Critical Care Medicine Fellows

Third-Year Fellows (2021-2024)

Nicholas Bartel, M.D., M.P.H.

Education
B.S., University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2011
M.D., M.P.H., Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, 2016
Postdoctoral Training
Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, Pediatric Residency, 2016–2020

Chasity Custer, M.D.

Education
B.S., West Virginia University Maryland, Morgantown, WV, 2014
M.D., West Virginia University Maryland, Morgantown, WV, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
Texas Children's Hospital, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2021

Zachary Hodges, M.D.

Education
B.S., University of Georgia, Athens, GA, 2013
M.D., Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, 2017
Postdoctoral Training
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Augusta, GA, Pediatric Residency, 2017–2020

Lisa Settle, D.O.

Education
B.S., University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2013
M.B.A., Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO, 2018
D.O. Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences, Kansas City, MO, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2021

Second-Year Fellows (2022-2025)

Meredith DeCoy, D.O.

Education
B.S. (Cum Laude), University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, 2014
M.S., University of Cincinnati-College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, 2015
D.O., Ohio University-Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine, Athens, OH, 2019
Postdoctoral Training
Akron Children’s Hospital, Akron, OH, Pediatric Residency, 2019–2022

Valerie Pallos, D.O.

Education
B.A., New York University, New York, NY, 2011
D.O., New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, NY, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, Pediatric Residency, 2018–2022, Chief Resident, 2021–2022

Jesseca Paulsen, M.D.

Education
B.S. (Magna Cum Laude), The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, 2014
M.D., University of Alabama School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, Pediatrics Residency, 2018–2021

First-Year Fellows (2023-2026)

Shannon Brougher, M.D.

Education
B.S., Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA, 2013
M.D., UT Health - San Antonio (UTHSA)-Joe R. and Teresa Lazano Long School of Medicine, San Antonoio, TX, 2018
Postdoctoral Training
Children’s Hospital of Illinois, Peoria, IL, Pediatric Residency, 2019–2022

Farah Bshesh, M.D.

Education
B.A., Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2015
M.D., Weill Cornell Medical College-Qatar, Doha, Qatar, 2019
Postdoctoral Training
Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Pediatric Residency, 2020–2023, Chief Resident, 2022–2023

Ryan Kwong, M.D.

Education
B.S., Boston College, Chestnut Hill, MA, 2015
M.D., Texas A&M Health Science Center, Round Rock, TX, 2020
Postdoctoral Training
UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, Pediatrics Residency, 2020–2023

Will Lester, M.D.

Education
B.S. (Cum Laude), University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 2016
M.D., Marshall University School of Medicine, Huntington, WV, 2020
Postdoctoral Training
University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainsville, FL, Pediatric Residency, 2020–2023

Morgan Neale, D.O.

Education
B.S., (Cum Laude) Baylor University, Waco, TX, 2016
D.O., University of North Texas Health Science Center, Ft. Worth, TX, 2020
Postdoctoral Training
Phoenix Children’s Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, Pediatric Residency, 2020–2023

Hollie Statzer, M.D.

Education
B.S., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2014
M.P.H., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2016
M.D., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, 2020
Postdoctoral Training
Baylor College of Medicine, San Antonio, TX, Pediatrics Residency, 2020–2023, Chief Resident, 2022–2023