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Program Overview

Our program is designed to provide outstanding training in clinical medicine and an academic training plan for each fellow that is tailored to meet their career goals.

Preview of 2025–2026

July 2025: Class of 2025 Welcome Reception

July - August 2025: Summer Learning Series Lectures

July 2025: F2 Research Retreat

September - June 2026: Core Curriculum Lectures

November 2025: F1 Fall Research Retreat

December 2025: Fellowship Grand Rounds (MGH)

February 2026: F2 Individual Training Plans Finalized

February 2026: DOM F1 Retreat

March 2026: Fellowship Grand Rounds (BIDMC)

April 2026: F1 Spring Research Retreat

April 2026: F3 Research Retreat

May 2026: ATS Convention, Harvard Alumni Reception

June 2026: Graduation

 

Year 1 Clinical Fellow (F1)

In the F1 year, our trainees rotate on pulmonary consults, physiology, interventional pulmonary and in medical and non-medical intensive care units. Additionally, fellows have a weekly general pulmonary clinic, which continues through the third year. Fellows complete our Core Curriculum and are introduced to our Academic Pathways as well as potential mentors and projects.

 

Year 2 Clinical Fellow (F2)

The F2 year builds on the foundation of the F1 year, with a focus on increased autonomy in the ICU, exposure to lung transplantation and other pulmonary sub-specialties, airway training and selective rotations in non-medical intensive care units. Individualized academic training plans are finalized for each trainee.

 

Year 3 Research Fellow (F3)

Fellows have protected academic time to complete their training plans and career development sessions. Elective time is available for those interested in further sub-specialty training.

 

Year 4 Research Fellow (F4)

A fourth year of fellowship is optional and available to trainees pursuing training in basic, clinical or translational research on the Investigation Pathway. Trainees making substantial progress toward independent funding may be offered further protected time for research as junior faculty for an additional two years.


Current Fellows, Year 1

rachel ancar, MD, phd

Undergrad: University of Colorado (History, Biology)

MD: University of Colorado

Residency: MGH

leticia helms, MD

Undergrad/MD: Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais

Faculdade de Medicina Brazil (UFMG)

Residency: NY Presbyterian/Columbia University

sarah khorasani, MD, MPH

Undergrad: Georgetown University (Medicine, Public Health)

MD: Tufts University

Residency: Northwestern McGaw

megan opatrny, MD, MA

Undergrad: Yale University (Political Science)

MD: Case Western Reserve

Residency: University of Michigan

suraj shah, MD

Undergrad: Tufts University (Biochemistry)

MD: Tufts University

Residency: NY Presbyterian/Columbia University

roger winters, MD

Undergrad: Middlebury College (Molecular Biology)

MD: The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Residency: University of Colorado

 

Current Fellows, Year 2

stephanie cabral, MD

Undergrad: Johns Hopkins (Biomedical Engineering, Applied Math & Statistics)

MD: University of Maryland

Residency: BIDMC

alexis coolidge, MD

Undergrad: Middlebury College (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry)

MD: Harvard Medical School

Residency: MGH

chelsea gaviola, MD,

Undergrad: Johns Hopkins (Public Health Studies)

MD: Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth

Residency: Duke University

michael kelly, MD

Undergrad: Colgate University (Biochemistry)

MD: University of Rochester School of Medicine

Residency: MGH

daniel leisman, MD

Undergrad: Brandeis University (Health: Science, Society & Policy)

MD: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Residency: MGH

margaret lie, MD

Undergrad: Rice University (Biochemistry & Cell Biology)

MD: Baylor College of Medicine

Residency: BIDMC

 

Current Fellows, Year 3

KRISHA DESAI, MD

Undergrad: Yale University (Chemical Engineering)

MD: University of Pennsylvania

Residency: Emory University

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Interstitial Lung Disease)

john fountain, MD

Undergrad: Binghamton University (Cellular & Molecular Biology)

MD: Norton College /SUNY Upstate Medical University

Residency: NY Presbyterian/Columbia University

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Pulmonary Hypertension)

tiffany gardner, MD

Undergrad: Oregon State University (Microbiology)

MD: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Colorado

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Pulmonary Hypertension)

laura mcnamara, MD

Undergrad: University of Rochester (Brain & Cognitive Sciences)

MD: University of Pittsburgh

Residency: BIDMC

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Pulmonary Hypertension, Medical Education)

eduardo padrao, MD

Undergrad/MD: Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (FMUSP)

Residency: University of Connecticut

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Critical Care, Clinical Research)

thomas quinn, MD

Undergrad: Northeastern University (Behavioral Neuroscience)

MD: UMass Chan Medical School

Residency: BIDMC

Academic Training: Academic Clinician Pathway (Sleep Medicine)

darshali vyas, MD

Undergrad: Harvard University (Social Studies, Global Health Policy)

MD: Harvard Medical School

Residency: MGH

Academic Training: Investigation Pathway (Health Disparities)

 
 

Current Fellows, Year 4

Christopher cosgriff, MD, MPH

Undergrad: Baruch College (Biology/Chemistry)

MD: NYU Grossman School of Medicine

Residency: University of Pennsylvania

Academic Training: Investigation Pathway (Clinical/Bioinformatics Research, Critical Care)

Alnardo Lora, MD

Undergrad: Villanova University (Project Management)

MD: Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE) School of Medicine

Residency: SUNY Downstate Medical Center

Academic Training: Investigation Pathway (Basic/Translational Research, Asthma/COPD Immunology)

Louisa Mounsey, MD

Undergrad: Duke University (Public Policy Studies)

MD: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Residency: MGH

Academic Training: Investigation Pathway (Clinical Research, Pulmonary Hypertension)