
Jennifer Fundora, MD
Neonatology
- Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Faculty
About Jennifer Fundora
Primary Academic Title
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Background
Dr. Jennifer Fundora is a neonatologist at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She specializes in diagnosing and treating premature babies or newborns with high-risk or complex health conditions. She has a specialized interest in neonatal intestinal injury as well as nutrition, feeding and growth.
Dr. Fundora graduated from the University of Central Florida College of Medicine. She then completed a residency in pediatrics and later a fellowship in neonatology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Research Interests
Necrotizing Enterocolitis; Gastroschisis; Neonatal Nutrition
Research Summary
Dr. Fundora’s research interests are in neonatal intestinal injury, feeding and growth in the neonatal intensive care unit. She studies predictors and biomarkers of neonatal intestinal injury and recovery, specifically of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC).
Current study topics include identifying intestinal-specific markers of NEC, increasing human milk use and evaluating markers of growth in infants with intestinal failure. Dr. Fundora also enjoys participating in resident and fellow education.
Locations
- Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
- 5755 Cedar Lane, Columbia, MD 21044
- phone: 410-740-7890
- fax: 410-740-7891
- The Johns Hopkins Hospital
- 1800 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21287
- phone: 410-955-5000
- fax: 410-955-5001
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center
- 4940 Eastern Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21224
- phone: 410-550-0100
- fax: 410-550-0101
Expertise
Education
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Fellowship, Neonatology, 2020Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Residency, Pediatrics, 2017University of Central Florida College of Medicine
Medical Education, MD, 2014Board Certifications
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
American Board of Pediatrics, 2022Pediatrics
American Board of Pediatrics, 2017Insurance
- Aetna
- CareFirst
- Cigna
- First Health
- Geisinger Health Plan
- HealthSmart/Accel
- Humana
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- MultiPlan
- Pennsylvania's Preferred Health Networks (PPHN)
- Point Comfort Underwriters
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- UnitedHealthcare
- Veteran Affairs Community Care Network (Optum-VACCN)