Pulmonology Fellowship
Our Pediatric Pulmonology Fellowship program is dedicated to developing highly skilled, knowledgeable, compassionate, curious, creative and productive pediatric pulmonologists.
Program Highlights
As a moderate-sized pediatric pulmonology, our fellowship still offers the opportunities afforded at many other larger hospital systems. Additionally, our diverse faculty interests means fellows are exposed to a wide variety of perspectives throughout their training.
- culture of inclusivity, multidisciplinary care, collaborative lifelong learning and work-life balance
- diverse patient population: ethnic, socioeconomic and cultural variety
- one-month pediatric sleep medicine experience in Year 1 of fellowship
- flexible and individualized curriculum tailored to the fellow's interests and goals
Learn more about how we support our residents and fellows
Buffalo: The City of Good Neighbors
- four season climate: indoor and outdoor activities year round
- world-class art galleries, theaters, and philharmonic
- affordable cost-of-living
- myriad of city parks and greenspace
- cyclist friendly!
Program Leadership
Clinical Highlights
With exposure to a varied patient population and disease states, our program offers trainees the environment for expanding their knowledge and honing their skills to become consummate medical professionals.
- Full-service, state-of-the-art PFT Lab: spirometry, plethysmography, DLCO, Lung Clearance Index, Force Oscillometry, Bronchoprovocation studies
- 70+ Pediatric CF patients
- 150+ Bronchoscopies per year
- Continuity clinic: weekly half-day fellow-focused pulmonary clinics throughout all three years with a dedicated panel of patients
- Active inpatient service - 12 months of service in total over three years
- Outpatient electives: dedicated one-month ambulatory subspecialty rotation early in year 1, with additional electives tailored to career goals
Educational Opportunities and Schedule
- Weekly Pediatric Pulmonology core curriculum and active-learning board review series
- Regular multidisciplinary conferences with critical care, sleep medicine and radiology
Research and Scholarly Activity
- Asthma and health equity
- Bronchopulmonary displasia (BPD)
- Cystic Fibrosis (CF), including participation in the CFF Therapeutic Development Network
- Sleep disorders
- PICU/NICU-based respiratory research
Contact Us
Training Program Administrator
Jordan Koper, MA
Fellowship Program Coordinator
UBMD Pediatrics