louisville, Kentucky?

Curriculum

Year 1 CurriculumDurationLocation

Anesthesia

4 weeks

 

PICU

16 weeks

Just for Kids Critical Care

CICU

10 weeks

Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

CV Surgery

2 weeks

 

Transport

2 weeks

 

Research

14 weeks
Vacation4 weeks

 

Year 2 Curriculum

Duration

Location

PICU

12 weeks

Just for Kids Critical Care Center

CICU

6 weeks

Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Elective

2 weeks

Cardiology, Neurology, PM&R, Palliative, Anesthesia

Research

28 weeks

Vacation

4 weeks

Year 3 CurriculumDurationLocation

PICU

10 weeks

Just for Kids Critical Care Center

CICU

6 weeks

Jennifer Lawrence Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Transport

2 weeks

 

Elective

2 weeks

Cardiology, Neurology, PM&R, Palliative, Anesthesia

Research

28 weeks

Vacation

4 weeks

 

Unique Curriculum Aspects:

  • End of Life/Palliative Care - 18 month rolling Curriculum
  • Research and Quality Improvement Education
  • Electrophysiology and Cardiac Surgery dedicated monthly teaching

Current Fellows


1st year Fellows

Taylor Kavanuagh, DO
Hometown: Bloomington, Indiana
Undergrad: Franklin College
Medical School: Marian University College of OSteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville

Dylan Vish, MD
Hometown: Louisville, Kentucky
Undergrad: University of Louisville
Medical School: University of Louisville
Residency: University of Louisville


2nd Year Fellows

Maria Libertin, MD
Hometown: Akron, Ohio
Undergrad: Xavier University
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: Maine Medical Center

Pooja Meili, MD
Hometown: Miramar, Florida
Undergrad: University of Florida
Medical School: NYITCOM at Arkansas State University
Residency: Broward Health Medical Center - Salah Foundation Children's Hospital

 


3rd Year Fellows

Christine Joseph, DO
Hometown: San Jose, California
Undergrad: UCLA
Medical School: Midwestern University - Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Our Lady of the Lake Children's Hospital, Baton Rouge, LA

Sam Pouncey, MD
Hometown: Montgomery, Alabama
Undergrad: University of Georgia
Medical School: Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: VCU 

Past Fellows

2025

Kelly McIntyre, MD
Medical School: Texas Tech University
Residency: University of Tennessee, Memphis
Current Position: Christus Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX

Sam Wirkowski, DO
Medical School: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Current Position: Shriner's Children's Ohio, Dayton, OH

2024

Molly Flottman, MD
Medical School: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Current Position: 

Gus Wilson, MD
Medical School: Texas Tech University
Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine
Current Position: 

2022

Kavipriya Komeswaran, MD  
Medical School:  MBBS, Chettinad Hospital & Research Institute, India  2014
Residency:   Southern Illinois University, School of Medicine, Springfield, Illinois
Current Position:  University of Mississippi, Jackson

JB Remmel, MD
Undergraduate: AS, University of Louisville, Louisville, Kentucky  2011
Medical School:  University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky   
Residency:  University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, Kentucky
Current Position:  St. Luke's Children's Hospital, Boise, Idaho



2021

Hayley Redmond Hardin, MD
Undergraduate:  BA, West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia,  2011
Medical School: West Virginia, School of Osteopathic Medicine 
Residency:  Advocate Children's Hospital, Park Ridge, Illinois

 

Kelly Lyons, MD 
Undergraduate: BA, College of the Holy Cross, Worchester, Massachusetts, 2010
Medical School:  Lake Erie, College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Residency:  University of Buffalo, Department of Pediatrics, Buffalo, New York



2020

Cassondra Burton, MD
Undergraduate: BS, Rhodes College, Memphis,Tennessee,  2010 
Medical School: MD, AR - University of Arkansas, College of Medicine
Residency: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT   
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Albuquerque, University of New Mexico, School of Medicine

 

Calsey Jean Mischel, MD
Undergraduate: BS, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT 2009
Medical School: MD, University of Washington, 2013
Residency: State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Residency 2013-2017
Current Position: Assistant Professor, University of North Dakota


2019

Kevin Havlin, MD
Undergraduate: BS, Xavier University, Cincinnati, Ohio, 2006
Medical School: Ohio - Wright State University, School of Medicine 
Residency: University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, KY, Pediatric Residency 2010-2013
Current Position: Assistant Professor, Norton Children's Hospital,  Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

 

Christina Tryon, MD
Undergraduate: BS, University of Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma, 2008
Medical School: Oklahoma - University of Oklahoma, College of Medicine 
Residency: University of South Dakota, Sioux Falls, South Dakota  
Current Position:  Assistant Professor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO


2017

Susan Martin, MD 
Undergraduate: BS, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY  2005
Medical School: KY, University of Louisville, School of Medicine, Louisville, KY  
Residency: St. Louis University (Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center), St. Louis, Missouri
Current Position:  Assistant Professor, University of Rochester, Rochester, New York 


2016

Joshua Michael Henry, MD
Undergraduate: BS,  Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina , 2005
Medical School: SC, Medical University of South Carolina, College of Medicine, Charleston, SC 
Residency:  Greenville Hospital System, Greenville, SC   
Current Position:  Pediatrician, Niswonger Children's Hospital, Johnson City, TN 




Fellowship Program Leadership

Natalie Stewart, MD, Fellowship Program Director
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Brigitte Warren, Fellowship Coordinator
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