Faculty & Fellows

Adam Berkwitt is an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics who specializes in Pediatric Hospital Medicine and also serves as Medical Director for the Pediatric Short Stay Inpatient Unit at the York Street Campus and Associate Program Director for the Yale Pediatric Residency Program. His educational and research interests include diagnostic decision-making/error, disparities in healthcare, neonatal abstinence syndrome and development of clinical pathways for reducing variations in care and improving overall quality and equity of care provided. Outside of work, Adam spends the majority of his time either strolling around East Rock attempting to train his unruly dog Bitsie Growler, a small French Bulldog with a serious Napoleon complex, or strumming his guitar while trying to complete his first album of original children's songs.

Dr. Heather Dahlquist completed medical school at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. She completed her pediatric residency training at the University of California Los Angeles and at the University of Minnesota where she was chief resident. Dr. Dahlquist's practice is focused on caring for newborns and children in the hospital setting. Her interests include patient and family centered care and improving medical education for students and residents. She is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Council for Medical Education in Pediatrics.