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Fellowship Information
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3 years or more of general pediatric residency training
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Applications are accepted through the NRMP/ERAS match
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Letters of recommendation from:
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3 year program (optional fourth year for additional research or Master's Degree)
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Program is accredited by the ACGME in Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine, and prepares fellows for an academic career in Neonatal Medicine
Responsibilities
Clinical Months : assume an active role in the supervision and teaching of house staff, medical students and nursing staff in the NICU; perform clinical procedures and attend high-risk deliveries when special expertise is required, organize and participate in neonatal and perinatal conferences.
Research Months: Pursue self-selected research project(s) with active guidance from neonatology and basic science faculty.
Night Call : Taken in house and rotated with other neonatology fellows.
Transport System : Organize and dispatch the transport team and participate in particularly complex transports.
Division Meetings: Participate in weekly discussions of clinical issues and management of NICU.
Conferences: Monthly: Journal Club, Morbidity and Mortality, Perinatalogy and Genetics, Neonatal and Neonatal Physiology Conferences and Weekly Morning Report (on Neonatal Topic) with Residents.
Follow-up Clinic: Evaluate the medical and developmental progress of babies discharged from the intermediate and intensive care nurseries.
Facilities and Resources
   
600 bed teaching hospital, which serves as the regional perinatal center for northwest Virginia.
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450 (approximately) admissions per year to the 45-bed NICU with about 50% of those babies referred from surrounding rural community hospitals.
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ECMO, Pediatric Surgery, Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery
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Full range of pediatric subspecialty resources, with the University of Virginia being the only tertiary perinatal care center for all of western Virginia.
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Sophisticated transport system serving northwest Virginia via a specially designed and equipped van and southwest Virginia via a comparable air transport system.
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Well-organized and skilled nursing staff utilizing primary nursing to facilitate coordination of patient care.
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Neonatology Follow-up Clinic with active participation by pediatric physical therapist, developmentalists, and social workers.
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Computer data collection and retrieval systems for information regarding neonatal transport, in-patient therapy, serial developmental assessments, and research studies.
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Clinical research facilities located within the NICU and laboratory research facilities close to the NICU.
Research
Fellows are encouraged to pursue research activities of their own choosing. Projects can be with mentors within or outside the division of Neonatology. These can include basic science, clinical, quality improvement, and/or epidemiologic projects.
Current research activities of the neonatology division members include investigation of:
Basic Sciences:
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Sepsis
- Nitrosylation, pH and chronic lung disease
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Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury
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Fungal resistance patterns
Clinical Studies:
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Heart Rate Characteristics and Infection
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Nitrosylation and pH in preterm infant lungs
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Prevention of bacterial and fungal infections
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Cortisol levels and hypotension with PDA ligation
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Feeding during PDA treatment
Perinatalogy:
Environment
Charlottesville is a charming and vibrant town in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The University was founded by Thomas Jefferson, whose lasting impression remains in the beautiful, stately building and a tradition of excellence. Some of the unique community resources include:
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Full range of collegiate sporting events, including superb basketball, lacrosse, polo, football and soccer
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University film festivals and national/international speakers' series and musical events
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Local fox hunting and international steeplechase events
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Several historical plantations, including Monticello, Ash Lawn and Castle Hill
Charlottesville is also conveniently located for a variety of day or weekend trips:
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20 miles from the Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Mountains (sightseeing, picnicking, hiking, camping and hang gliding)
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45 miles from Lake Anna (sailing, canoeing and motor-boating)
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110 miles from Colonial Williamsburg
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110 miles from Washington, D.C.
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150 miles from Virginia Beach resort area, with ready access to the National Seashores of Virginia's eastern shore peninsula and North Carolina's Outer Banks
Neonatology Faculty
Robert Sinkin, MD, MPH
Chief, Division of Neonatology
Josh Attridge, MD
Robert J. Boyle, MD
Karen Fairchild, MD
John Kattwinkel, MD
David Kaufman, MD
Alix Paget-Brown, MD
Jonathan Swanson, MD
Santina Zanelli, MD
Neonatal Fellows
Andy Bowe, DO acb7x@virginia.edu
Lacey Colligan, MD rlc7z@virgnia.edu
Sripriya (Priya) Sundararajan, MD ss3dp@virginia.edu
Brooke Vergales, MD bld5j@virginia.edu
Fara Davalian, MD ffd5v@virginia.edu
For additional information you may contact:
Karen D. Fairchild, MD
Associate Professor
Director, Neonatology Fellowship Program
University of Virginia Children's Hospital
Department of Pediatrics
PO Box 800386
Charlottesville, Va 22908
Phone: 434-243-9377
Fax: 434-982-4328
e-mail: kdf2n@virginia.edu
Jane Shannon
Neonatology Fellowship Coordinator
Phone: 434-243-9377
Fax: 434-982-4328
e-mail: ebs6p@virginia.edu
Main Office: 434-924-5428
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