Larner College of Medicine

Michelle Shepard

Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

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Alma mater(s)
  • M.D., University of Vermont College of Medicine
  • Ph.D., University of Vermont
  • B.S., University of Vermont
Affiliated Department(s)

Department of Pediatrics

Areas of expertise

adolescent substance use, substance-exposed newborns, neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome, breastfeeding, pediatric primary care.

BIO

Michelle Shepard is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She provides primary care at the UVM Health Golisano Children's Hospital Pediatric Primary Care Williston site where she trains medical students and residents. She is also faculty at the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program, Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont where she leads the Improving Care of Newborns with Substance-Exposure project. She is actively involved in quality improvement research and also in clinical research in the area of adolescent substance use prevention.

Courses

  • human development and reproductive health
  • all about newborns, normal pediatric development, adolescent small group

Bio

Michelle Shepard is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics. She provides primary care at the UVM Health Golisano Children's Hospital Pediatric Primary Care Williston site where she trains medical students and residents. She is also faculty at the Vermont Child Health Improvement Program, Perinatal Quality Collaborative Vermont where she leads the Improving Care of Newborns with Substance-Exposure project. She is actively involved in quality improvement research and also in clinical research in the area of adolescent substance use prevention.

Courses

  • human development and reproductive health
  • all about newborns, normal pediatric development, adolescent small group