Dr. Strand is the chair of the department of Neonatal and Perinatal Medicine and the Thomas R. & Mary Lynn Crowley Endowed Chair in Neonatology and Maternal Fetal Medicine. She received her medical degree from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, TN and her Master of Science in Clinical Research Design and Statistics from the University of Michigan. Dr. Strand completed her residency at Vanderbilt University and her fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Ohio. She is board certified in pediatrics and neonatal-perinatal medicine.