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Education MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, 2016 Post Baccalaureate Science Program, University of Connecticut, 2012 BA, Stonehill College, 2008 BA, Mansfield College, University of Oxford, 2008
Residency Pediatrics, Connecticut Children’s, 2016-2019
Fellowship Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery/New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medicine, 2019-2022
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Jessica Fennell, MD, is a pediatric rheumatologist at Connecticut Children’s. Dr. Fennell’s clinical interests include juvenile idiopathic arthritis, pediatric systemic lupus erythematosus, juvenile dermatomyositis, scleroderma, and autoinflammatory diseases. She is a member of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance and the American College of Rheumatology. In her free time, Dr. Fennell enjoys baking, kayaking and spending time with her family.
Fennell J and Onel K (2022) Chilblains-Like Lesions in Pediatric Patients: A Review of Their Epidemiology, Etiology, Outcomes, and Treatment. Front. Pediatr. 10:904616. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.904616