Karen Diane Fairchild MD
Neonatal Infections
Professor of Pediatrics, University VA School of Medicine
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1215 Lee StCharlottesville, VA 22908
Phone+1 434-924-2335
Fax+1 434-982-0796
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Education & Training
Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaFellowship, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 1992 - 1996
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Pediatrics, 1989 - 1992
Duke University School of MedicineClass of 1989
Certifications & Licensure
VA State Medical License 2004 - 2026
MD State Medical License 1992 - 2004
PA State Medical License 1994 - 1996
American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Fellow (FAAP) American Academy of Pediatrics
Clinical Trials
- Improved Detection of Neonatal Sepsis Using a Targeted Biomarker Assay Start of enrollment: 2009 Feb 01
- VentFirst: A Multicenter RCT of Assisted Ventilation During Delayed Cord Clamping for Extremely Preterm Infants Start of enrollment: 2016 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Heart rate analysis in neonatal sepsis: a complex equation.Brynne A Sullivan, Karen D Fairchild
Pediatric Research. 2025-01-01 - Tachycardia-Desaturation Episodes in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Patients with and without Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia.V Peter Nagraj, Paige Howard, Karen D Fairchild, Brynne A Sullivan
American Journal of Perinatology. 2024-11-19 - Impact of Pharmacologic Patent Ductus Arteriosus Treatment on Acute Respiratory and Oxygenation Metrics in Very Low Birth Weight Infants.Mara K Weigner, Sherry L Kausch, Karen D Fairchild, Brynne A Sullivan
American Journal of Perinatology. 2024-11-12
Grant Support
- Predictive informatics monitoring in the Neonatal Intensive Care UnitUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA2014–2027
- Hypothermia Enhances Inflammatory Cytokine Expression VIA Nf-Kappa BEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2006–2010
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
Other Languages
- French
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