Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine Physician
Company: Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
Location: Winston Salem
Posted on: January 18, 2026
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Job Description:
The Department of Pediatrics at Wake Forest University School of
Medicine (WFUSM)/ Brenner Children s Hospital is seeking a dynamic
and energetic leader as Head of the Section of Neonatal-Perinatal
Medicine. Candidates must have a record of proven health care
leadership, excellence in research, clinical care, education,
and/or administrative accomplishments. Candidates must be board
certified in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, hold the rank of
Associate Professor or Professor, and have or be eligible for a
North Carolina medical license. Priorities for the Section Head of
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine include enhancing research programs,
developing innovative patient care programs, collaborating with
community physicians, mentoring and career development of faculty
and fellows in the section. The following qualities are preferred:
Academic stature as an established clinical investigator Record of
extramural grant funding and scholarly productivity Excellence in
mentoring Transparency and a collaborative management style
Business skills including budgeting and resource management The
Department of Pediatrics is a collegial department with 95
dedicated, top-notch faculty and roughly $8 million in extramural
funding. The Section is part of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist s
Brenner Children s Hospital that manages infants in the Sisel
Newborn Intensive Care Unit, a 79-bed state-of-the-art center
opened in 2019. The Section has active research focused on neonatal
follow-up, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, ELGANS, clinical
trials, Precision Medicine, and fetal programming amongst others.
The Level IV NICU serves as the referral center for the more than
28,000 neonates born in Northwest North Carolina s Perinatal Region
II with admissions exceeding 950 annually. Wake Forest University
School of Medicine (WFUSM) is the education and research component
of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist, a fully integrated academic
health care system. WFUSM has 1,095 medical and science faculty
members, 534 adjunct and clinical faculty in the community, and a
budget of $373M (excluding practice plan income). The Wake Forest
University School of Medicine (WFUSM) ranks among the top third of
American medical schools in total funding from the National
Institutes of Health, with approximately $251M in extramurally
funded research. The School of Medicine leverages its areas of
strength and focus to improve integration of its research programs
with population health, and to maximize multidisciplinary and
translational approaches. When faculty join Atrium Health Wake
Forest Baptist, they are welcomed into an inclusive culture that
celebrates and respects the contributions a diverse team can make
together. Practice where your voice is valued, your passion for
advancing medicine is rewarded, and you get the resources and
support you need to thrive personally and professionally. In our
nationally-renowned integrated health system, you can work
alongside the most advanced minds in medicine to improve medicine,
elevate hope and advance healing for all. Contact Information :
Stacy Peterson-Carmichael, MD Professor of Pediatrics (Pulmonology)
& Search Chair- Cherrie Welch, MD Professor of Pediatrics
(Neonatology) - Jackie Aubert Sr. HR Talent Acquisition Consultant
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