Jennifer L. Lail, MD

Jennifer Lail lives with her family in Hillsborough. She is a native of Lexington, Kentucky. She received her medical degree from the University Of Kentucky and completed her Pediatric Residency at Duke University Medical Center. She has practiced Pediatrics at Chapel Hill Pediatrics and Adolescents since 1981.

Dr. Lail enjoys caring for children from birth to young adulthood, but especially for children with complex and chronic medical conditions. She is interested in quality improvement in the healthcare delivery systems which serve children and families who are affected by special healthcare needs. In 2003, Dr. Lail served as North Carolina's representative to NICHQ's Medical Home Learning Collaborative on Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN). Dr. Lail continues to serve in this leadership role today as the Project Director for the NC Title V Medical Home Grant Project.

Dr. Lail is active in her community, serving as a volunteer pediatrician at a YMCA summer camp, and on the board and committees of her children's school. Dr. Lail is also involved in state and national AAP activities, and serves on the board of the Arc of Orange County, which serves people with developmental disabilities.

I am not accepting new patients at this time.

Pre-Medicine, Bachelor of Arts : Transylvania University, 1971-1974
Medical Doctor : University Of Kentucky Medical School, 1974-1978

Duke University, Pediatric Residency : 1980-81
University of Florida, Pediatric Internship and Residency : 1978-80

Durham Regional Hospital, Attending Staff : 1981-present
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Attending Staff General Pediatrics : 1981-present
Duke University Medical Center, Consulting Associate in Department of Pediatrics : 1981-present

American Board of Pediatrics : 1982 to present
North Carolina Medical Board : 1980 to present

1981

American Academy of Pediatrics, Quality Improvement Innovation Network : 2007
American Academy of Pediatrics Partnership for Policy Implementation, member : 2006-7
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children with Disabilities, member : 2006-7
American Academy of Pediatrics, Fellow : 1981 to present
North Carolina Pediatric Society, member : 1981 to present

Transylvania University, Lexington, Kentucky, Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award : April 2005
Best Doctors in America, chosen for listing : 2003-4, 2005-6

Newborn Screening Policy Statement Authoring Committee, American Academy of Pediatrics : 2006-7


Health Problems in School-Age Children : 1990
Book Chapter in The Handbook of School Psychology