Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program

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Overview

The primary goal of the Neonatology fellowship program at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC and Magee-Womens Hospital is to train academic neonatologists. This goal is achieved by combining rigorous clinical training in neonatal-perinatal medicine with a mentored research experience. Fellows are guided by division faculty in both these endeavors and are encouraged to take advantage of the breath and depth of research opportunities in the Pittsburgh metropolitan area to obtain state-of-the-art training in basic, translational, bioinformatic, clinical, epidemiological or health services research.

The three-year fellowship program includes one year of clinical experience and two years of research. Many of our fellows are encouraged to continue their research endeavors, further develop their supervisory skills as an attending neonatologist and complete their transitions to independent faculty by continuing in the program as junior faculty for an additional two or three years.

Fellows rotate through the neonatal intensive care units at Magee and Children’s Hospital. They interact with Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiology, and other pediatric specialists. During their clinical time, the fellows provide the supervision and teaching of the pediatric house officers. They attend all high-risk deliveries and work with house staff in the stabilization and initial management of all new patients. Fellows work closely with the attending neonatologist, assuming greater teaching, leadership, and patient care responsibilities as the fellowship progresses. In-house night call averages one night in five. Fellows are expected to contribute in teaching rounds, division conferences and joint weekly conferences with Perinatology. The fellows also actively participate in neonatal transports (air and ground) while on service at Children’s Hospital and Magee. Fellows also participate in an active infant follow-up program.

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