Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM), Medical Genetics & Genomics

Academic Year 2025-2026
 

About the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship

The Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship aims to create leaders in both maternal-fetal medicine and genetics with robust clinical training, a world-class education and a broad range of individual opportunities in clinical innovation, Obstetrics & Gynecology research, advocacy and quality improvement in an innovative and progressive work environment.

The goals of our fellowship program are to:

  • Produce competent and independent maternal-fetal medicine and genetics specialists that have the ability to practice any and all aspects across the full breadth and depth of the specialty.
  • Train physicians who practice compassionate patient-centered care for patients with maternal or fetal complications.
  • Develop providers who recognize and work towards the eradication of healthcare disparities domestically and globally.
  • Graduate practitioners who exhibit the highest levels of integrity, collaboration and professionalism.
  • Prepare graduates to engage in clinical, epidemiological or translational research in order to advance knowledge in our specialty.
  • Train practitioners to have an understanding of quality improvement and patient safety and incorporate these principles in their practice setting.
  • Produce excellent medical educators who effectively teach and inspire learners of all levels.
  • Promote innovative thinking and leadership in the transformation of health care delivery.

Our fellowship program is four years: three years of Maternal-Fetal Medicine and one year of Medical Genetics & Genomics. The curriculum consists of 12 months of protected research time and 24 months of MFM clinical, including ultrasound, labor and delivery, antepartum, infectious disease, critical care and fetal cardiology, and 12 months of medical, biochemical, prenatal, cytogenetic and cancer genetics.

Fellowship Leadership & Teaching Faculty

Meet the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship leadership, faculty and staff.

• Melissa Spiel, DO, Fellowship Program Director
• Chloe Zera, MD, MPH, Division Chief, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Ai-ris Collier, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Uma Deshmukh, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Cassandra Duffy, MD, MPH, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Millie Ferres, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Megha Gupta, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Linda Kleeman, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Kolawole "Yinka" Oyelese, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Scott Shainker, DO, Director, New England Center for Placental Disorders
• Brett Young, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Dr. Sarah Little, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
• Julian Robinson, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Current Fellow

Meet our current fellow in the Maternal-Fetal Medicine & Medical Genetics and Genomics Fellowship.

Michelle Wang, MD

Michelle Wang, MD
PGY 7

Residency
Boston University

Medical School
University of Alabama School of Medicine

Apply to the MFM Genetics & Genomics Fellowship

Applicants interested in this combined 4-year training pathway must submit their application by April 20, 2026. Please email Dayana Valerio to be considered. 

Application Requirements: To be considered for this fellowship, please submit the following materials to our program directors, Dr. Melissa Spiel and Dr. Millie Anne Ferrés, by emailing Dayana Valerio by April 20, 2026. 

Interviews will be held May 2026

  • Curriculum Vitae 
  • Three letters of recommendation 
  • United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) scores 
  • CREOG scores
  • Personal statement

Eligibility: Candidates must be eligible for medical licensure in Massachusetts and be board eligible or board certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology. Candidates must be US citizens.

BIDMC Genetics & Genomics Fellowship program deadlines:

  • April 20, 2026 — Deadline for applications
  • April 27, 2026 — Single notification date for interviews
  • May 2026 (TBD) — Interview Day

 

PGY 4: Class of 2026

J. Sroda Agudogo, MD

Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine

Sarah Martinez, MD

Medical School
Albany Medical College

Aletheia Millien, MD

Medical School
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine
 

Sudarshan (Sid) Mohan, MD, MS

Medical School
Eastern Virginia Medical School
 

Giuliana Rivera Casul, MD

Medical School
University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine

Megan Yuen, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts T.H. Chan School of Medicine

PGY 3: Class of 2027

Elizabeth Bloom, MD

Medical School
Duke University School of Medicine

Nina Feinberg, MD

 

 

 

Nina Feinberg, MD

Medical School

University of Vermont College of Medicine

Robert Jones, MD

Medical School
Virginia Commonwealth University School Of Medicine

Sophia Landay, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Sumaiya Mubarack, MD

Medical School
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Akosua Oppong, MD, MPH

