At NYU Grossman Long Island School of Medicine, we are building a fellowship experience designed to train exceptional neonatologists while fostering innovation, wellness, collaboration, and academic growth.

Our program combines the strength and national reputation of NYU Langone Health with the close mentorship, collegiality, and hands-on experience of a growing regional neonatal center.

A Nationally Recognized Academic Health System

NYU Langone is widely regarded as a top-tier national healthcare system, ranked No. 1 in the nation for its outstanding clinical care, quality improvements, comprehensive research, and patient safety outcomes. U.S. News & World Report included NYU Langone in its “Best Hospitals Honor Roll,” placing 10 of its clinical subspecialties among the best in the nation.

As part of NYU Langone, fellows benefit from:

• the prestige and academic rigor of a nationally respected institution
• access to system-wide educational and research resources
• collaboration across a large regional neonatal network
• mentorship from experienced faculty with diverse academic interests

Being part of the NYU Langone system provides fellows with opportunities for career development, networking, scholarly collaboration, and exposure to innovative neonatal care practices.

Comprehensive Neonatal Training

Our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at NYU Langone Hospital—Long Island offers fellows extensive exposure to complex neonatal care in a high-volume tertiary environment.

Program highlights include:

• approximately 5,000 annual deliveries
• approximately 700 NICU admissions annually
• care for 60 to 80 very low birth weight (VLBW) infants under 1,500 grams each year
• advanced high-risk neonatal resuscitation capabilities
• 24/7 in-house coverage by nine board-certified neonatologists and 14 full-time neonatal nurse practitioners and physician assistants

Fellows gain broad clinical experience caring for critically ill and premature infants while working within a highly collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Emergent Perinatal Training

Although our NICU has long served as a Regional Perinatal Center, the highest level of neonatal care designation in New York State, we are in the process of obtaining official AAP Level IV NICU accreditation. This marks an exciting step forward as we continue to expand the complexity and breadth of care available to our patients and trainees.

Fellows will have the unique opportunity to:

• participate in the evolution of a growing tertiary neonatal center
• contribute to program development and quality initiatives
• gain leadership experience during a period of institutional growth
• help shape the future culture and clinical excellence of the unit

As part of the NYU Regional Perinatal Center, our fellows are exposed to high-risk maternal-fetal and neonatal care across a broad referral network.

Innovative Clinical, Simulation, and Research Programs

Our NICU has a strong commitment to both clinical and translational research aimed at improving outcomes for preterm infants. Our clinical research program focuses on developing innovative diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for neonatal dysphagia and feeding disorders, including pioneering work demonstrating the benefits of cold milk therapy for preterm infants with swallowing dysfunction. Additional areas of focus include optimizing the management of hypoglycemia in high-risk neonates and leading impactful quality improvement initiatives across the NICU.

Our well-established, NIH-funded translational research laboratory investigates the role of breast milk–derived microRNAs and extracellular vesicles in protecting against neonatal diseases such as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC). The laboratory also studies novel salivary biomarkers in preterm infants to develop noninvasive approaches for early prediction and diagnosis of neonatal diseases.

Fellows also benefit from access to a state-of-the-art simulation center and translational research and academic center with these features:

• neonatal resuscitation simulation training
• neonatal procedural simulation experiences
• multidisciplinary team-based education

Additional areas of innovation:

• point-of-care ultrasound in neonates
• translational neonatal research
• quality improvement scholarship
• multidisciplinary collaboration
• academic presentations and publications

Our faculty supports individualized academic pathways tailored to fellows’ career goals in clinical medicine, education, quality improvement, and research.

Robust Maternal-Fetal Medicine and Pediatric Subspecialty Support

Fellows work closely with a strong maternal-fetal medicine program that provides valuable experience in managing complex pregnancies and critically ill neonates.

Training opportunities include:

• exposure to a high volume of high-risk obstetrical patients
• collaboration with maternal-fetal medicine specialists
• experience with complex fetal and neonatal conditions
• access to the only fetal surgery center on Long Island

Our NICU also benefits from a broad range of pediatric medical and surgical subspecialties, including pediatric surgery and all major surgical subspecialties except extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), allowing fellows to participate in the multidisciplinary management of medically and surgically complex infants.

Outstanding Clinical Outcomes and Commitment to Quality

Our NICU has consistently ranked in the national upper quartile for survival of VLBW infants through Vermont Oxford Network benchmarking data. These outcomes reflect our sustained commitment to exceptional neonatal care, innovation, and continuous improvement for the most vulnerable infants.

Quality improvement is deeply embedded in our fellowship experience. Fellows actively participate in robust NICU QI initiatives like these:

• central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention
• reduction of unplanned extubations
• improvement in thermoregulation
• peripheral intravenous infiltration and extravasation (PIVIE) initiatives
• reduction in NICU readmissions
• discharge before noon (DBN) optimization projects

These initiatives provide fellows with meaningful leadership and systems-based practice experience while directly improving patient outcomes.

Experienced Faculty and Exceptional Nursing Partnerships

Our fellowship is supported by a mature, seasoned, and highly trained neonatal faculty committed to mentorship and fellow success.

We emphasize:

• approachable faculty mentorship
• graduated autonomy
• bedside teaching
• evidence-based neonatal care
• collaborative multidisciplinary practice
• a NICU nursing team nationally recognized for excellence

Our NICU nursing team has received the Beacon Award for Excellence from the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. It is also part of a hospital system with Magnet® nursing designation.

This culture of nursing excellence creates an outstanding interdisciplinary learning environment for fellows.

Location Matters

Our location offers the advantages of practicing medicine in the New York metropolitan area and having a rich quality of life. 

Fellows benefit from:

• convenient access to public transportation
• proximity to New York City academic resources and culture
• diverse housing opportunities
• vibrant and safe surrounding communities

This allows fellows to thrive both professionally and personally.

Commitment to Fellow Wellness

We recognize that physician wellness is essential to professional growth and compassionate patient care.

Our fellowship is developing a comprehensive wellness program focused on:

• mentorship and peer support
• work-life integration
• professional development
• emotional well-being
• resilience and burnout prevention
• social and community-building activities

We aim to create a supportive environment where fellows feel valued, connected, and empowered throughout training. 

Our Mission

Our Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship exists because we refuse to accept that complications of prematurity are simply inevitable. Too often, neonatology is taught as the management of expected injury, chronic lung disease, necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), brain injury, feeding dysfunction, infection, and developmental delay. We believe the future of our field depends on challenging that mindset.

We train neonatologists to question assumptions, redefine standards of care, and push the boundaries of discovery for the most vulnerable patients in medicine. Through rigorous clinical training, scientific inquiry, innovation, and compassionate care, our fellows will learn not only how to care for critically ill preterm infants, but how to fundamentally improve their outcomes.

Our mission is to develop physician leaders and scientists who will transform neonatal medicine from a discipline that reacts to complications into one that prevents them.

How to Apply

All applications to the fellowship program are accepted through the Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS). Opens in a new tab. Our program sponsors J-1 visa applications. Your application must include the following items:

• proof of completion of an Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME/ACGME-I)–accredited pediatrics residency
• results of the US Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) Steps 1, 2, and 3 (first-attempt pass)
• three letters of recommendation

Two fellowship positions are available each year.

Contact Us

For more information about our Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship, please contact Susan Sinisi, academic coordinator, at 516-663-1644 or Susan.Sinisi@NYULangone.org. Learn more about graduate medical education programs at NYU Grossman Long Island, including our commitment to diversity, and access information for house staff, including benefits, policies, and services.

Most of our fellowships are accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.