Past Scholars

Nearly every NUCATS KL2 Scholar remains engaged in clinical and translational science research and collectively the group has contributed to more than 1,000 scholarly publications.

Learn more about our KL2 Scholar alumni below.

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Milkie Vu, PhD

Assistant Professor in the Division of Behavioral Medicine

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Amanda Becker, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Critical Care)

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Lajja Desai, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

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Carol Haywood, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences

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Anna Pfenniger, MD, PhD

Instructor of Medicine (Cardiology)

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Colleen Peyton, DPT

Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences and Pediatrics

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Kyle L. MacQuarrie, MD, PhD

Instructor of Pediatrics (Hematology, Oncology, and Stem Cell Transplantation)

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Lisanne Jenkins, PhD

Research Assistant Professor - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

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Ravi Patel, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine-Cardiology

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Hadijat-Kubura M. Makinde, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Medicine - Rheumatology

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Prakash S Jayabalan, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

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Xiaolong (Alan) Zhou, MD

Assistant Professor of Dermatology

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Jessica Altman, MD

Professor of Medicine (Hematology and Oncology)

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Lester M. Arguelles, MS, PhD

Clinical Assistant Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago

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David Bentrem, MD

Professor of Surgery (Surgical Oncology) and Medical Social Sciences

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Zeeshan Butt, PhD

Director of Clinical Content at Phreesia
Adjunct Lecturer of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Psychology)

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James Elliott, PT, PhD

Professor of Allied Health at the University of Sydney (Australia) and the Northern Local Health District

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Tracy S Gertler, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Neurology and Epilepsy) and Pharmacology

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Mita Goel, MD, MPH

Associate Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)

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Muriel Jean-Jacques, MD, MA

Associate Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Department of Medicine
Assistant Professor of Medicine (General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics)

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Johnny Berona, PhD

Research Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and a member of the Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing

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Jacqueline Jeruss, MD, PhD

Associate Dean for Regulatory Affairs
Professor of Surgery, Pathology and Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan

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Chiagozie Pickens MD, MSc

Assistant Professor in the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care

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Sunjay Kaushal, MD, PhD

Professor of Surgery (Cardiac Surgery)

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Sadiya S Khan, MD, MSc

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Cardiology and Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

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Rajesh Kumar, MD

Professor of Pediatrics (Allergy and Immunology)

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Eric Liotta, MD, MS

Associate Professor of Neurology (Stroke and Neurocritical Care) and Surgery (Organ Transplantation)

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Xin (Lucy) Liu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor in China

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Kelly Lowry, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry)

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Rupal C Mehta, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine - Nephrology and Hypertension

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Karen K L Mestan, MD

Division Chief, Neonatology, UC San Diego

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Sunita N Misra, MD, PhD

Medical Director of Clinical Development and Medical Affairs at Neurelis

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Peter Pang, MD

Chair Department of Emergency Medicine, Indiana University

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Emily J Rogalski, PhD

Director, Healthy Aging & Alzheimer's Research Care Center, University of Chicago

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Amanda Muhs Saratsis, MD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery, Indiana University

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Anne Marie Singh, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine (Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology) University of Wisconsin-Madison
Adjunct Associate Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology) (FSM)

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Whitney W Stevens, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine (Allergy and Immunology) and Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery

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Matthew Tate, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery and Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department

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Laura Rasmussen Torvik, MPH, PhD

Chief of Epidemiology in the Department of Preventive Medicine
Associate Professor of Preventive Medicine (Epidemiology)

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Lisa B VanWagner, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center

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Robert Gregory Webster, MD

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology)

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