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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, M.D.
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Director
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio

Fellowship Program Assistant Director

Faculty Members

Jennifer Andrews
Jennifer Andrews, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Robert Arrington, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Indirapriya
Indirapriya “Priya” D. Avulakunta, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Megan N Baber, D.O.
Megan Baber, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Jared C. Beavers, M.D.
Jared Beavers, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Dr. Jessica Blair Beavers
Jessica Beavers, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Carla S. Brown, M.D.
Carla Brown, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Carrie Marie Brown, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Laura E. Carroll, M.D.
Laura E. Carroll, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Vonita Chawla, M.D.
Vonita Chawla, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.
Vikas Chowdhary, M.D.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Website: Clinical Bio
Sherry Courtney, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Caroline E. Crocker, D.O.
Caroline E. Crocker, D.O.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Dr. Rachel L. DeLong
Rachel L. DeLong, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D.
Vikramaditya Dumpa, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Nahed Elhassan, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Maria Teresa Esquival, M.D.
Teresa Esquivel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Whit Hall, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Elizabeth Kim, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Robert Lyle, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Ashley L. Lynch, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Tonya LeAnn Marotti
Tonya Marotti, M.D.
Instructor
Website: Clinical Bio
Franscesca Miquel-Verges, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Clare Nesmith, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Sara Peeples, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Sarah M. Perez, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Email: SPerez@uams.edu
Website: Clinical Bio
Jennifer A. Rumpel, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Douglas E. Seglem, D.O.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Megha Sharma, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Zackary Shearer, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Ankita Shukla, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
John M. Stack, M.D.
John M. Stack, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Joanne Szabo, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Billy Ray Thomas, M.D.
Billy Thomas, M.D.
Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Tara Venable, M.D.
Tara Venable, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Misty Virmani, M.D.
Associate Professor
Website: Clinical Bio
Gwen White, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Website: Clinical Bio

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.