Perinatalogy

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how exactly do you become a perinatologist?? is it a fellowship after completing an OB/GYN residency?
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hmmm...really...the average starting salary is around 350k
 
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just never heard of it before until today....don't know why more peds people go into it
 
You guy's are confused. A perinatologist is another name for a MFM specialist, which is 3yrs fellow. after OB for 7 yrs total.
A neonatologist is a Ped. fellowship
 
You are partially correct. A MFM is also referred to as a "perinatologist" and does often work for a perinatology center, however the wording is different with fellowships.

Perinatology is a combined fellowship with neonatology as a 2-3 year program (depending on program requirements) for Pediatricians. MFM is its counterpart for OB-GYN's and does in fact run 3 years. I think the basic difference comes to caring for high risk obstetrics patients vs high risk/NICU babies.
 
Let me clarify this.

Neonatology and Perinatology are not the same thing.

It's very simple.

Neonatologists take care of baby when baby comes out

Perinatologists take care of mommy during delivery. Perinatologists also are expert in diagnosis and management of the little guys while still inside mommy's belly

Neonatologists are pediatric residency trained and then do a 3 year neonatology fellowships.

perinatology is another name for MFM. This is a fellowhip out of OB GYN.

There is NO SUCH thing as combined Board certification of neonatology and MFM. It does not exist.

After having done a NICU rotation, the two specialties do have some interaction with each other. MFM docs will ask the Neos to talk to mom about impending premature deliveries as it pertains to the possible outcome of the kid.

As far as salary, published salaries will show Perinatology as a very highly compensated specialty. Neonatology is also on the high end, higher than OB/GYN in general but lower slightly than perinatology.

Both good money but EXTREMELY demanding and inpatient types specialties.
 
Does anyone know the average work-week of perinatologists? Are they on call a lot since it's all high-risk births? Do they do any gyn also or just ob? Also, do you know their starting/average salary?
 
The MFM guys that took care of my sister pretty much lived in the hospital. They did a 7 on, 7 off rotation, and for those 7 days, they were in house. Now, it may be that way in just Memphis. I don't know how it is anywhere else.

The malpractice rates must be outrageous for these guys!
 
wait - you mean 7 DAYS on?!?! Without a break?!
Anyone else know if that's common across the board?
 
That's what I mean.

This was a two physician group of MFM doctors, and they did a 7 on/7 off call schedule.
 
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