Pediatric Medical Programs

At Nationwide Children's, everything we do is for our patients: each scientific breakthrough, every investment in clinical programs, and every world-class physician recruited. When you choose to train here, you are choosing to be an integral part of one of the most advanced pediatric hospitals in the world.

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Academic Pediatric Acute Care Fellowship

The Acute Care Fellowship will afford fellows the opportunity to expand and refine their clinical pediatric acute care skills, while also developing the academic, business and leadership expertise to become the leaders of tomorrow.

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Adolescent Medicine Fellowship

The Adolescent Medicine Fellowship prepares fellows for a career in adolescent medicine in a variety of clinical and academic settings, with three-year training for pediatric applicants and two-year options for those trained in internal or family medicine.

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Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship

The Columbus Ohio Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship at Nationwide Children’s and The Ohio State University is a program for those interested in a cardiovascular career specializing in the care of adults with congenital heart disease.

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Advanced Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Fellowship

The Advanced Noninvasive Cardiac Imaging Fellowship is a fourth-year program at Nationwide Children’s and The Ohio State University that offers advanced training in transthoracic, transesophageal, fetal echocardiography, and cardiac MRI and CT.

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Allergy Immunology Fellowship

The Allergy Immunology Fellowship is a two-year fellowship open to candidates who have completed internal medicine or pediatrics training and offers an opportunity for academic allergists who can provide care and education in a variety of settings.

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Anesthesiology Fellowship

The Anesthesiology Fellowship is a 12-month program that is committed to providing a robust clinical and educational experience in an environment that fosters scientific inquiry, research and support.

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Pediatric Blood Marrow Transplant and Cell Therapy Fellowship

The BMT/CT Fellowship is a one-year fellowship for qualified physicians who have completed a basic three-year program in pediatric hematology/oncology and wish to pursue further training in blood and marrow transplantation.

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Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia Advanced Fellowship

The Nationwide Children’s Hospital Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) Fellowship is a unique, one-year advanced training program with a mission to create the next generation of leaders in the care of infants with the most severe forms of BPD.

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Cardiology Fellowship

The Cardiology Fellowship offers state-of-the-art, innovative care of pediatric and adult congenital patients, including clinical, translational and basic science research while working directly with leading faculty physicians.

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Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship

The Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship offered by The Ohio State University College of Medicine and The Center for Family Safety and Healing provides a three-year training program for physicians in child abuse pediatrics.

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Childhood Obesity Medicine Fellowship

The Childhood Obesity Medicine Fellowship provides the necessary clinical skills to evaluate and treat children and adolescents with obesity who are entering a bariatric surgical program or a medical and behavioral weight loss program.

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Clinical Informatics Fellowship

The Clinical Informatics Fellowship trains qualified physicians who are board-certified in any primary specialty and wish to improve health care and health outcomes for patients and populations through health information systems.

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Clinical Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship

The Clinical LGG Fellowship, offered by Nationwide Children’s, provides a broad experience of operations within an integrated clinical cytogenetics and molecular genetics laboratory setting.

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Clinical Neuro-Oncology Fellowship

The Clinical Neuro-Oncology Fellowship is a 12-month program that provides multidisciplinary training and experience in the care and management of children, adolescents and young adults with central nervous system tumors.

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Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship

The Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship is offered by Nationwide Children’s and The Ohio State University and provides cutting-edge experience for pediatric neurologists in clinical neurophysiology and research.

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Complex Care Fellowship

The Complex Care Fellowship is a two-year program that prepares the next generation of academic pediatricians to treat children and young adults with medical complexity through clinical care, education and research.

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Comprehensive Pediatric Pain Fellowship

The Comprehensive Pediatric Pain Fellowship program is committed to developing physicians to expertly assess and manage complex pediatric pain in a variety of settings.

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Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship

The Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship offers a comprehensive training experience with diverse clinical service, structured research experience, hands-on education and a thorough academic curriculum.

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Dermatology Fellowship

The Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship trains dermatologists to become pediatric dermatology experts who care for children with dermatologic disorders in both outpatient and inpatient settings of pediatric tertiary care centers.

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Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship

The DBP Fellowship prepares pediatricians in the medical and psychosocial aspects of children’s development and behavior and positions them to diagnose and manage these conditions.

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Emergency Medicine Fellowship

The Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship prepares physicians with a broad experience in all facets of pediatric emergency medicine, including clinical care, teaching, research and administration in a busy pediatric emergency department.

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Endocrinology Fellowship

The Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship is a three-year program that provides physicians an excellent opportunity to achieve clinical, research and academic training with exposure to routine and rare cases in endocrinology.

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Epilepsy Surgery Fellowship

The Epilepsy Surgery Fellowship is a one-year program for child neurologists who are board-certified or board-eligible in clinical neurophysiology or epilepsy and pursuing additional epilepsy surgery training.

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Gastroenterology Fellowship

The Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship educates the next generation of academic pediatric gastroenterologists to practice innovative, evidence-based, multidisciplinary medicine through clinical and basic science scholarly work.

