In her role as medical director of the Fetal Care Center for Nicklaus Children’s Hospital, Dr. Aftab oversees medical care coordination for fetal patients requiring medical intervention at birth. Dr. Aftab earned her medical degree from King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City, followed by a residency in pediatric hospital medicine and a fellowship in neonatal-perinatal medicine at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Nicklaus Children’s, Dr. Aftab served as director of education in the Department of Pediatric Newborn Medicine and assistant director of the STRATUS Center for medical simulation at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. She has held academic appointments at Harvard Medical School, Tufts University School of Medicine and the University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine. Dr. Aftab is board certified in both general pediatrics and neonatology. Her research work has been published in peer-reviewed journals and she has presented at conferences both nationally and internationally. Her Clinical and research interests are focused on delivery room resuscitation and incorporating high fidelity simulation in practice to ensure the highest quality of care in code situations.