Elizabeth Fitzgerald, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Elizabeth Fitzgerald, MD was promoted to Associate Professor of Pediatrics effective May 1, 2022. Dr. Fitzgerald has been a faculty member in Pediatric Emergency Medicine since 2016. In addition to her clinical responsibilities, Dr. Fitzgerald is focused on Global Health. She is the U.S.-based director of UNC pediatric resident activities in Malawi and has developed and implemented a biannual Pediatric Global Health SIM for UNC trainees planning to do electives in low-resource settings. She has helped create a curriculum for Malawian interns in pediatrics, has been an on-the-ground mentor for Malawian medical students and clinical officers for six years, and is a mentor to several UNC Global Health Scholars and a Fogarty fellow in Malawi.