Pulmonology Fellowship
Faculty members Daniel Sheehan, PhD, MD, Geovanny Perez, MD, Amanda Hassinger, MD, Danielle Goetz, MD, and Xilei Xu Chen, MD.
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
Division of Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine 1001 Main Street, 5th Floor Buffalo, NY 14203
Phone: (716) 323-0110; Fax: (716) 323-0296
Email: dws9@buffalo.edu
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, Forced 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