Welcome to the EVMS Department of Pediatrics
Welcome to our new Department of Pediatrics website!
Our Department has four missions:
Clinical Service; Education; Scholarly activities including research; and Advocacy.
Our faculty of over 125 pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists along with 70 residents and fellows serve the health care needs of the infants, children and adolescents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and neighboring regions of North Carolina. Our clinical home, the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, is a busy, urban, full service, free standing children's hospital with over 6500 admissions and over 55,000 ED visits per year. Our academic home, source of medical students and research infrastructure, is Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)....read more
Clinical Service; Education; Scholarly activities including research; and Advocacy.
Our faculty of over 125 pediatricians and pediatric subspecialists along with 70 residents and fellows serve the health care needs of the infants, children and adolescents of the Commonwealth of Virginia and neighboring regions of North Carolina. Our clinical home, the Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters (CHKD) in Norfolk, is a busy, urban, full service, free standing children's hospital with over 6500 admissions and over 55,000 ED visits per year. Our academic home, source of medical students and research infrastructure, is Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS)....read more
CHKD is the focus of all pediatric undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate training. See the About Us portion of our site to learn more about: EVMS, CHKD, our Department, our local community, and how to contact us.
In addition to over 125 full-time faculty, the Department of Pediatrics also boasts a fully accredited three-year pediatric residency program that provides a broad educational experience in all aspects of pediatric medicine. Visit the newly updated Residency section to discover more.
EVMS and CHKD partner to offer 4 outstanding fellowship opportunities in emergency medicine, forensic medicine (child abuse), hospital medicine, and infectious diseases. Details are a click away in our Fellowships section.
Looking for CME conference info and other resources geared toward pediatric professionals? Visit the Education section of our site, featuring a Wall of Fame as well as links to local membership organizations for pediatricians.
Outside of typical clinical settings, scientific investigation and new discoveries in pediatric medicine are being made within the Department of Pediatrics laboratories to improve upon the quality of life for children. Please see our Research section for further details.
