Our Fellows

Current Fellows

Third Year Fellow

Alexandra Fayne-Frederick, M.D.

Alexandra was born in Queens raised in Brooklyn, NY. She went to the Sophie Davis School of Biomedical Education, a seven year accelerated B.S/M.D program, and received her bachelors in Biomedical Sciences. She completed the last two years of medical school at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics in the Bronx, NY at Jacobi Medical Center. Her interest are sexual health and reproductive justice. Outside of the hospital, she likes spending time with her family and friends, hiking, listening to music, and occasionally riding her motorcycle.

Second Year Fellow

Amy Wright, D.O.

Amy was born in Ford City, Pennsylvania, about an hour outside of Pittsburgh. She completed her undergraduate studies at Seton Hill University before attending Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. While completing a family medicine residency in Washington, PA, she fostered her interest in adolescent health and wellness. Special interests include gender-expansive care, creating affirming environments, and general reproductive health that is accessible for all. When not working, she enjoys live theater, dabbling in the arts, hiking, reuniting with her family and friends, and quiet evenings in with her cats, reading or watching movies.

First Year Fellow

Marian-Alexandria Catalan, D.O.

Marian is originally from Sterling Heights, Michigan. She obtained her Bachelor of Science degree in Nutritional Science from Michigan State University and attended medical school at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency training in family medicine at Ohio State University. Her interests within Adolescent Medicine include gender health, reproductive health, eating disorders, and HIV care. Outside of medicine, she enjoys exploring different restaurants, being outdoors, traveling, listening to and playing music, and spending time with friends and family.

Recent Graduates

Elena Galindo, M.D.
Community Medical Teen Center
Jordan Health, Rochester, NY 

Amy Paul, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Adolescent Medicine
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania

Alkeem Savage, M.D.
Associate Medical Director, John Brooks Recovery Center
Pleasantville, NJ

Nicole Cifra, M.D., M.P.H
Assistant Professor, Academic Clinician Track
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia/University of Pennsylvania

Melissa Dundas, M.D.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
New York University Grossman School of Medicine
Bellevue Hospital

Mai-Anh Tran Ngoc, D.O., MSCI
Division of Adolescent Medicine
Seattle Children's Hospital

Elizabeth Carreno Rijo, M.D.
Adolescent Medicine Attending
Arnold Palmer Children's Hospital
Orlando Health/University of Florida, Orlando, FL

Erica Bostick, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Adolescent Medicine
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Erica Bostick, M.D.

Past Graduates

Laura Obijuru, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Morehouse School of Medicine
Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, Atlanta, GA

Katherine Blumoff Greenberg, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Adolescent Medicine
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Katherine Blumoff Greenberg, M.D.

LeKeyah Wilson, M.D.
Medical Director of School-Based Health Centers for Rochester Regional Health
Director of Adolescent Services, Rochester General Hospital, Rochester, NY

Taylor B. Starr, D.O., M.P.H.
Associate Program Director of Pediatric Residency Program
Medical Director of the Western NY Comprehensive Care Center for Eating Disorders
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Division of Adolescent Medicine
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Taylor B. Starr, D.O., M.P.H.

Jennifer Linebarger, M.D., M.P.H., F.A.A.P.
Medical Director of Pediatric Palliative Care
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and Palliative Care
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO

Mandy Coles, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics; Divisions of Ambulatory Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Stephen North, M.D.
Adolescent Medicine Specialist, Mission Community Primary Care, Spruce Pine, NC
Founder and Medical Director, Center for Rural Health Innovation
Adjunct Assistant Professor and Co-Director of the North Carolina Multidisciplinary Adolescent Research Consortium and Coalition for Health
University of North Carolina School of Medicine at Chapel Hill

Nicole Mihalopoulos, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Pediatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT

Ponrat Pakpreo, M.D., M.P.H.
Adolescent Medicine Specialist
Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA