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 - 2028
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
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Prediction of cerebral palsy in extremely preterm infants with beat-to-beat and lower-resolution heart rate variability metrics.R B Govindan, Venkata Chaitanya Chirumamilla, Lisa Letzkus, Adre du Plessis, Karen D Fairchild
Physiological Measurement. 2026-09-30 - 1 citationsThe FAIRSCAPE AI-readiness Framework for Biomedical Research.Sadnan Al Manir, Maxwell Adam Levinson, Justin Niestroy, Christopher Churas, Nathan C Sheffield
Biorxiv. 2026-03-04 - 3 citationsIncreased parent speech and parent stress is associated with early vocalizations in preterm infants.Kelsey Sullivan, Meghan Puglia, Ashley Trinh, Mark Conaway, Karen Fairchild
Early Human Development. 2025-07-01
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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