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Department of Pediatrics: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program Faculty

Faculty in the Division of Neonatology are actively engaged in several areas of research including multiple clinical trials, the use of computer technology for documentation; appropriate pain control in neonates, and refinement of discharge planning and follow-up medical management of NICU graduates.

Fellowship Program Director

Jessica Jakubowicz, MD
Jessica Jakubowicz, M.D.
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Director
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JMJakubowicz@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio

Fellowship Program Assistant Director

Sarah Perez, MD
Sarah M. Perez, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SPerez@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio

Faculty Members

Ashley S. Ross, M.D.
Ashley Ross, M.D.
Chief of Neonatology
Walmart Endowed Chair in Neonatology
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: RossAshleyS@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Jennifer Andrews, MD
Jennifer Andrews, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JPAndrews@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Robert Arrington, MD
Robert Arrington, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ArringtonRobertW@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Clare Nesmith, MD
Clare Asher, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: NesmithClare@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Indirapriya
Indirapriya “Priya” D. Avulakunta, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: IAvulakunta@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Megan N Baber, D.O.
Megan Baber, D.O.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: MNBaber@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Jared C. Beavers, M.D.
Jared Beavers, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JCBeavers@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Jessica Blair Beavers, MD
J. Blair Beavers, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JBBoyd@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Carla S. Brown, M.D.
Carla Brown, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: CBrown@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Carrie Brown, MD
Carrie Marie Brown, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: BrownCarrieM@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Vonita Chawla, M.D.
Vonita Chawla, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: vchawla@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.
Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: VChowdhary@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Sherry Courtney, MD
Sherry Courtney, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SECourtney@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Caroline E. Crocker, D.O.
Caroline E. Crocker, D.O.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: CECrocker@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Dr. Rachel L. DeLong
Rachel L. DeLong, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: RLDelong@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D.
Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: VDumpa@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Dr. Nahed Elhassan, MD
Nahed Elhassan, M.D., MPH
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ElhassanNahed@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Whit Hall, MD
Whit Hall, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: HallRichardW@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Elizabeth Kim, MD
Elizabeth Kim, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: KimElizabethW@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Rakesh Lavu, MD Section of Neonatology
Rakesh Lavu, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: RLavu@uams.edu
Robert E. Lyle, M.D.
Robert E. Lyle, M.D.
Rockefeller Endowed Chair for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: LyleRobertE@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Ashley Lynch, MD
Ashley L. Lynch, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ALLynch@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Tonya LeAnn Marotti
Tonya Marotti, M.D.
Instructor of Pediatrics
Email: marottitonyal@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
David Matlock, MD
David Matlock, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: DMatlock@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Matthew H. Merves, M.D.
Matthew Merves, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: MHMerves@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Franscesca Miquel-Verges, MD
Franscesca Miquel-Verges, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: FMiquelVerges@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Sara Peeples, MD
Sara Peeples, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: SEPeeples@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Alvaro Proano Falconi, MD Neonatology-Perinatology Fellow
Alvaro L. Proaño Falconi, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: AProanofalconi@uams.edu
Jennifer Rumpel, MD
Jennifer A. Rumpel, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JARumpel@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Megha Sharma, MD
Megha Sharma, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: MSharma@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Zackary Shearer, MD
Zackary Shearer, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: ZShearer2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Ankita Shukla, MD
Ankita Shukla, M.D., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: AShukla@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
John M. Stack, M.D.
John M. Stack, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: JMStack@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Billy Ray Thomas, M.D.
Billy Thomas, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Email: BillyRThomas@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Tara Venable, M.D.
Tara Venable, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: TBVenable@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Misty Virmani, MD
Misty Virmani, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: MLVirmani@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Gwenevere White, MD
Gwen White, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Email: GMWhite@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Emily Wilson, M.D.
Emily Wilson, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: EWilson2@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Alexandra Woodle, MD
Alexandra “Allie” G. Woodle, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Email: AGWoodle@uams.edu

Additional Information

The ACH/UAMS pediatric faculty includes over 260 faculty members representing virtually every pediatric subspecialty, including cardiology, pulmonology, nephrology, neonatology, gastroenterology, infectious disease, hematology/oncology, pharmacology, and emergency medicine.

Surgical specialties include cardiovascular surgery, general pediatric surgery, pediatric neurosurgery, and pediatric otolaryngology, supported by pediatric anesthesiologists.

Critical support physicians for the NICU include pediatric radiologists and pathologists.