PHM Fellowship
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center aims to produce pediatric hospitalists who:
- Will be experts in caring for hospitalized children with a variety of acute and chronic conditions
- Will be proficient in core skills essential to the care of hospitalized children
- Will be academically productive, generating new knowledge and scholarship in areas such as education, quality improvement, performance improvement, clinical informatics, clinical research, and health services research
- Will be future leaders in hospital administration, quality, and value-driven health care
Current Fellows
Marissa Hammers, MD
Residency: Baylor Scott & White McLane Children’s
Medical School: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso
Areas of Interest: Medical education, curriculum development, health system sciences,
quality improvement

Kendall Burns, DO
Residency: The Children’s Mercy Hospital
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Areas of Interest: Improving communication, equitable care, global health, medical
education
Alumni

Aishwarya Devarakonda, MD
Medical School: Texas A&M University College of Medicine
Residency: Phoenix Children’s Hospital
Current Position: Faculty at UT Southwestern (Dallas, TX)
Margaret Mou, DO, MEd
Medical School: University of North Texas Health Sciences Center
Residency: NYU Winthrop Hospital
Current Position: Faculty at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Jennifer Wilson, MD
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean
Residency: Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Current Position: Faculty at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (Lubbock,
TX)