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Get to know our fellows
Our fellows are a diverse group from a variety of backgrounds with unique experiences and interests. We look forward to getting to know you as well!
Class of 2025
Shelby Graf, MD
Hometown: Minneapolis, MN
Medical school: University of Minnesota Medical School
Why did you choose Spectrum Health for your residency/fellowship? I come from a city that has five separate children's hospitals, so I really appreciated how Helen DeVos Children's Hospital is the only children's hospital in West Michigan. I loved the welcoming environment of my interview and when I visited the city of Grand Rapids, I was surprised by how much I enjoyed it.
What are your clinical interests? Big picture, I'm interested in practicing pediatric critical care in an urban setting with learners in all stages of medical education. More specifically, I'm interested in management of traumatic brain injuries, antibiotic stewardship and mechanical ventilation.
Hobbies: My hobbies include gardening and houseplants, boxing, hiking and backpacking and intermittent dabbling in DIY projects.
J. Emily Nonnemacher, MD
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Medical school: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Why did you choose Spectrum Health for your residency/fellowship? A couple of my PICU attendings and mentors from residency recommended that I interview here because they knew it to be a good program. During my interview it was obvious that the faculty were very invested in the fellowship program and that they had strong individual relationships with the current fellows. Everyone I met was down-to-earth and the fellows were awesome. Moving all the way from the South to West Michigan was a gamble, but it paid off. My family and I love the city and I couldn't be happier with the fellowship program!
What are your clinical interests? My clinical interests are in Neurocritical Care and traumatic brain injury. I also have a strong interest in Academic Medicine, teaching and quality improvement.
Hobbies: I love to bake, Netflix binge, travel and Amazon shop. I'm a mom to a spunky 3-year-old little girl named Lillian and I have another baby girl on the way.
Class of 2024
Sruti Aiyaswamy, DO
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Medical school: Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Why did you choose Spectrum Health for your residency/fellowship? Several factors drew me to this program, including the close-knit relationship between the faculty and fellows, the supportive educational environment and the amazing facilities.
What are your clinical interests? As of now, I'm interested in the pathophysiology of sepsis, but I'm waiting to see what my first year of fellowship has in store so I can expand on my research interests.
Hobbies: I love water sports, traveling, being a foodie and watching stand-up comedy!
Claire Harkey, MD
Hometown: Jackson, MS
Medical school: University of Mississippi Medical Center
Why did you choose Spectrum Health for your residency/fellowship? The fellows and faculty have such a great relationship and I had a really good feeling about the program.
What are your clinical interests? I am interested in palliative care. I believe this is a critical aspect to intensive care medicine and I want to learn how to better incorporate it into my medical practice.
Hobbies: I enjoy anything outdoors. I love to garden and hike. I'm also a big fan of cooking, jigsaw puzzles and brunch.
Class of 2023
Sabrina Huq, DO
Hometown: West Bloomfield, MI
Medical School: Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Why did you choose Spectrum Health? I previously rotated in the PICU here and I remember how much I learned and how nice everybody was. When I returned for my interview, it felt like I was back home again.
What do you like most about your program? I am looking forward to working with complex congenital cardiac kids. I'm also excited learn from attendings who have trained at a variety of programs.
Clinical Interests: I am interested in nutrition and how it plays a part in the critical care setting.
Living in West Michigan: You are less than an hour away from Lake Michigan. I can't stress enough how amazing that is! Also Grand Rapids has a great swing dancing scene
Hobbies: I love baking desserts and doing most types of dance. I also love reading murder mystery novels.
Arya Payan, DO
Hometown: Thousand Oaks, CA
Medical School: Touro University Nevada
Why did you choose Spectrum Health? Choosing Helen DeVos Children's Hospital was easy; I would be able to provide high quality care due to compassionate attendings, exceptional facilities and a supportive world-class educational environment.
What do you like most about your program? I look forward to utilizing Spectrum Health's robust research facilities to better the lives of patients and improve clinical decision making through research. Also, I look forward to learning through working side by side with clinical faculty.
Clinical Interests: At this time, I am interested in post-PICU outcomes and the translational research we can do to ensure that this knowledge both reaches the patients and is implemented correctly.
Living in West Michigan: The Michigan outdoors are second to none they always raise my spirits whether I am hiking, skiing or just enjoying a meal outside.
Hobbies: In my spare time I enjoy the outdoors, escape rooms, salt water coral reef tanks and playing board games with family and friends.