Position Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director, Well Newborn Care
Position Title
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Medical Director, Well Newborn Care
- Department of Pediatrics
Bio
Dr. Laura Kair serves as Medical Director of Well Newborn Care at UC Davis Children's Hospital. She works clinically in the mother-baby postpartum unit and as a pediatric hospitalist on the pediatric hospital medicine service.
Dr. Kair conducts clinical research focused on improving maternal and child health through designing and implementing evidence-based interventions aimed at overcoming breastfeeding barriers and disparities. She is a Women's Health Research Scholar in the NIH's Building Interdisciplinary Research Careers in Women's Health (BIRCwH) K12 Career Development Program.
Fun Facts about Dr. Kair:
- Where did you grow up?
- Wichita Falls, TX
- What drew you to this field?
- I love interacting with families during the transition to parenthood.
- Where are you happiest at work?
- At my desk
- Where are you happiest outside of work?
- Playing board games with my family
- Is your desk messy or clean?
- I plead the 5th!