Graduate Medical Education Getting to Know the Current Fellows [PROTECTED]

Alexander "Alex" Eaton, MD
alexander.eaton@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Sherborn, MA
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: Boston Combined Residency Program (Boston Children's Hospital + Boston Medical Center) 
Additional Training: Leadership in Equity and Advocacy (LEAD) track graduate 
Research/clinical Interests: Pediatric interventional pulmonology, health equity work, post-ICU care, lung transplant, severe asthma

Fun Fact: I think cereal should be considered a soup! 

Allison Neeson, MD
allison.neeson@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Voorhees, NJ
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine
Residency: Boston CHOP (Children's Hospital of Philadelphia) 
Research/clinical Interests: undecided! In residency, my research was on severe asthma, medication adherence, and asthma management outside of healthcare settings (eg, schools)

Fun Fact: In my free time I love cycling, running, traveling, playing pickleball, drinking coffee outdoors, and watching theatre/comedy. I'm planning to learn to sail while living in New England!

Marianna Paradise, MD
Marianna.Paradise@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: North Andover, MA 
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School
Residency: University of Vermont Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Rural healthcare 

Fun Fact: When I'm not at work, you can catch me on a run, reading a mystery novel, baking a sweet treat, or trying new restaurants! 

Sean Patterson, DO
Sean.Patterson@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Westwood, MA
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Residency: Maine Medical Center Pediatrics Residency 
Research/Clinical Interests: I did asthma quality improvement research during residency, but I'm currently loving learning about ILD. I'm still unsure of what research topic I'll pursue during fellowship! 

Fun Fact: I love to read (I often read 150+ books per year) and I love a DIY project. I renovated our home in Maine, and I even built my own patio furniture! 

Stephanie Soeter, MD
Stephanie.Soeter@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Poplar Bluff, MO 
Medical School: University of Missouri-Kansas City 
Residency: St. Louis University/Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
Research/clinical Interests: Cystic fibrosis, global health

Fun Fact: I love baking, crocheting, playing tennis, and taking spontaneous trips with my husband! 

John Hammond, MD
John.Hammond@childrens.harvard.edu
Hometown: Beverly Hills, Michigan
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School
Residency: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Research/clinical interests: Severe asthma, clinical research, environmental exposures/climate change with pediatric lung diseases

Fun Fact: I love to be active: as of recent my wife and I have been getting more involved in the Jamaica Plain pickleball scene

Elise Hon, MD
Elise.Hon@childrens.harvard.edu
Hometown: Forest Hills, New York
Medical School: Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Residency: Cohen Children’s Medical Center at LIJ/Northwell
Research/clinical interests: I am interested in clinical research, but don’t know just yet what I want to focus on in fellowship!

Fun Fact: I love crocheting, all things Disney, playing video games, hiking, and playing with dogs! My bucket list item is to go to every national park, especially Arches National Park!

Manon Masson, MD
Manon.Masson@childrens.harvard.edu
Hometown: Houston, TX
Medical School: McGovern Medical School 
Residency: Dell Medical School at University of Texas at Austin
Research/clinical interests: aerodigestive, neuromuscular disorders, chronic ventilation, sleep medicine

Fun Fact: I love photography! In high school, I won a national photography competition for a photo I took of the Charles River when I was visiting Boston. My other talent is starting a new hobby/art project and never finishing. Some “current” projects include crocheting, water coloring, and embroidery. 

Genesis Michel, DO
Genesis.Michel@childrens.harvard.edu
Hometown: New York City, NY
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine – Middletown
Residency: UCONN Pediatric Residency Program
Research/clinical interests: Social Determinants of Health and improving access to care, ILD  

Fun Fact: I enjoy traveling and discovering new places, especially those that offer unique scenic views. Additionally,  I want to learn how to say hi in as many languages as possible. Love double stuffed Oreos.

Noga Arwas, MD
Noga.Arwas@childrens.harvard.edu
Medical School: Hadassah Medical School
Residency: Soroka University Medical Center

Alec Girten, MD
Alec.Girten@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Breckenridge, CO
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: University of Vermont Children’s Hospital
Research/clinical interests: Clinically, I am interested in generally pulmonary, but especially CF.  I am also very interested in Bronchoscopy.  Right now, I am thinking of doing clinical or medical education research during fellowship.

Fun Fact: Boston is now the third home to my day lily flowers that I first started growing in College, so far they have done really well here!

Elizabeth Moss, MD, PhD
Elizabeth.Moss@childrens.harvard.edu

Fun fact: I love to garden and crochet!

Gabriel Paris, DO, MS
Gabriel.Paris@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Orlando, FL
Medical School: Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine 
Residency: Madigan Army Medical Center
Research/clinical interests: cystic fibrosis clinical research and efficient healthcare delivery models

Fun Fact: I know how to rappel out of a helicopter

Karin Plaza Lazo, MD
Karin.Plaza@childrens.harvard.edu 
Hometown: Guayaquil – Ecuador
Medical School: Universidad Particular de Especialidades Espiritu Santo (UEES) Facultad de Ciencias Médicas
Residency: SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Research/clinical interests: BPD and Pulmonary Hypertension

Fun Facts: 
I love traveling, the outdoors and now I’m trying to learn the violin

Joanne Kim, MD (completing peds/adult pulmonary fellowship) 
Joanne.Kim@childrens.harvard.edu
Hometown: I would say I am blend of the South and Midwest –Houston and Columbus.  
Medical School: Northeast Ohio Medical University
Residency: University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston Program
Research/Clinical Interest: I am interested in transition of care of complex pulmonary patients/chronic trach vent patients as well as interventional pulmonology.  

Fun facts:
I am a cereal and snack connoisseur, so will always have recommendations. When not searching for the next new item Trader Joe’s, I am hoping to learn scuba diving, ballroom dancing and clay shooting.