Jill Bernstein, MD, FAAP is an experienced board‑certified pediatrician and Assistant Clinical Professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. With over two decades in pediatric care settings—including academic, community health, subspecialty, and quality improvement leadership. Dr. Bernstein is dedicated to evidence-based practice, interprofessional collaboration, and teaching the next generation of physicians.

MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, May 2000 

Residency in Pediatrics, University of Connecticut Health Center, completed June 2003

BA in Neuroscience & Psychology, Brandeis University, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Howard Hughes Fellow

Board Certification in Pediatrics, American Board of Pediatrics, diplomate since July 2003

Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics (FAAP) since October 2003

American Academy of Pediatrics since 2000

Recognized for excellence in medical studies and scholarship during medical school: Pediatric Scholar, American Medical Woman’s Association Achievement Citation, Outstanding Performance in Basic Sciences

Presentations & Grand Rounds

• “Ambiguous Genitalia” – Connecticut Children’s Perinatal Conference, March 2012
• “When Pink and Blue are Not Enough” – School Nursing Professional Development, East Hartford, January 2013
• “Gender Identity Dysphoria” – Pediatric Grand Rounds, Connecticut Children’s, March 2013
• “Intersexuality: Disorders, Differences & Identities” – True Colors Conference, University of Connecticut, March 2013
• “Addressing Penicillin Allergy” – Case Management Conference, April 2002
• “Too Much Pressure – Pediatric Hypertension” – Case Management Conference, December 2001

Abstracts & Publications

• “Health Issues in Navajo Adolescents”, University of Connecticut Medical School Pediatric Scholars Conference, May 2000
• “Macromolecular Substrate Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases”, ASBMB Annual Meeting, New Orleans, April 1996

Peer‑Reviewed Publications:

• Leferson, Bernstein et al., “Macromolecular Substrate Inhibition of Matrix Metalloproteinases…”, The FASEB Journal, 1996
• Seftor et al., including Leferson, “Chemically Modified Tetracyclines Inhibit Human Melanoma Cell Invasion…”, Clinical & Experimental Metastasis, 1998
• Oliver et al., including Leferson, “Quantitative Reverse Zymography…”, Analytical Biochemistry, 1997 January