UCSF Fellowship Training Program in Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine
The Fellowship Program in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) offers supervised training for two to three first year fellows in clinical Neonatology and in research for a period of 3 or 4 years. Fellows are appointed jointly to the Department of Pediatrics and the Cardiovascular Research Institute. The Fellowship program is
intended for individuals planning a career in academic medicine, and it is designed to satisfy the requirements for the Sub-Board of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine of the American Board of Pediatrics.
For more than 25 years, the Fellowship Program has been supported by a Training Grant in Perinatal Biology from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. A unique aspect of the Program, which demonstrates the close relationship between Neonatology and Obstetrics at UCSF, is that the Training Grant is a joint program involving Neonatology and Maternal-Fetal Medicine.
Strong History of Innovation
In 1964, the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI) at UCSF tasked Drs. John Clements and William H. Tooley to found the
UCSF Intensive Care Nursery. Since that
time, research at the UCSF Intensive Care Nursery has led to ground breaking
advances in Neonatology:
- More effective methods of neonatal resuscitation
- The first
reported use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- And the discovery of surfactant as a clinical therapy by Dr. Clements (Lasker Prize)
Based on its strong tradition of translational research, UCSF continues to look for new avenues that will connect fundamental basic science and clinical research. The
Newborn Brain Research Institute (NBRI), founded in 2006, fosters interactions between neuroscientists, pathologists, neurologists and neonatologists to better understand the root causes of cerebral palsy and develop novel therapies. In addition to basic sciences, we have a strong training focus in clinical investigation and we encourage applicants interested in epidemiology, bioinformatics and global health.
For more information on our Fellowship Program, please review our pages on research training,
clinical training and our application process. Finally, the UCSF Department of Pediatrics and the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Training Program value diversity and are committed to training physicians from all backgrounds and cultures. For more information on the check out the Pediatric Diversity Committee at UCSF.
Message from the Program Directors
Dear Prospective Applicant to UCSF Training Program in Neonatology,
Thank you for your interest in the UCSF Neonatology Training Program. The Program
was founded in 1965 and in that time has successfully mentored over 100 fellows.
More than 70% of our fellow alumni currently hold full time faculty positions in
academic institutions. These include 31 Division Chiefs, 8 Chairs of Pediatric
Departments and 5 who have been awarded endowed professorships.
There is a strong tradition of translational research at UCSF and we place a strong emphasis on academic research
in the Neonatology Training Program. To ensure that our fellows have a productive research training experience, we attempt to limit and adapt the clinical load to fit the research objectives of the fellow. We find that adequate protected time is one of the most important requirements of a successful research experience during fellowship.
In the last calendar year alone (2007) our fellows published eight peer-reviewed
articles and of these six were first author publications that appeared in
excellent journals such as Neuron, Journal of Neuroscience, Pediatrics, and
Journal of Pediatrics. Many of our fellows have gone on to receive junior
faculty-transition awards such a K-series awards from the NIH. We actively
support and encourage strongly motivated research individuals and make our best
effort to ensure their successful transition to full independence as junior
investigators.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any further questions. We hope to meet
all those motivated by the challenges and rewards of neonatology.
Sincerely,
Thomas Shimotake, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Associate Program Director,
UCSF Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
David H. Rowitch, MD, PhD
Professor, Pediatrics Neurosurgery
Chief of Neonatology
HHMI Investigator