She was appointed in 2005. She is board certified in pediatric and neonatal medicine. She works in the neonatal intensive care units at Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital and Cleveland Clinic Children's. Dr. Peterson is the Medical Director of Hillcrest Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She is also the Director of NICU Follow-up Clinic. In this NICU follow-up clinic, she and her team evaluate and support the developmental needs of premature infants or medically complex babies. The clinic's goal is to identify developmental delays early and connect the family with the appropriate interventions to prevent long-term developmental problems.Her interests include developmental care of the premature and/or medically fragile infant, creating a medical home for high risk infants, and family-centered care, and residency education.