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Heather Huxol, M.D. is a pediatric hospitalist physician with Norton Children's Hospital.  She has been a hospitalist for 20 years, serving the pediatric inpatient population at the children's hospital.  She has taught medical students and residents at the University of Louisville School of Medicine and currently serves as an Associate Professor of Pediatrics.  One of her areas of interest is Pediatric Complex Care and children with medical complexity.  She is the Medical Director at The Home of the Innocents Kosair for Kids Complex Care Center and has worked there since 2007, which is an inpatient pediatric long-term care facility for medically complex patients.  She is also active with the American Academy of Peditrics Council on Children with Disabilities (COCWD) and the Pediatric Complex Care Association.

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Associate Professor of Pediatrics
    University of Louisville Physicians, Pediatrics, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2005

NON-ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Medical Director
    Norton Healthcare, The Home of the Innnocents, Louisville, United States1 Jul 2007

DEGREES

  • MD
    University of Louisville Hospital, Louisville, United States1 Aug 1998 - 1 May 2002
  • Bachelor of Science; Honors College
    Vanderbilt University, Nashville, United States1 Aug 1994 - 1 May 1998

CERTIFICATIONS

  • PALS
    Norton Women's and Children's Hospital, Louisville, United States10 Jul 2024
    Pediatric Advanced Life Support

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Pediatric Residency
    Kosair Children's Hospital, Pediatrics, Louisville, United States1 Aug 2002 - 30 Jun 2005
    Pediatrics