Linda A Waggoner-Fountain, MD, MEd
- Division:
- General Pediatrics , Infectious Diseases: Pediatric
- Department:
- Pediatrics
- Primary Location:
- Phone:
- 434.982.1925
- Secondary Locations:
- ABMS Certification:
- Pediatrics; Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Research Interests:
Immunizations and infectious issues in international adoptees, undergraduate and graduate medical education and sign over of patient care.
- Clinical Practice:
- Meningitis (Bacterial and Viral)-child, Swine Flu (H1N1)-child, Pneumonia, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Primary Care
- Appointment:
Director, Pediatric Residency Program
- Title:
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Biography
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Dr. Waggoner-Fountain received her undergraduate and medical degrees from the University of Iowa. She completed a pediatrics residency, a pediatric chief residency and a pediatric infectious diseases fellowship at UVA, and joined the faculty in 1996. She later earned a master’s degree in academic medical education at the University of Southern California.
Dr. Waggoner-Fountain is the director of the Pediatrics Residency Program and is active in education with UVA School of Medicine. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with her family. ?
- Awards
- 2015-2018 Best Doctors in America® List
- Primary:
- University of Iowa, 1989
- Residency:
- Pediatrics, University of Virginia; Chief Residency, Pediatrics, University of Virginia
- Fellowships:
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Virginia