
Asya Asghar, M.D.
Assistant Professor
Department Pediatrics
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Biography
Dr. Asya Asghar is a graduate of the University of Alabama School of Medicine in Birmingham, AL. She completed her internship and pediatric residency at the Virginia Commonwealth University in Richmond, where she was chief resident. She then obtained her training in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
Dr. Asghar’s fellowship project explored the false positive rate in newborn screening in the NICU population. She also participated in the development of both NICU resident and pediatric fellow education curriculum.
Education
- Medical School
- University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine (2008)
- Residency
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2011), Pediatrics
- Chief Resident
- Virginia Commonwealth University Health System (2012), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- Yale-New Haven Medical Center (2015), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Emily Gardner Chief Resident Award
Children's Hospital of Richmond, VA (2012) - Martin Hoffman Memorial Award for Outstanding Senior Resident
Children's Hospital of Richmond, VA (2011) - Excellence in Pediatric Endocrine and Metabolism Award
VCU Children's Medical Center, Richmond, VA (2010) - Louise W. Robertson Award for Excellence in Teaching
VCU Children's Medical Center, Richmond, VA (2010) - American Academy of Pediatrics Delegate Award
AAP National Meeting, Washington, DC (2009)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Perinatal Section, Fellow (2012)