Current Environment:

Medical Services

Programs & Services

Languages

  • English

Education

Undergraduate School

Merrimack College

2002, North Andover, MA

Medical School

Jefferson Medical College, Thomas Jefferson University

2009, Philadelphia, PA

Internship

Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont

2010, Burlington, VT

Residency

Pediatrics

Fletcher Allen Health Care, University of Vermont

2012, Burlington, VT

Fellowship

Allergy & Immunology

Boston Children's Hospital

2014, Boston, MA

Fellowship

Harvard Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Training Program

2016, Boston, MA

Certifications

  • American Board of Allergy & Immunology (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (General)
  • American Board of Pediatrics (Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine)

Professional History

Dr. Amy O’Connell is a physician scientist who has clinical training in pediatrics, allergy/immunology, and neonatology. She attended medical and graduate school at what is now Jefferson University in Philadelphia and did her pediatrics residency at the University of Vermont. She has been in Boston since 2012 when she started her fellowship training at Boston Children’s Hospital, completing fellowships in allergy/immunology in 2014 and neonatal perinatal medicine in 2017. Her research focuses on developmental biology and neonatal immunity. The biggest focuses of the laboratory are intestinal stem cell biology and immune maturation in former preterm infants.

Publications

My passion is taking care of critically ill babies and their families in a team-centered environment, and that is why I am a neonatologist at Boston Children’s Hospital. I help babies and infants with respiratory failure, congenital heart disease, prematurity, complex surgical problems, and a host of other diseases, from the common to the rare. In addition, I oversee infection control for the unit and make sure we are always doing our best to minimize the risk of hospital-acquired infections.