Fatima LauraMejia-ConnollyDO(She/Her)

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatric Critical Care Fellow Physician (completion 06/2025)

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I have been in the health care industry since 2018 (excluding medical school) as a physician and educator. My skills are in inpatient pediatrics. I am a board certified pediatrician currently in pediatric critical care fellowship with goal of being a board eligible pediatric intensivist in 2025.

My professional interests include ventilators, point of care ultrasound, clinical informatics, simulation and medical education. During my training, my research has focuses on evaluation of weaning off mechanical ventilation comparing Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA) and evaluation of the diaphragm with ultrasound with weaning. With the assistance of my research mentor, we were able to secure a couple research grants for the study. In addition, I have been one of the lead providers in a quality and safety initiative project aiming at reducing unplanned extubation rates in our unit. I regularly lead lectures for residents and nursing staff and am involved in high fidelity pediatric ICU simulations. Furthermore, I created the pediatric critical care handbook for our resident physicians. I have completed EPIC physician builder certifications, have joined the physician builder and analyst committee at VCU Health System, and have been contributing towards several EPIC related projects. Additionally, I am fluent in Spanish in addition to having certification from the Language Services Association here at VCU.

Virginia Commonwealth University Health SystemFellowship, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, 2022 - 2025
SUNY Upstate Medical UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 2019 - 2022
Orange Regional Medical CenterInternship, 2018 - 2019
Touro College of Osteopathic MedicineClass of 2018, DO
Vassar CollegeB.A., Biochemistry, 2010 - 2014

General Pediatrics Compassionate Care Award SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 2022
Graduate Medical Education Resident Award for Teamwork SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 2021
Nominated and attended the Frontiers in Science Symposium SUNY Upstate University Hospital, 2021

Abstracts/Posters

A Case of Erythromelalgia Dysautonomia in an 11-year-old Girl.
Mejia-Connolly, Fatima; Lenehan, Carley; Calleo, Vincent, SUNY Upstate Beyond the Doctorate Research Day, SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY, 2021
Rare Presentation of Interstitial Nephritis: A Case Study
Mejia, Fatima, Obligado; Sergio; Santoriello, Dominick., Third Annual Orange Regional Medical Center Poster Competition, Orange Regional Medical Center [now Garnet Health Medical Center], Middletown, NY, 2017

Lectures

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Morbidity and Mortality Conference
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Journal Club Conference
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine ECMO Conference
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Pediatric Multidisciplinary Joint Conference
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Pediatric critical care nursing education high yield topics
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
Pediatric critical care resident physician education high yield topics
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
General Pediatrics Simulation Education
Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU
General Pediatrics Simulation Education
SUNY Upstate University Hospital
General Pediatric Morbidity and Mortality Conference
SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY - 2022
General Pediatrics Grand Rounds Introduction Topic – Review of MISC
SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY - 2021
General Pediatrics Topic Presentation – Congenital Infections
SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY - 2019
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Clinical Study Research GrantGetinge2024–2025
Fellows Research GrantChildren’s Institute of Research at Children’s Hospital of Richmond2023–2025

Co-investigatorQuality Improvement Project – Reducing Unplanned Extubations Children’s Hospital of Richmond at VCU, Richmond, VA2023 - 2025
Principal InvestigatorEvaluation of weaning in invasive Neurally Adjusted Ventilator Assist (NAVA) versus Conventional Mechanical Ventilation (CMV) in pediatric patients using Ultrasound (US) and electrical activity of the diaphragm. Prospective, randomized feasibility study2023 - 2025
Co-investigatorQuality Improvement Project – Epic Optimization SUNY Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse, NY.2021 - 2022