Pediatrics
Namasivayam Ambalavanan, M.D.
Professor and Co-Division Director of Neonatology; Virginia Walker Jones Endowed Chair in Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Birmingham, AL
Dr. Namasivayam Ambalavanan is a Professor and Co-Division Director of Neonatology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, holding the Virginia Walker Jones Endowed Chair in Neonatology and serving as Program Director for the Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program. He founded the Translational Research in Normal and Disordered Development (TReNDD) program in 2009, focused on disorders affecting organ development in late gestation and infancy. He has over 300 publications, leads multicenter re
Credentials
Education & Training
- MBBS: Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India
- MD (Pediatrics): Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India
- Fellowship: Neonatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham (1997)
Peer Recognition
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2017-2026 (10 years)
- Healthgrades — Healthgrades Honor Roll
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Conditions & Treatments
Pediatric SpecialtyNeonatal NeurologyNeonatal Intensive CarePrematurityNeonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- The Children's Hospital Of Alabama
- University of Alabama at Birmingham