Medical School
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine

PGY 2: Class of 2028

Najma Abdullahi, MD, MPH

Medical School
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine

Heidi Chang, MD

Medical School
Georgetown University School of Medicine

Avery Cox, MD, MPH

Medical School
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University

Christiana Johnson, MD, MPH

Medical School
University of Minnesota Medical School

Sania Rahim, MD, MS

Medical School
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Medicine

Evelyn Semenov, MD

Medical School
University of Massachusetts Medical School

Emily Zitkovsky, MD

Medical School
The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Past OB/GYN Residents

Steffany Conyers, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University, New York, NY

Alice Lee, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY

Tyler Lueck , MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Chelsea Manning, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery (MIGS), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Tiffany Minors, MD
Attending Physician, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA

Indira Ranaweera, MD
Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 

Steffany Conyers, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Columbia University, New York, NY

Alice Lee, MD
Attending Physician at NYC Health + Hospitals, New York, NY

Tyler Lueck , MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Chelsea Manning, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gyn Surgery (MIGS), Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Tiffany Minors, MD
Attending Physician, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, MA

Indira Ranaweera, MD
Attending Physician, Johns Hopkins Health System, Baltimore, MD 

Devon Abt Harris, MD,
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, BIDMC, Boston

Tesia Koi, MD, MEd
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecology Surgery, Newton Wellesley, Hospital / Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston

Daniela Febres-Cordero, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, BIDMC, Boston

David Toffey, MD
Academic Generalist, Pennsylvania Hospital, Philadelphia, PA

Marissa Palmor, MD, MBE
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrine and Infertility, Oregon Health Science University, Portland, OR,

Bridgette Wamakima, MD, MBA
Fellowship in Global Health, Brigham Women's Hospital, Boston

Katie Baker, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at Brown University, Providence, RI

Andrea Jaresova, MD, MEd
Attending in Private Practice at Newton-Wellesley Hospital, Newton, MA

Corinne Jansen, MD
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Brown University, Providence, RI

Nicholas Teodoro, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Global Health at University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC

Alyssa Trochtenberg, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at Tufts University, Boston, MA

Michele Troutman, MD
Fellowship in Pediatric Adolescent Gynecology at Baylor University, Dallas, TX

Tooba Anwer, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

Lindsey Cypen, MD
Attending, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Rosibel Hernandez Castro, MD, MPH
Faculty Attending, Northwell Health Physician Partners, Garden City, NY

Phoebe Mitchell, MD
Attending, Private Faculty Group, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Ayresleigh Rowland, MD
Attending, Hudson Headwaters Health Network, Queensbury, NY

Matthew Shear, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Genetics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

Ashley Aluko, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY

Rachel A. Blake, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Medical Faculty Physicians-Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-Dedham, Dedham, MA

Anita Y.T. Cheng, MD
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center-BIDHC South Cove, Boston, MA

Yamicia D. Connor, MD, PhD
Fellow, The Commonwealth Fund Fellowship in Minority Health Policy at Harvard University, Boston, MA

Jennie D. Krasker, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Quincy, MA

Laura Smith, MD
Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Catherine Dieffenbach, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Eva Luo, MD, MBA
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sara McKinney, MD
Faculty Generalist, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center‐BIDHC Chelsea, Boston, MA

Catherine Nosal, MD
Faculty Generalist, Northwestern Medicine, Chicago, IL

Nisha Verma, MD
Fellowship in Family Planning, Emory University School of Medicine, GA

Rui Wang, MD
Fellow in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT

Andrew Wiechert, MD

2006–2018 OB/GYN Residents

Jennifer Chu, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, San Ramon, CA

Kristin Gerson, MD, PhD
Fellowship in Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Sarah Lambeth, MD, MPH
Faculty Generalist, Erie Family Health Centers‐Swedish Covenant Hospital of Rush University, Chicago, IL

Michelle Lightfoot, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Tariro Mupombwa, MD
Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Emily Willner, MD
Fellowship in Maternal‐Fetal Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver CO

Atena Asiaii, MD, MPH
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Stanford Hospital & Clinics, Palo Alto, CA

Erin Brooks, MD, MPH
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates‐Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Olivia Chang, MD, MPH
Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH

Jessica Kuperstock, MD
Fellowship in Family Planning, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA

