Residency Program Leadership
Program Director’s Welcome Message
Residency is a formative time in a physician’s career – a time that is marked by new and defining experiences, growth beyond one's comfort zone, and meaningful long-lasting relationships. As you consider where you seek to train, consider the following:
- The privilege and opportunity you will have to learn from and help patients and their families, with varied backgrounds, stories, challenges, and hopes
- The resources available to you at our nationally leading academic pediatric medical center
- The vibrancy in the heart of the diverse and rapidly growing North Texas region, which draws people from all over the country and the world who call this area home
- And the warm and thoughtfully planned support you’ll receive from our residency family
Whatever your future aspirations, you’ll be well supported and prepared to lead in your sphere of pediatrics after training here in Dallas. I invite you to learn more about our people, our program, and our community. Welcome to UT Southwestern and Children’s Health.
Leadership
Professor and Chair, Department of Pediatrics
- Pediatrician-in-Chief, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
- Robert L. Moore Chair in Pediatrics
Professor and Vice Chair of Education
- Distinguished Teaching Professor; Harry W. Bass Jr. Professorship in Pediatric Education
Associate Program Directors
Chief Residents 2025-2026
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Assistant Instructor
Program Staff
Melissa Perry
- Manager of Educational and Alumni Affairs
Melissa Nader
- Residency Team Lead, GME Program Coordinator III
Brenda Freeman
- GME Program Coordinator I
Kyndall McCoy
- GME Program Coordinator I
A’Yanna Pipkin
- Education Assistant
Mary Sweeney-Singleton
- Program Coordinator of Alumni Affairs and Community Pediatrics
Pediatric Residency Program Contact Information
Peds@utsouthwestern.edu
214-456-5518