Top L to R: Rahmath Althaf, Carter Barnett, Kulsajan Bhatia, Chloe Braun and Ting WeiThe Dixon Foundation supports the Dixon Pediatric Fellowship training program for fellows who intend to pursue an academic career with a research emphasis (ranging from basic and translational science to education or QI-centric research) in approved pediatric subspecialties.

As part of this prestigious award, recipients benefit from salary support and an additional $5,000 per year discretionary fund to support research and continuing education activities. The selection committee for the Dixon Fellowship recently met and selected five Dixon scholars on a competitive basis.  

Please join us in congratulating the recipients for the 2024-2025 academic year:

Rahmath Althaf, D.O.

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Mentor: Chinenye Dike, M.D.

Project: Safety and Efficacy of Carbon Dioxide Gas for Endoscopic Insufflation in Children

Carter Barnett, M.D.

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Mentor: Ksenia Matlawska, Ph.D.

Project: Advancing CNS-Involved ALL Diagnosis and Treatment through CSF Analysis

Kulsajan Bhatia, M.D.

Neonatology

Mentor: Kent Willis, M.D., and Jegen Kandasamy, M.D.

Project: Improving the Neonatal Mouse Model of Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia-Associated Pulmonary Hypertension by Utilizing Recent Advances in Adult Pulmonary Hypertension. 

Chloe Braun, M.D.

Pediatric Critical Care

Mentor: James Odum, M.D., MEd 

Project: Fluid Deresuscitation:  Comparing Approach of Intensivists to Nephrologists

Ting Wei, M.D.

Neonatology

Mentor: Kent Willis, M.D.

Project: Morphologic and Transcriptomic Alteration of Pulmonary Alveolar Capillary Cells after Hyperoxia Exposure

2nd Year Award