{"id":1376,"date":"2015-12-30T16:25:42","date_gmt":"2015-12-30T21:25:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/?page_id=1376"},"modified":"2026-06-25T12:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T16:35:13","slug":"faculty-fellows","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/pediatrics\/divisions\/neonatology\/faculty-fellows\/","title":{"rendered":"Division Faculty"},"content":{"rendered":"

Meet the Faculty of the Division of Neonatology<\/h2>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"BurnsedJ\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Jennifer Burnsed, MD, MSc<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Residency: University of Virginia
\nFellowship: Johns Hopkins University<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nHypoxic-ischemic brain injury (see link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"FairchildKD\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Karen Fairchild, MD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics
\nFellowship Program Director<\/p>\n

Residency: Johns Hopkins University
\nFellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nHeart rate variability and neonatal outcomes (sepsis, NEC, IVH)
\nVentilation prior to umbilical cord clamping (see link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

David Kaufman, MD<\/strong>
\nProfessor of Pediatrics
\nAssistant Medical Director – NICU
\nMedical Director – ECMO<\/p>\n

Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
\nFellowship: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nPrevention of fungal infections and late onset sepsis<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Sarah Miller, DO<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Residency: Geisinger Medical Center
\nFellowship: University of Virginia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nNeurodevelopmental follow-up of NICU graduates<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"\"<\/a> [\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Peter Murray, MD, MSM<\/strong>
\nAssistant Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Residency: Thomas Jefferson University \/ A.I. Dupont
\nFellowship: Yale University<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nPerinatal\/Medical Ethics<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"SinkinR\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Robert A. Sinkin, MD, MPH<\/strong>
\nCharles Fuller Professor of Neonatology
\nChief, Division of Neonatology<\/p>\n

Residency: Children’s Hospital of Oakland
\nFellowship: University of Rochester<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nFeasibility of daily, two-way videoconferencing between parents\/providers
\nNeonatal outcomes of extremely premature infants<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Brynne A. Sullivan, MD<\/strong>
\nAssistant\u00a0Professor of\u00a0Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Residency:\u00a0University of Virginia
\nFellowship: University of\u00a0Virginia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nPredictive monitoring using pulse oximetry and heart rate characteristics monitoring.<\/p>\n

Publications: View on\u00a0PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"SwansonJ\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Jonathan R. Swanson, MD, MSc<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nMedical Director – NICU
\nChief Quality Officer for Children’s Services<\/p>\n

Residency: University of Virginia
\nFellowship: University of Virginia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nNecrotizing enterocolitis and acquired intestinal diseases
\nQuality improvement methods in the NICU<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"VergalesB\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Brooke Vergales, MD<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics
\nAssociate Fellowship Program Director<\/p>\n

Residency: Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital
\nFellowship: University of Virginia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nQuality improvement in the NICU
\nMedical education<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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[ezcol_1third]\"\"<\/a>[\/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]<\/p>\n

Santina Zanelli, MD, MS<\/strong>
\nAssociate Professor of Pediatrics<\/p>\n

Residency: St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children
\nFellowship: University of Virginia<\/p>\n

Clinical\/Research Interests:
\nHypoxic-ischemic brain injury (see link<\/a>)<\/p>\n

Publications: View on PubMed<\/a><\/p>\n

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