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Neurodevelopmental Neonatologist - Full Time - Hartford & Farmington, CT

Neonatology Top 5% in NeonatologyFull-Time

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Job Description

The Division of Neonatology at Connecticut Children’s has an opening for an experienced, full-time, Board Certified/Board Eligible neonatologists with an established an interest in neurodevelopmental follow-up.

Clinical duties include caring for infants in our NICU’s at Connecticut Children’s in Hartford and John Dempsey Hospital, University of Connecticut in Farmington. Our Level IV at Connecticut Children’s will be expanding into a new-single room tower in early 2027 with an increase in bed capacity to 65.

The Hartford unit has full clinical and surgical subspecialty support including cardiac surgery, ECMO, and peritoneal and hemodialysis. Our Connecticut Children’s Level III at John Dempsey Hospital has a bed capacity of 30.

Both units are supported by teams which include Neonatologists, Advanced Practitioners, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellows, Nutritionists, Occupational and Speech Therapists, Pharmacists, Lactation Specialists, and Neonatal Nurses to provide top-level care to our infants and families.

A point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) program is being developed which includes training for all faculty. Our well-developed, and busy, neonatal neurodevelopmental clinic operates 2-3 days per week seeing NICU graduates and their families.

Successful applicants will join a group of three neonatologists within the clinic and more than 30 physicians staffing our Level III and IV units.

Connecticut Children’s has an accredited Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship consisting of three fellows per year.  The Division of Neonatology participates in the Children's Hospital Neonatal Consortium (CHNC), a group of 46 Level IV centers across the U.S. and Canada serving to optimize clinical outcomes.

For more information, please reach out to Jeffrey S. Shenberger, MD, Chief of Neonatology at jshenberger@connecticutchildrens.org [jshenberger@connecticutchildrens.org]

Connecticut Children’s is the only health system in Connecticut that is 100% dedicated to children. Established on a legacy that spans more than 100 years, Connecticut Children’s offers personalized medical care in more than 30 pediatric specialties across Connecticut and in two other states.

Our transformational growth establishes us as a destination for specialized medicine and enables us to reach more children in locations that are closer to home.

Our breakthrough research, superior education and training, innovative community partnerships, and commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion provide a welcoming and inspiring environment for our patients, families and team members.

At Connecticut Children’s, treating children isn’t just our job – it’s our passion. As a leading children’s health system experiencing steady growth, we’re excited to expand our team with exceptional team members who share our vision of transforming children’s health and well-being as one team.

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical care for infants in Level III and IV NICUs across Hartford and Farmington. Manage a neonatal neurodevelopmental clinic for NICU graduates and their families.

Requirements

Requires an M.D. or D.O. degree and board certification or eligibility in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine. Must possess an active CT Physician license and DEA registration.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
5+ years of experience

Key Skills

NICU CarePediatric MedicineClinical Research

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Neurodevelopmental Neonatologist - Full Time - Hartford & Farmington, CT at Connecticut Children's a 6.6 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 5% in Neonatology — ranked against 66 active Neonatology listings on WeekdayDoc.

Neonatology — Physician Career Context

Of the 47 active Physician listings this role was benchmarked against, 6% are remote, 68% have no call, 30% require no weekends.

Physician pay on WeekdayDoc is up 8.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Connecticut is 103.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 62.6% of Connecticut clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks15 jobs

401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
40%
Sign-on bonus
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Relocation assistance
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

median 1.5this job 6.6
Among the top 10% of 66 Neonatology listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10. Shaded area = share of comparable listings scoring below this one.

Living in Hartford

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$274k
Typical market rent
$1,600/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 7%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.

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