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Gene Therapy Fellowship

The Gene Therapy Fellowship provides a unique training opportunity to experience cutting-edge trials at the Center for Gene Therapy at Nationwide Children’s for translational research in neuromuscular disease.

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Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship

The Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology Fellowship trains diverse clinician scholars who will help lead and advance the field through clinical care, innovative research, thoughtful advocacy and dedication to education.

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Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplant Fellowship

This is a one-year training program for qualified physicians who completed a basic three-year program in pediatric cardiology and who wish to pursue further training in pediatric heart failure and transplantation.

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Hematology, Oncology and BMT Fellowship

The Hematology, Oncology and BMT Fellowship provides a broad range of experience in hematology, oncology and stem cell transplant and offers the opportunity to participate in clinical and translational research.

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Hemostasis-Thrombosis Fellowship

The Joan Fellowship in Pediatric Hemostasis-Thrombosis provides advanced training to physicians desiring a career dedicated to bleeding and clotting disorders. We treat hundreds of patients a year, covering the entire spectrum of the discipline.

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Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship

The Hospice and Palliative Medicine Fellowship is a one-year program for physicians interested in developing expertise in those who face life-threatening conditions and end-of-life care.

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Hospital Medicine Fellowship

The Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship is an accredited two-year program that develops academic pediatric hospitalists who are experts in caring for acutely and chronically ill hospitalized newborns, children and adolescents.

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Host Defense Fellowship

The Infectious Disease Host Defense Fellowship is a GME-approved, one-year program that provides additional training and expertise in the comprehensive management of infections in immunocompromised children.

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Infectious Diseases Fellowship

The Pediatric Infectious Diseases Fellowship is a three-year program that prepares pediatric-trained physicians to become competent infectious disease clinicians and capable bench and/or clinical researchers.

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Integrative Research Training in Pediatric Cardiopulmonary Disease Fellowship

This T32 Fellowship Program provides state-of-the-art research training in pediatric heart and lung diseases.

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Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Post-Doctoral Fellowship

The Intellectual and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Post-Doctoral Fellowship specializes assessing and treating autism and other neurodevelopmental disabilities.

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Interventional Cardiology Fellowship

The Interventional Cardiology Fellowship at Nationwide Children's Hospital is a one to two year training program focused on the technical aspects of cardiac catheterization.

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Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship

The Medical Biochemical Genetics Fellowship builds a foundation of research and scholarship to begin a career of academic inquiry in biochemical genetics with a focus on either bench research, informatics and/or clinical/translational research.

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Neonatal and Infant Feeding Disorders Fellowship

The Neonatal and Infant Feeding Disorders Fellowship is a one-year, advanced program targeted to understanding the mechanisms of developmental gastrointestinal motility and neonatal and infant feeding disorders.

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Neonatology Fellowship

The Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship provides exceptional training in the areas of clinical care, research and academic scholarship with the goal of preparation for a successful career in academic neonatology.

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Nephrology Fellowship

The Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship is a three-year program that provides the knowledge, expertise and training to become a highly effective clinician and investigator who can improve the lives of children with kidney disease.

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Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship

The Pediatric Neurocritical Care Fellowship is a one-year program that offers a comprehensive training experience in diverse clinical services, a structured research experience and a thorough academic curriculum.

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Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellowship

The Pediatric Neurogastroenterology and Motility Fellowship offers extensive training in techniques including rumination, pH monitoring, anorectal biofeedback, gastrointestinal neuromodulation, and more.

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Pediatric Pathology Fellowships

The Pediatric Pathology Fellowships combine a strong curriculum, nurturing learning environment, and flexibility regarding electives and research projects. The program is unique in offering two tracks of fellowship training.

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Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship

The Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship provides a broad experience in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of congenital and childhood-onset physical impairments.

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship

This fellowship is open to physicians who have completed three years of a general psychiatry residency program with a mission to meet the needs of youth and families in an environment that embraces diversity, inclusion and equality.

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Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship

The Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship engages physician trainees with clinical experience, focused learning opportunities and research. Program completion will fulfill the requirements for Pediatric Pulmonology certification by the American Board of Pediatrics.

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Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Fellowship

The Pediatric Regional Anesthesia Fellowship is offered to current anesthesia trainees and practitioners to provide further training in delivering safe, effective and successful pediatric regional anesthesia.

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Rheumatology Fellowship

The Rheumatology Fellowship prepares physicians for a successful academic career in pediatric rheumatology by providing an excellent environment for patient care, research, quality improvement, advanced training and advocacy.

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Sports Medicine Fellowship

The Primary Care Sports Medicine Fellowship helps fellows develop and refine the skills necessary to become a well-trained sports medicine and musculoskeletal specialist by offering experience in clinical, teaching, research and research.

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Pediatric Stroke Fellowship

The Pediatric Stroke Fellowship is a one-year program for post-graduate physicians interested in expanding their training and knowledge in the diagnosis, care and treatment of pediatric stroke patients.

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T32 Training Program/Fellowship in Basic and Translational Pediatric Oncology Research

This is a 2-year training program geared towards graduate students and post-doctoral fellows, including clinical fellows.