Laura E. Jackson, MD, FAAP

Administrative Assistant: Barbara Domagala

Dr. Laura Jackson’s Neonatology fellowship work was focused primarily on basic science research; she investigated the impact of alterations in metabolic pathways (specifically the complex interplay between glycolysis and the TCA cycle) on the development of the most common liver cancer in the neonatal population, hepatoblastoma.  Dr. Jackson won many awards for this research, including the David G. Nathan Award in Basic Science Research through the Society for Pediatric Research at the 2017 Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting.  However, since becoming a faculty member, Dr. Jackson has shifted her focus to more clinical endeavors within the Division of Newborn Medicine at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC).  She currently serves as the Associate Director for the Neonatal Division of the UPMC Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment Center.  Together with a multidisciplinary team, Dr. Jackson works to create a comprehensive fetal and newborn plan of care for babies who have been diagnosed with complex medical issues prenatally.  Through this position, Dr. Jackson provides counseling throughout pregnancy for families regarding their infant’s diagnosis and works together with the multidisciplinary group and the individual family to form a care plan for each infant.  Dr. Jackson also has a keen interest in both fetal and neonatal Palliative Care and serves as the Division’s Director of Bereavement.  Dr. Jackson serves as a mentor for both the Pediatric Residency Bridges Mentoring Program at the UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh and the Neonatology Fellowship Mentoring Program for the UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine.  She is involved in many clinical committees, both nationally through the Children’s Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC) and locally within the UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine to improve the clinical care of neonates.  Dr. Jackson is also actively involved in many additional educational activities within the division, including acting as Chair of the UPMC Division of Newborn Medicine monthly Interesting Case Conference, and she also serves as a trainer and instructor for the Neonatal Resuscitation Program. 

Professional and Scientific Society Memberships

• American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow, 2011-Present
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Section of Medical Students, Residents, and Fellowship Trainees, 2011-2017
• American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Neonatal/Perinatal Medicine (SONPM), 2016-Present