Le Bonheur Neonatology is ranked as a top program by U.S. News & World Report and has a large patient census and wide spectrum in infant pathology. Fellows will have the opportunity to train in two units. These include:
- Sheldon B. Korones Newborn Center at Regional One Health
- 60-bed, Level III NICU
- 1,300 admissions per year
- 4,500 deliveries per year
- Le Bonheur Children's Hospital
- 60-bed, Level IV NICU
- 400 admissions per year
- Surgical and cardiac neonates
- Infants needing multispecialty care
Fellows will also have dedicated learning opportunities such as ECMO training, ethics curriculum and research workshops.
Learn more about UTHSC's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine program and apply.
Research Interests:
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Microbiome in gut and lung of premature infant and association with different morbidities
- Cerebral circulation in the premature brain
- Nutrition in the premature infant
- Morbidities from blood transfusions
- Quality improvement initiatives to improve outcomes in the premature infant including delay cord and increased expressed breast milk utilization
Program Staff: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Program Director
Associate Program Director
Associate Program Director
Fellowship Coordinator
April Smith, MSHSA
Asmit359@uthsc.edu
901.287.5265