Roy Heyne, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Contact Information

UT Southwestern Medical Center
5323 Harry Hines Boulevard
Dallas, Texas 75390

roy.heyne@utsouthwestern.edu

To make an appointment, call 214-730-KIDS (5437).

Biography

Roy J. Heyne, M.D. is Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, with over 30 years experience in general pediatrics, including nutrition, developmental and behavioral medicine, and high risk infant follow-up. As Medical Director of the Low Birth Weight Clinic at Childrens Medical Center in Dallas, he oversees comprehensive, multi-disciplinary clinical follow-up of high-risk infants, participates in multiple national research projects, and provides education for a broad spectrum of medical trainees and staff. He is co-founder of the Low Birth Weight Development Center, and as Board Vice President he continues to oversee its provision of psychosocial-educational services to high-risk infants and their families. In the area of medical administration, he serves as Medical Director of Quality for Childrens Medical Center, with over 25 years experience in quality management.

Education

ResidencyChildren's Medical Center - GME (1978)
InternshipSaint Joseph Hospital - Denver, CO (1975)
Medical SchoolUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine (1974)

Publications

Featured
Inter-rater Reliability and Effect of State on Blood Pressure Measurements in Infants 1-3 Years of Age

Duncan AF, Rosenfeld CR, Morgan JS, Ahmad N, Heyne RJ , Pediatrics , September 2008; (122):e590-e594

Featured
Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxide

Hintz SR, Van Meurs KP, Perritt R, Poole WK, Das A, Stevenson DK, Ehnrenkranz RA, Lemons JA, Vohr BR, Heyne R, et. al. , J Pediatrics , 2007; (151):16-22

Featured
Comprehensive follow-up care and life-threatening illnesses among high-risk infants: a randomized trial

Broyles RS, Tyson JE, Heyne ET, Heyne RJ et. al. , JAMA , 2000; (284):2070-2076

Neurodevelopmental outcomes of premature infants with severe respiratory failure enrolled in a randomized controlled trial of inhaled nitric oxide

Hintz SR, Van Meurs KP, Perritt R, Poole WK, Das A, Stevenson DK, Ehrenkranz RA, Lemons JA, VOhr BR, Heyne R, et. al. , J Pediatrics , 2007; (151):16-22

Comprehensive Follow-up Care and Life-Threatening Illnesses Among High-Risk Infants

Broyles RS, Tyson JE, Heyne RJ, et al , JAMA , 2000;

Honors/Awards

ARCH Employee of the Month

(2006)

Top Ten Teacher in Deparment of Pediatrics

(2004)

Mead Johnson National Pediatric Scholar

(1992)

Senior Clinician of the Year NCTIPA

(1987)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

Childrens Medical Center, Medical Director of Quality

Low Birth Weight Development Center,Board Vice President