Gregory Jackson, MD

Professor
Pediatrics

Contact Information

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

greg.jackson@utsouthwestern.edu

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

Biography

Greg Jackson spent 14 years in general pediatric practice in Denton, Texas before he arrived at UTSW as the Clinical Director of the Parkland Memorial Hospital Newborn Nursery in 1989. Newborn medicine has main interest beginning prior to medical school, when he worked with Arnold Rudolph, M.B. at the now closed Jeff Davis Hospital in Houston, Texas. Dr. Jackson provides clinical services in the management of the normal newborn, performs research in various areas of newborn medicine, and assists in the administration of one of the largest newborn nurseries in the U.S.

Education

Graduate SchoolUniversity of North Texas (1990)
ResidencyBaylor College of Medicine (1975)
InternshipEmory University Hospital (1973)
Medical SchoolBaylor College of Medicine (1972)

Research Interests

Effects in chorioaminionitis-exposed infants
Neonatal jaundice
Neonatal pneumonia

Publications

The Parkland Memorial Hospital Experience in Assuring Compliance with Universal Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up.

AG Shoup, K Owen, GL Jackson. , J. Pediatrics , 2005; (146(1)):50-56

Evaluation of a Transcutaneous Jaundice Meter Following Hospital Discharge in Term and Near-Term Neonates.

W Engle, G Jackson, D Sendelbach, E Stehel, D Ford, K McHugh, M Norris, D Vedro, S Velapi, I Michelow, K Olsen. , J. Perinatology , 2005; (25):486-490

Depression at Birth in the Term Infants Exposed to Maternal Chorioamnioitis: does Neonatal Fever Play a role?

LF Shalak, JM Perlman, GL Jackson, AR Laptook. , J. Perinatology , 2005; (25):447-452

Are Complete Blood Cells Counts useful in the Evaluation of asymptomatic Neonates Exposed to Suspected Chorioammionitis?

GL Jackson, WD Engle, DM Sendelbach, DAVedro, AS Josey, J Vinson, C Bryant, G Hahn, CR Rosenfeld. , Pediatrics , 2004; (113):1173-1180

Association of Hypocalcemia with a change in gentamicin administration in term and near-term neonates

Jackson GL. Sendelbach DM. Stehel EK. Baum MG. Manning MD. Engle WD. , Pediatric Nephrology , 2003; (18 (7)):653-656

Honors/Awards

Child Advocate of the Year, Texas

NAPNAP (1999)

Faculty Teaching Award

St. Paul Family Medicine Program (1991)

Outstanding Faculty Award

Childrens Medical Center House Staff (1991)

Professional Associations/Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics

Clinical Co-Director, Parkland Memorial Hospital, Newborn Nursery

National Perinatal Association

Texas Perinatal Association