Kari Plewniak, MD
Fellow in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Montefiore Women’s Health‐Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY

Elizabeth Roberts, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mid‐Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Manassas, VA

Katherine Armstrong, MD
Fellowship in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/ Mount Auburn Hospital, Boston, MA

Katherine Johnson, MD
Fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Zoe McKee, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Bri Anne McKeon, MD
Faculty Generalist, USF Health, Tampa, FL

Sara Won, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, Walnut Creek, CA

Margaret Chory, MD
Faculty Generalist, Magee's Women's Hospital/ University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Emily Holden, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, RWJ Barnabas Health/Damien Fertility Partners, Shrewsbury, NJ

Yetunde Ibrahim, MD
Fellowship in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah

Annie Liu, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Northwest Permanente Physicians and Surgeons, PC, Clackamas, OR

Nandini Raghuraman, MD, MS
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Washington University in Saint Louis, MO

Katharine Barnes, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mount Auburn Hospital, Cambridge, MA

Lara Harvey, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

Lisa Hofler, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planning, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

Kristin Hung, MD
Faculty in Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Lily Wu, MD
Faculty Generalist, South Cove Community Health Center and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Sarah Averbach, MD
Faculty in Family Planning, UC San Diego Health

Kristin Bixel, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH

Mimi Fradinho, MD
Faculty Generalist, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates/ Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Julia Head, MD
Faculty Generalist, Kaiser Permanente, Clackamas, OR

Stephanie-Marie Jones, MD
Faculty Generalist, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA

Lauren Cadish, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Providence Medical Institute, Santa Monica, CA

Sybil Dessie, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Fairfax, VA

Jo Marie Janco, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Scripps Medical System, CA

Marianne Muchura, MD
Faculty Generalist, Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, Fairfax, VA

Julie Rhee, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Vios Fertility Institute, St. Louis, MO

Lynsey Caldwell, MD
Faculty Generalist, Andrews Air Force Base/ South Maryland Hospital, Clinton, MD

Kathryn Humm, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, The GW Medical Faculty Associates, Washington, DC

Fong Liu, MD, MPH
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Anna Lyapis, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, The Permanente Medical Group, Fremont, CA

Hayley Quant, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Crozer Keystone Health System, Upland, PA

Allegra Deucher, MD
Faculty Generalist, Obstetrics and Gynecology Associates, Charlottesville, VA

Amanda Gann, MD
Faculty Generalist, Center for Women's Health, Kirkland, WA

Jason Knight, MD
Faculty Gynecologic Oncologist, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH

Kyoko Okamura, MD, MPH
Private Practitioner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Brett Young, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Deborah Arden, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Kaiser Permanente, Los Angeles, CA

Astrid Christoffersen-Deb, MD
Director, AMPATH-UofT
Associate Professor and Vice Chair of Global Health, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Toronto

Sheila Krishnan Mody, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planning, University of California, San Diego, CA

Karen Tang, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA

Jennifer Scott, MD, MBA, MPH
Director of Global and Community Health, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA
Associate Scientist, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Women's Health, Global Health Programs
Faculty, Harvard Humanitarian Initiative

Marisa Dahlman, MD, MPH
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Virginia Mason Hospital and Seattle Medical Center, Seattle, WA

Ila Dayananda, MD, MPH
Faculty in Family Planing, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY

Serena Dovey, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, University of Colorado, Denver, CO

Michelle Lafornara, MD
Private Practitioner, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Mary Vadnais, MD
Faculty in Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Lindsay DeFlesco, MD
Private Practitioner, Piscataway, NJ

Gouri Diwadkar, MD
Faculty in Urogynecology, Kaiser Permanente, San Diego, CA

Jennifer Eaton, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC

Melody Hou, MD
Faculty in Family Planning and Director of Medical Student Education, University of California, Davis, CA

Benjamin Lannon, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Boston IVF and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Holly Khachadoorian-Elias, MD
Faculty Generalist and Associate Clerkship Director, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA

Julio Mazul, MD
Faculty Generalist, Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA

Rita Sneeringer, MD
Faculty in Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Boston IVF and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA

Valerie Sugiyama, MD
Faculty in Gynecologic Oncology, Stanford Medicine, Pleasanton, CA

Linda Yang, MD
Faculty in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery, Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL