Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Pediatrics

Residency · Winston-Salem, NC

Sponsored by Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center · Directors Elizabeth Halvorson and Stephen Downs

Elizabeth Halvorson, MD, MS
Program Director
Hospitalist, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Obesity, Inpatients, Hospitals, Pediatric, Patient Safety
Stephen Downs, MD, MS
Program Director
Pediatrician, Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Health Services Research, Medical Informatics, Decision Sciences
Erealda Prendaj, MD
Assistant Program Director Medical Education and Pathways
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Leila Dewitt, DO, MA
Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pediatric Palliative Medicine
Rebecca Palmer, DO, MPH
Assistant Program Director – Advocacy
Pediatrician, Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Early Childhood Literacy, Firearm Safety, Increasing Non-Sedated Imaging
Ryan Wolf, MD
Assistant Program Director Resident Scholarship
Pediatrician at ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST PEDIAT
Shannon Hanson, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Program Director - Resident Wellness
Neonatal-perinatal medicine physician, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Mental Health, Palliative Care, Social Support, Postpartum Period
Alistair Mukondiwa, MD
Chief Resident, 2026/2027
Wake Forest Baptist Provider at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Ashley Frye, MD
Chief Resident, 2026/2027
Wake Forest Baptist Provider at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Aaron Levy, DO
Aaron A. Levy, DO
Pediatric medicine physician at ATRIUM HEALTH
Aaron Prosnitz, MD
Aaron Robert Prosnitz, MD
Cardiologist, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Congenital Cardiac Defects, Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography, Heart Murmurs
Abby Kabo, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellow, University of Alabama Hospital
Abby Peters
Pediatrician
Adam Blatt, MD, PhD
Adam Blatt
Infectious disease physician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pediatric infectious diseases, Opportunistic infections, Vaccine-preventable diseases, Congenital, chronic and acute invasive diseases of childhood
Adeel Yousaf, MD
Adeel Yousaf, MD
Neurologist, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Aesha Maniar, MD
Aesha Maniar
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Akanksha Hanna, MD
Akanksha Shrivastava Hanna
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Alayna Watson, PhD
Alayna Joi Watson
Psychologist, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Alexander Fender, MD
Physician
Allergist at Allergy Partners
Alexander Nguyen, DO
Physician
Pediatric medicine physician at WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Alexandra Brady, MD
Physician
Pediatric medicine physician
Alexandra Morgan, DO
Child Neurology Residency
Child Neurology resident, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Alexandra Tarasidis
Pediatrician
Alexandra Wilson, MD, DO
Alexandra Wilson
Geriatrician at Lexington Medical Center

Elizabeth Halvorson, MD, MS
Program Director
Hospitalist, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Obesity, Inpatients, Hospitals, Pediatric, Patient Safety
Stephen Downs, MD, MS
Program Director
Pediatrician, Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Health Services Research, Medical Informatics, Decision Sciences
Erealda Prendaj, MD
Assistant Program Director Medical Education and Pathways
Pediatric medicine physician, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Leila Dewitt, DO, MA
Associate Program Director for the Pediatric Residency Program
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pediatric Palliative Medicine
Rebecca Palmer, DO, MPH
Assistant Program Director – Advocacy
Pediatrician, Wake Forest University School of Medicine at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Early Childhood Literacy, Firearm Safety, Increasing Non-Sedated Imaging
Ryan Wolf, MD
Assistant Program Director Resident Scholarship
Pediatrician at ATRIUM HEALTH WAKE FOREST BAPTIST PEDIAT
Shannon Hanson, MD, PhD, MPH
Assistant Program Director - Resident Wellness
Neonatal-perinatal medicine physician, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Mental Health, Palliative Care, Social Support, Postpartum Period
Alistair Mukondiwa, MD
Chief Resident, 2026/2027
Wake Forest Baptist Provider at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Ashley Frye, MD
Chief Resident, 2026/2027
Wake Forest Baptist Provider at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Aaron Levy, DO
Aaron A. Levy, DO
Pediatric medicine physician at ATRIUM HEALTH
Aaron Prosnitz, MD
Aaron Robert Prosnitz, MD
Cardiologist, Associate Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Congenital Cardiac Defects, Echocardiography, Fetal Echocardiography, Heart Murmurs
Abby Kabo, DO
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellow
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine fellow, University of Alabama Hospital
Abby Peters
Pediatrician
Adam Blatt, MD, PhD
Adam Blatt
Infectious disease physician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Pediatric infectious diseases, Opportunistic infections, Vaccine-preventable diseases, Congenital, chronic and acute invasive diseases of childhood
Adeel Yousaf, MD
Adeel Yousaf, MD
Neurologist, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Aesha Maniar, MD
Aesha Maniar
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Akanksha Hanna, MD
Akanksha Shrivastava Hanna
Pediatrician, Assistant Professor at Chicago Medical School/Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Alayna Watson, PhD
Alayna Joi Watson
Psychologist, Assistant Professor at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Alexander Fender, MD
Physician
Allergist at Allergy Partners
Alexander Nguyen, DO
Physician
Pediatric medicine physician at WakeMed Health and Hospitals
Alexandra Brady, MD
Physician
Pediatric medicine physician
Alexandra Morgan, DO
Child Neurology Residency
Child Neurology resident, Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Alexandra Tarasidis
Pediatrician
Alexandra Wilson, MD, DO
Alexandra Wilson
Geriatrician at Lexington Medical Center