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Fellowship Research

Current Fellows

Dr. Craig Mullen, Division Chief
with Dr. Gearing, Fellow

Razia Akhtar, M.D., Third Year Fellow

• Research Project: Critical assessment of the relationship between pulmonary function and vaso-occlusive events in sickle cell disease
• Research Mentors: Jeffrey R. Andolina, M.D., M.S., Philip J. Katzman, M.D., George B. Segel, M.D.

Laila Mahmood, M.D., Second Year Fellow

• Research Project: Impact of early palliative care on symptom control and quality of life in high-risk patients
• Research Mentors: David N. Korones, M.D., Denise A. Casey, M.D., Ann M. Dozier, Ph.D., James G. Dolan, M.D., Helena Temkin-Greener, Ph.D., M.S.
• Funding: Hyundai Hope on Wheels grant

Bobby Gearing, III, M.D., M.S., First Year Fellow

• Research Project: Is there a correlation with HbS percentage, degree of anemia, and sickle cell disease genotype with neurocognitive function in individuals with sickle cell disease?
• Research Mentors: Olle Jane Z. Sahler, M.D., Jeffrey R. Andolina, M.D., M.S.

Recent Graduates

Amy-Lee Bredlau, M.D., M.S.-C.L.I.

• Research Project: Oral ketamine for children with chronic and neuropathic pain: a phase II study
• SOC Members: Robert H. Dworkin, Ph.D., Jonathan W. Mink, M.D., Ph.D., David N. Korones, M.D.
• Funding: Dean’s Fellowship, University of Rochester Medical Center

Shannon R. Norman, M.D., M.S.-C.L.I.

• Research Project: Somatostatin receptors: A potential new indicator of clinical outcome in pediatric medulloblastoma
• Research Mentors: Olle Jane Z. Sahler, M.D., George B. Segel, M.D., Jennifer Zarcone, Ph.D.

Christina M. Wiedl, D.O.

• Research Project: Pediatric leukemia stem cells
• Research Mentors: Barbara L. Asselin, M.D., James Palis, M.D., Lauren B. Bruckner, M.D., Ph.D., Francis Gigliotti, M.D.