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Who We Are

Leadership

Chair

Jorge A. Bezerra, M.D.

Jorge A. Bezerra, M.D.

Professor

  • Chair, Department of Pediatrics
  • Pediatrician-in-Chief, Children’s Medical Center Dallas
  • Robert L. Moore Chair in Pediatrics

Administration

Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor

  • Vice Chair for Pediatric Education
  • Director, Pediatric Residency Program
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor; Harry W. Bass Jr. Professorship in Pediatric Education
Maeve Sheehan, M.D.

Maeve Sheehan, M.D.

Professor

  • Vice Chair for Clinical Operations
  • Chief Medical Officer, Children's Health
Yadira Rivera-Sanchez, M.D.

Yadira Rivera-Sanchez, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Vice Chair for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Director, Combined Medicine and Pediatrics Residency
  • Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
Michel G. Baum, M.D.

Michel G. Baum, M.D.

Professor

  • Associate Vice Chair for Faculty Advancement
  • Sarah M. & Charles E. Seay Chair in Pediatric Research
Gaith Semrin, M.D.

Gaith Semrin, M.D.

Clinical Associate Professor

  • Associate Vice Chair for Ambulatory Practice
Patrick Leavey, M.D.

Patrick Leavey, M.D.

Professor

  • Clinical Director, Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders at Children’s Medical Center
  • Associate Vice Chair of Research Operations
Ayesha N. Zia, M.D.

Ayesha N. Zia, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research
Rina Sanghavi, M.D., MBA

Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D., MBA

Associate Professor

  • Director, Office of Faculty Engagement and Development

Education

Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Pediatric Infectious Diseases

  • Vice Chair for Pediatric Education
  • Director, Pediatric Residency Program
  • Distinguished Teaching Professor; Harry W. Bass Jr. Professorship in Pediatric Education
Soumya Adhikari, M.D.

Soumya Adhikari, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatric Endocrinology

  • Director, Pediatric Medical Student Clerkship

Division Chiefs

Drew Bird, M.D.

J. Andrew (Drew) Bird, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics & Internal Medicine

  • Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
  • Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
Nicolas Madsen, M.D., M.P.H.

Nicolas Madsen, M.D., M.P.H.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pogue Family Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Combined Medicine and Pediatrics
  • Pediatrics & Internal Medicine
Jessica Moreland, M.D.

Jessica Moreland, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care
  • Thomas Fariss Marsh, Jr. Chair in Pediatrics
Richard Adams, M.D.

Richard Adams, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Developmental / Behavioral Pediatrics
Vincent Wang, M.D., M.H.A.

Vincent J. