Graduate Medical Education Our Fellows

Melissa Rubin, MD, is from Westchester, New York, and completed her residency at New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital at Columbia University. Her fellowship focus is Advocacy and Health Equity, and she is pursuing a Master of Public Health in Health and Social Behavior at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests include examining health equity through an advocacy lens, both in medical education and in patient facing community work. She chose Boston Children’s Hospital because of the wide range of resources and mentorship available, which allows her to learn different perspectives and approaches across clinical care, education, and research. She also values the welcoming environment, where colleagues are eager to connect fellows with mentors and collaborators. She enjoys Boston’s balance of a town-like feel with the energy of a larger city, along with its close access to outdoor activities. 

Mercy Toma, MD, grew up in Jos, Nigeria, and Edison, New Jersey, and completed her residency at Nemours Children’s Hospital in Delaware. Her fellowship focuses on immigrant health and global health, and she is pursuing a Master of Public Health in Clinical Effectiveness at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Her research interests center on improving care for families who speak a language other than English. She chose Boston Children’s Hospital because of the diversity of resources available while she continued to refine her fellowship focus and research interests. Although she considers herself a homebody, she enjoys Boston’s many parks and walking paths and appreciates the opportunities the city offers for quiet time outdoors. 

Grace Quinn, MD, grew up in Wayland, Massachusetts, and completed her residency at Children’s National Hospital. Her fellowship focus is Medical Education, with research interests that include curriculum development, care for children with developmental disabilities, behavioral health, and quality improvement. She was drawn to Boston Children’s Hospital because of the wide range of opportunities for research and education, the collaborative and welcoming departmental culture, and the strong mentorship available to fellows. She also values the program’s clinical structure, which allows fellows to develop their own practice while being supported by approachable and thoughtful faculty. In her free time, she enjoys exploring the many outdoor spaces in and around Boston, from nearby parks and ponds to fall apple picking, beaches, and trips to the White Mountains.

Lulu Xu, MD, MS, is from Belmont, Massachusetts, and completed her residency at Mass General Brigham for Children. Her fellowship focuses on research and quality improvement, developing as a teacher, and using research to promote health equity and advocacy. During fellowship she plans to pursue a Master of Public Health. Her research interests include improving transitions of care at discharge and strengthening communication with patients who speak a language other than English. She enjoys Boston’s walkable neighborhoods, coffee shops, and the fall season, and recently returned to the Brookline and Coolidge Corner area, where she enjoys living. 

Stephanie Abuso, DO, is originally from Glendale, New York, and completed her residency at NYU Langone Long Island Hospital. Prior to fellowship, she worked as a PHM/CCS attending at Boston Children’s Hospital for two years. Her fellowship focus is Simulation and Medical Education, and she is pursuing a Master of Public Health. Her research interests include quality improvement, patient safety, and medical simulation. She chose Boston Children’s Hospital because of the strong community she built with colleagues and friends, as well as the many opportunities for education and collaboration that will support her goal of continuing to serve the communities where she hopes to practice. Outside of work, she enjoys Boston’s parks, especially walking along the Emerald Necklace, visiting the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, attending live music and concerts, and experiencing Boston in the fall. 

Laura Arvin, MD, is originally from Ellicott City, Maryland, and earned her medical degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine then completed pediatrics residency at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She is currently a pediatric hospital medicine fellow at Boston Children's Hospital. Her particular interests include non-traditional approaches to graduate medical education and mentorship of medical students and pediatric trainees.

Taylor Pels McAdoo, MD is a Pediatric Hospital Medicine fellow at Boston Children’s Hospital. She earned her bachelor’s degree from the College of the Holy Cross, went to medical school at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and completed Pediatrics residency at Hasbro Children’s/Brown University Health. Her interests outside of clinical practice are primarily within Medical Education including gamification and curriculum development. In her free time she enjoys spending time with her husband and her golden retriever, Annie. She also enjoys needlepointing and exploring new bars and restaurants.

Evan Mercer, MD, started in Georgia but completed his undergraduate, medical school, and Med-Peds residency at Vanderbilt University. He is now a pediatric hospital medicine fellow at BCH, where he will be focusing on transitions of care from pediatric to adult care, particularly for those with complex medical needs. He loves being in the outdoors (anything from climbing to hiking to whitewater canoeing) and used to be Mr. Commodore – the Vanderbilt mascot! Anchor Down!