Fellowship
Training/Education
The fully accredited fellowship program of Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine is located at two New York State designated regional
perinatal centers, SCH at Long Island Jewish Medical Center and
SCH at North Shore University Hospital (5 minutes apart by car).
We have 12,000 inborn patients at the two major centers and 27,000
deliveries in the hospital system (1/10 of NYS deliveries). We
are cutting edge with ECMO, high-tech respiratory support, selective
brain-cooling methodology, and extensive cardiology and cardiovascular
surgical services. By contrast, we are also family-oriented NICUs.
We are located on the eastern border of New York City, making
it a highly attractive location for family, recreation, education
and culture.
Our mission is to provide compassionate, outstanding care, combined
with teaching and cutting-edge research. The NICUs of the two
regional perinatal centers have 44 and 52 beds. There are 11 neonatologists,
11 fellows, 1 pediatric nurse practitioner, 3 neonatal nurse practitioners,
4 clinical nurse specialists, and 2 research scientists. There
are 9 maternal-fetal medicine specialists. Fellow night call is
in-house. The neonatology division has outstanding marks for teaching.
There are regular academic meetings in neonatology and perinatology,
with additional experience offered in pediatric cardiology and
neurodevelopmental follow-up. All fellows finish either a clinical
or basic research project mentored by one of the neonatal attendings
or our research scientists. Areas of research interest include
the molecular biology of inflammation in BPD, inhaled nitric oxide,
developmental cardiology, neonatal respiratory mechanics, and
neonatal nutrition. We believe in evidence-based medicine and
are participating in major clinical trials. (e.g. brain cooling
for hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy, prevention of nosocorneal
infection of a new IVIG preparation, and inhaled nitric oxide
to prevent chronic lung disease in extremely low birth weight
infants (NICHD). There is a basic research neonatal laboratory
at each regional perinatal center.)
Applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early. Interviews
are usually given about 1½ years before the start date of July
1st.
