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Amanda Farris

Assoc Professor Term

School of Medicine

Orcid identifier0009-0003-6317-6919
  • Assoc Professor Term
    School of Medicine
  • (502) 852 - 8470 (Work)
  • University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, 571 South Floyd Street Suite 342, Louisville, Kentucky, 40202, USA

BIO

Dr. Amanda Farris is an assistant professor of Neonatology.   She grew up in western Kentucky before moving to Louisville where she completed medical school, pediatrics residency, and neonatal fellowship at the University of Louisville.  She has a strong interest in medical education and is an assistant program director for the neonatal fellowship program.  Her areas of clinical interest are care of infants with congenital heart disease, ECMO and care of infants requiring surgical interventions while in the NICU, and developmental follow-up of high risk neonates.  In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family and knitting.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Louisville, United StatesJul 2026
  • Assistant Program Director
    University of Louisville Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program, Department of Pediatrics, Louisville, USASep 2020
  • Assistant Professor
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Louisville, USASep 2020 - Jul 2026

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Neonatologist
    Norton Children's Medical Group, Division of Neonatology, Louisville, USASep 2020

DEGREES

  • BS, Biology (Concentration in Cellular Biology/Physiology)
    University of Louisville, Louisville, United StatesAug 2006 - May 2010
  • MD
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Louisville, USAAug 2010 - May 2014

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Pediatric Residency
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Louisville, USAJul 2014 - Jun 2017
    Residency
  • Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
    University of Louisville School of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal Medicine, Louisville, USAJul 2017 - Jul 2020
    Neonatal - Perinatal MedicinePostdoctoral Fellowship