USA Health Neonatologist Selected For National Scholars Award

 USA Health Children’s & Women’s Hospital neonatologist Kelechi Ikeri has been named one of five national recipients of the American Academy of Pediatrics/Vermont Oxford Network Scholars Award. The award recognizes future leaders in newborn care who exemplify dedication to data-driven quality improvement in the care of infants and families. It is presented to five fellows and early career neonatologists in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Neonatal Perinatal Medicine. Scholars selected for this award receive a stipend to attend the Annual Quality Congress meeting and present research during a webinar in 2025. Ikeri’s biography will also be posted on the Vermont Oxford Network website along with the other winners. An assistant professor of pediatrics at the Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine at the University of South Alabama (USA), Ikeri also serves as the neonatal physician lead for the Alabama Perinatal Quality Collaborative. Born in Nigeria, he earned a bachelor of medicine and surgery degree from the University of Lagos College of Medicine in Nigeria. He worked in hospitals in Nigeria and on the island of Tobago before moving to the U.S. in 2015. Ikeri completed a pediatrics residency at Woodhull Medical and Mental Health Centre in Brooklyn, New York, in 2018 and completed a neonatal-perinatal medicine fellowship at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia in June 2021. Ikeri is certified in general pediatrics and neonatology by the American Board of Pediatrics and is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Medical Association and American College of Medical Quality.