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Phoenix Children's Hospital Pediatrics

Residency · Phoenix, AZ

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· Directors Michael Kruer and Nicholas Huggins

Phoenix Children's Hospital Pediatrics Residency, Phoenix, AZ | Carlo Med

Class size: 36
Visas: None
PGY-1 salary: $70k2026 to 2027

Red flags

No visa sponsorship. Only applicants who need no visa can train here.

Green flags

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

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Getting in

Who started, by class

Started 20252 on record of 36 seats · 2 US MD · 1 published before starting

Max SpiroUniversity of Illinois at the Medical Center College of Medicine2 papers · 1 case report
Kaitlyn BatesCentral Michigan University College of Medicine

Started 20242 on record of 36 seats · 1 DO · 1 published before starting

Nasreen Noor6 papers · 3 first author · 2 case reports
Giles KnowlesCampbell University-Jerry M. Wallace School of Osteopathic Medicine

Training

3 training sites. Graduates on record most often went on to pediatric hospital medicine.

Where it trains

Phoenix Children's Hospital
Valleywise Health Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center

Where graduates went next

Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship30
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship29
Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship26
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine Fellowship22

People

Leadership

Michael KruerProgram Director
Nicholas HugginsProgram Director
Christine RukasinAssociate Program Directors
Jenna EricksonAssociate Program Directors

More programs at Phoenix Children's Hospital

ProgramPositions

ProgramPositions

Neonatal-Perinatal MedicinePositions: 6
Pediatric CardiologyPositions: 9

Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

20

Pediatric Cardiology Fellowship17

Where graduates work now

University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix102
Phoenix Children's Hospital37
Baylor College of Medicine10
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center10
Creighton University School of Medicine9
Stanford Health Care6

Research

3,156 papers by its people, 88,509 citations

Platelet Disorders and Treatments
Genomics and Rare Diseases
Lysosomal Storage Disorders Research
Congenital Heart Disease Studies
Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects

Find someone

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

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Positions: 12

Pediatric Emergency Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 12

Pediatric EndocrinologyPositions: 5

Pediatric GastroenterologyPositions: 6

Pediatric Hematology/OncologyPositions: 9

Pediatric Hospital MedicinePositions: 6

Pediatric Infectious DiseasesPositions: 3

Pediatric NephrologyPositions: 3

Pediatric PulmonologyPositions: 6

Pediatric RheumatologyPositions: 3

Sports Medicine (Pediatrics)Positions: 4

Place

Summers reach 107°, winters fall to 46°.

Weather by month

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Commute

1.5M people live within 20 minutes of Phoenix Children's Hospital by car with no traffic.

Cost of living

A one bedroom rents for about $1,470 a month within 10 miles of Phoenix Children's Hospital.

Hazards

Heat waves
River flooding
Hail
Strong wind

44% of current residents have a paper since 2023

8 of 18, 15 papers between them