Welcome and thank you for your interest in our Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship Program!
We are excited to launch our own Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine (NPM) Fellowship, with our inaugural class beginning in July 2026. Led by the Division of Neonatology and the Fetal and Neonatal Institute (FNI), our expert faculty is thrilled to develop this fellowship and to share all that Children’s Hospital Los Angeles has to offer to its trainees.
Our Mission
We are dedicated to providing world-class educational and training experiences in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, fostering the future generation of academic leaders. By emphasizing excellence in clinical practice, cutting-edge education, scholarly inquiry, and transformative mentorship, we aim to empower trainees to lead advancements in neonatal and perinatal care.
Why Choose a “New” Program?
What sets us apart from other new programs is that we are a “new-but-experienced” program. In the 1980s-90s, CHLA trained fellows in a combined pulmonary-neonatal fellowship program which was then followed by decades of teaching and guiding NPM fellows from our long-standing affiliated NPM fellowship Program at Los Angeles General Medical Center (LAGMC formerly known as LAC+USC).
This history has uniquely positioned us to create an exceptional learning environment for our trainees. The Division of Neonatology at CHLA has been home to giants in the field who have helped to shape our practice and contributions to the field over the decades. By integrating proven educational strategies with modern and exciting new elements, we are confident in our ability to offer outstanding training for future academic neonatologists.
What Do We Offer?
The CHLA Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine fellowship program is designed to equip graduates with the skills, knowledge, and experiences they need to succeed as an academic neonatologist. Throughout the three years of training, clinical rotations are “front-loaded” allowing more time for scholarly activities as the fellow advances. Our focus is on experiential learning paired with meaningful didactics. Fellows will receive support and mentorship to engage in scholarly work, in quality and performance improvement. The program offers ample opportunity to develop outstanding leadership, teaching, and communication skills.
What sets us apart from other programs in the region is the unique opportunity to train at our Fetal and Neonatal Institute which is one of CHLA’s dedicated Service Lines. The programs in the FNI include the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Foundation Newborn and Infant Critical Care Unit (NICCU) at CHLA, the Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center (HPMC) NICU, the Fetal Maternal Center (FMC), and the Neonatal Follow-up Clinic. This comprehensive set up enables the fellow to witness the journey of patients and their families from prenatal diagnosis and management in the FMC to stabilization in the delivery room at HPMC and during transport to the CHLA NICCU. There, they will provide high-level neonatal care to those babies that they had “met” in-utero.
Clinical Training
At the NICCU at CHLA, our future fellows will experience quality-focused, patient-centered quaternary newborn care (i.e. high volume ECMO program, Small Baby Unit, Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease Program, Renal Replacement Therapy, care for complex newborns with surgical issues). Clinical training includes point of care ultrasound and targeted echocardiography, transport medicine, and longitudinal follow up experience in the CHLA Newborn Follow Up clinic and Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) clinic.
This is balanced with community based inborn newborn care at the NICU at Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, located next door to CHLA which is one of the highest acuity community NICU’s in California based on the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative acuity scoring. HPMC is also the home of the CHLA supported USC fetal surgery program.
To round out the training, fellows will participate in counselling patients in Fetal-Maternal Center. They will gain additional experience with high-risk maternal conditions affecting the fetus and newborn care when rotating with the USC Maternal-Fetal Medicine (MFM) group and at the LAGMC NICU.
Scholarly Opportunities
While fostering excellence in clinical care, our fellowship program has a strong focus on training academic neonatologists. Areas of research within our division include neonatal hemodynamics (such as neonatal shock and PDA), pulmonary physiology, early brain development and clinical translation of neuroprotective therapies, effects of adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress, and neonatal health services and outcomes research. There are many opportunities for research and mentorship with faculty and scientists at CHLA, at the University of Southern California (USC), and at The Saban Research Institute. Examples of current innovative neonatal faculty projects include early detection of cerebral palsy in infants with BPD and the creation of a placental specimen bank linked to infant outcomes, one of only a few in the nation.
How to Apply
The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship is a part of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP). Our program takes applications via the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). If you are interested in applying for our fellowship program, you will need to apply through ERAS application process.
For your ERAS application, we require that you submit the following:
- Current CV
- Personal Statement
- Three letters of recommendation (One must be from your Residency Program Director)
We will be accepting applications for the 2026-2027 academic year. We strongly encourage applicants to apply by no later than August 31. We will be interviewing applicants in September and October.
Program Fast Facts
ACGME Accredited: Yes
Fellows Per Year: 2
Application Deadline: Aug. 31 for July start date
Duration: Three years Postgraduate Training
Required: Three years
Required: Eligible for CA Medical License
U.S. Citizenship Required: No
Salary Minimums (AY 2025-2026):
Post Graduate Year 4: $89,000 minimum
Post Graduate Year 5: $92,500 minimum
Post Graduate Year 6: $96,000 minimum
Post Graduate Year 7: $99,000 minimum
Wellness Programs include: In-house Therapy Session and Safe Ride Home Program
Benefits include: Health and dental insurance, 14 days paid vacation+ 6 protected sick days, yearly educational stipend, monthly meal stipend, housing stipend and 401(k) matching up to 3%. For details on additional benefits, please visit CHLA’s Graduate Medical Education page.
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