Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program
Directed by Catherine M. Bendel, M.D., the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, which is accredited by the Residency Review Committee for Pediatrics and includes the American Board of Pediatrics, is jointly sponsored by the University of Minnesota and Children's Hospitals and Clinics--St. Paul. Fellows in our program train in the the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at the University of Minnesota Amplatz Children's Hospital. The NICU ranked in the top cluster of four exceptional NICU sites, according to a national NICU organizational culture assessment conducted by The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Learn more about this award ECMO Program recognized as Center of Excellence Neonatology Presentations and Lectures Fellowship Program Graduates
Spotlight on NICU Clinical Research Neonatology: Pioneering care and comfort for babies and their families NICU Follow Up Clinic: From tiny to on track (article from MMF Medical Bulletin)
Information for Fellowship Program ApplicantsNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program at the University of Minnesota participates in the National Resident Match Program (www.nrmp.org) and will receive applications through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Please Note: We accept only applicants who are U.S. citizens or those who have a J-1 Visa 3 letters of recommendation are required: Each letter of recommendation must have the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine LoR form AND the Cover Lettter with instruction for submission to ERAS Fellowships both found at the ERAS website:
Information on policies and procedures for graduate medical education and our program:Select Faculty Publications:Neurochemical changes in the developing rat hippocampus during prolonged hypoglycemia Fetal and neonatal iron deficiency causes volume loss and alters the neurochemical profile of the adult rat hippocampus Evidence for a Hypo-Responsive Limbic-Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Following Early-Life Repetitive Hypoglycemia in Adult Male Rats The Role of Iron in Learning and Memory Body Composition Changes in Preterm Infants Following Hospital Discharge: Comparison With Term Infants An Internal Polarity Landmark Is Important for Externally Induced Hyphal Behaviors in Candida albicans Improved gas exchange and survival after KL4 surfactant in newborn pigs with severe acute lung injury
Candida glabrata colonizes but does not often disseminate from the mouse caecum Candida Species Differ in Their Interactions With Immature Human Gastrointestinal Epithelial Cells Premedication for Nonemergent Neonatal Intubations Laryngeal Mask Airway for Surfactant Administration in a Newborn Animal Model Observational Study of Humidified High-Flow Nasal Cannula Compared with Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Fetal Iron Deficiency Disrupts the Maturation of Synaptic Function and Efficacy in Area CA1 of the Developing Rat Hippocampus
The Role of High-Frequency Ventilation in Neonates: Evidence-Based Recommendations Gestational-Neonatal Iron Deficiency Suppresses and Iron Treatment Re-Activates IGF Signaling in Developing Rat Hippocampus Postnatal morphine exposure decreases neurogenesis in the dentate gyrus and alters the neurochemical profile of the hippocampus in developing rats
Current Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows Jane Brumbaugh, M.D. 2009-2012 Megan Linn, M.D. 2010-2013
Kathleen Pfister, M.D. 2010-2013 Miriam Rajpal, M.D. 2010-2012 Heather Podgorski, M.D. 2009-2012 Michele Tuepker, M.D. 2011-2014 Tara Zamora, M.D. 2011-2014
Contact InformationFellowship Coordinator: Ellen Sullivan 612-626-2958 Tel 612-624-8176 Fax sull0380@umn.edu Mailing Address: 2450 Riverside Avenue East Building, Room MB630 Minneapolis, MN 55454
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