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Baylor College of Medicine Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Fellowship · Houston, TX

Sponsored by Baylor College of Medicine · Director Melissa Carbajal

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Class size
6
PGY-4 salary
$79k2026 to 2027

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  • Fills every seat. Every seat filled in each of the last 5 Matches.
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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20266 on record of 6 seats · 2 published before starting
  • Emmanuella SaliaMayo Medical School9 papers · 2 reviews
  • Stella KaluBaylor College of Medicine5 papers · 3 first author · 2 case reports
  • Airam RangelMemorial Healthcare System
  • Kiely FagundesBaylor College of Medicine
  • Samantha KauffmanBaylor College of Medicine - Texas Children's Hospital
  • Victoria Fahy
Started 20255 on record of 6 seats · 3 published before starting
  • Allison Young2 papers · 2 first author
  • Margarita ThompsonTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso2 papers
  • Monica HannaLong Island School of Medicine2 papers · 1 review
  • Dominique BrunckoBaylor College of Medicine - Texas Children's Hospital
  • Jessa Li
Started 20245 on record of 6 seats · 4 published before starting
  • Gabriella Abouelkheir3 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Selina BowlerLong Island University2 papers · 1 first author · 1 review
  • Meghan CusackPhoenix Children's Hospital1 paper
  • Rowida KheireldinUniversity of Toledo1 paper · 1 review
  • Harshkumar PatelBaylor College of Medicine

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to fellowship.

Months at each site

  • Texas Children's Hospital37 mo
  • Harris Health System - Ben Taub Hospital2 mo

Where graduates went next

  • Fellowship4
  • Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship3
  • Urology Fellowship3
  • Hospice And Palliative Medicine Fellowship1
  • Nephrology, Duke Children'S Fellowship1
  • Thoracic Surgery Fellowship1

Where graduates work now

  • Baylor College of Medicine26
  • Pediatrix Medical Group11
  • University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston4
  • University of New Mexico School of Medicine3
  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center3
  • Magella Medical Associates2

Research

42% of current fellows have a paper since 2023

8 of 19, 13 papers between them

  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Infant Nutrition and Health
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Studies
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

People

Leadership

  • Melissa CarbajalProgram Director
  • Shweta ParmekarAssociate Program Directors
  • Kristina ReberDivision Chief, Neonatology
  • Amiya DavisProgram Coordinator

Find someone

Faculty, fellows, graduates and the people fellows publish with.

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  • Developmental-Behavioral PediatricsPositions: 6
  • Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 21
  • Pediatric Critical Care MedicinePositions: 21
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 2
  • Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 18
  • Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 12
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 12
  • Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric Hematology/OncologyPositions: 18
  • Pediatric Hematology/OncologyPositions: 3
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 12
  • Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 4
  • Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPositions: 9
  • Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 9
  • Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 12
  • Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 8
  • Pediatric Transplant HepatologyPositions: 1
  • PediatricsPositions: 39
  • PediatricsPositions: 159
  • Sports Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 2

Place

Summers reach 94°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.4M people live within 20 minutes of Texas Children's Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,330 a month within 10 miles of Texas Children's Hospital.

Hazards

  • Hurricanes
  • River flooding
  • Tornadoes
  • Cold waves

Publishes with fellows

  • Martin ChavezMaternal & Fetal Medicine, 2 fellows
  • Nazeeh HannaNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine, 2 fellows