Chelsea Lockyear, MD

Chelsea Lockyear
Fellow

Start Year: 2023

Basics

Hometown
Austin, TX

Where did you attend medical school?
University of Texas at Southwestern Medical School

Where did you complete your residency?
Duke University

Who are your mentors?
Samia Aleem and Kamlesh Athavale

What are your research and career interests?
QI, Implementation science, Clinical Research

Reflections on the Duke program

What were you looking for in a fellowship program?
A program with high quality clinical teaching, complex patients, and strong research mentorship.

What are the strengths of the Duke program?
From being a resident at Duke I knew the high quality training that I would receive and the level of support I would have in the clinical and research settings. I had a wonderful and proactive mentorship team as a resident that I’m excited to keep as a fellow!

About Duke University and Durham

What’s your favorite part about living in Durham and the Triangle?
The walking trails everywhere, highly recommend the Duke Forest.

Personal interests

What do you like to do outside of work?
Reading, trying new restaurants, hiking on trails, travel, sometimes knitting.

Honors and Awards

3rd Place Poster Presentation, NCPeds 2022 Annual Meeting

Publications or Presentations

  • Lockyear, C, Coe, K, Greenberg, RG, Clark, RH, Aleem, S. Trends in Morbidities of Late Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Journal of Perinatology, July 1, 2023. PMID: 37393396.
  • Lockyear C, Stark A, Rent S, Malcolm W, Greenberg RG, Clark RH, Aleem S. Medical Treatment of Gastroesophageal Reflux in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Current Practice. Poster presented at the PAS 2023, Washington, D.C., April 29, 2023.
  • Lockyear C, Coe K, Greenburg RG, Clark RH, Aleem S. Trends in Late Preterm Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Poster presented at: PAS 2022; April 21-26, 2022; Denver, CO; NCPeds 2022 Annual Meeting; August 27, 2022; Durham, NC.