Past Fellows

Scholarly Projects: 

• Arterial Stiffness in People with Cystic Fibrosis with and without Diabetes in an Ethnically Diverse Cystic Fibrosis Center- ongoing study
• Characterization of Obesity and Overweight in Patients with Cystic Fibrosis in an Ethnically Diverse Cystic Fibrosis Center- Quality Improvement.
• Prevalence of Overweight and Obesity in a Largely Hispanic Cystic Fibrosis Center. 2025 manuscript in submission process
• Pediatric Endocrinology Pre-consultation Exchange of Pediatric Oncology Survivorship Patients| Mentor: Dr. Gary Francis

Presentations & Teaching:

• May 9, 2025 for Department of Pediatrics Grand Rounds at UT Health San Antonio Understanding Bone Health in Children
• PESTOLA March 30, 2023 at LSOM Research Symposium May 2023: Transition from Insulin to Oral Sulfonylurea in 14 year old Male with Neonatal Diabetes
•  Feb, 2023 PESTOLA and May 2023 at UT Pediatric Research Forum: 21 year old Male with Ataxia Telangiectasia with Insulin Resistant Diabetes and Hypertriglyceridemia
• June 2023 ADA, San Diego: Role of Ethnicity in Weight Gain After 12 months Elexacaftor-Tezacaftor-Ivacaftor in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
• April 2024 PESTOLA presentation, April 2024 Bi-National Obesity and Metabolic Symposium poster and June 2024 ADA poster: Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in a Large Hispanic Pediatric Cystic Fibrosis Center. March 2024 LSOM Research Symposium * (Best Poster Award)
• May 2024 LSOM QI Poster: Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Quality Improvement Initiative.
• September 2024 NACFC Presentation: Prevalence of overweight/obesity in a largely Hispanic adult population with cystic fibrosis
• March 26, 2025, LSOM Research Symposium and April 2025 PESTOLA presentation: New Onset Seizure in a 14 month old male with Ketotic Hypoglycemia Found to have Two Heterozygous Variants of GYS2
• April 2025 PESTOLA Poster: Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in a Largely Hispanic Cystic Fibrosis Center.
• May 2024 PES Fellows Retreat, Chicago, IL * PES Travel Award: A Challenging Thyroid Case.
• May 2024 LSOM Research Forum: Prevalence of Overweight/Obesity in a Largely Hispanic Cystic Fibrosis Center * Received Outstanding Oral Presentation Award, 3rd place
• Hematology/Oncology Tumor Board, February 2025 MRI conference/Tumor Board presentation: Patient with suspected tumor induced osteomalacia
• Tumor board, September 2024 presentation: Extensive metastatic papillary thyroid cancer, with 3-month trial of TKI pre-adjunctive therapy with selpercatinib prior to thyroidectomy and debulking surgery
• MRI conference, July 2024 presentation: Patient with concerns for AVP deficiency secondary to LCH;
• LSOM Teaching Lectures
  • April 25, 2025: Five-year-old with MEN2
  • February 7, 2025: Brain Lung Thyroid Syndrome
  • December 13, 2024: Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Hypoglycemia,
  • October 4, 2024, Journal Club: Pubertal Hormone Replacement in Males with Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism
  • September 20, 2024: Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus overview for residents
  • September 6, 2024: Childhood Osteoporosis
  • August 2, 2024: Growth Attenuation Therapy
  • March 15, 2024: Disorders of Sexual Development: Utility of AMH as a Biomarker
  • February 2, 2024: Role of Baricitinib in Preserving Beta Cell Function in Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
  • January 5, 2024 Journal Club:  Seventeen-year-old with Hypothyroidism and Full Body Stiffening,
  • April 21, 2023, Journal Club: Safety and Efficacy of Weekly Growth Hormone Therapy
  • November 18, 2022, Journal Club: With Sprinkles on Top: Efficacy of Hydrocortisone Granules in Treating Adrenal Insufficiency
• Pre-Fellowship Research Experience:
  • Annamalai R; Khan M; Gogu S; Kaushik R. (2021, May). Electronic Screening for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and Self Referral to Social Work (SW) During COVID-19 Poster presented at: Pediatric Academic Societies; San Antonio, TX.
  • Kanwar, K., Khan, M., Howe, L., Lovely, R.. (2018, April). Association Between External Forearm Dimensions and Internal Ulnar Nerve Space at the Elbow Poster presented at: Experimental Biology 2018; San Diego, CA.
  • Khan, M,T., Khan, M, I., Kanwar, K., Howe, L., Lovely, R.. (2018, April). Surface Projection of Cubital Tunnel: Cadaver Study Poster presented at: Experimental Biology 2018; San Diego, CA.
  • Pillai RB, Nugent K, Wolfe AD, Voeller J. Acute right arm swelling in a 6-month-old girl. Peds in Review. In press. Cohen, EF, Pillai, RB, Hatley, RM, and Bajaj, M. Prenatal diagnosis and perinatal management of a bilateral anterior congenital diaphragmatic hernia. Lung India. 2019; 36(4): 361-363.
  • Patel, RB and Webb, NC. The Influence of Georgia’s Quality Rated system on school readiness in preschool children. J Ga Public Health Assoc. 2016; 6(2 Suppl): 231 – 235.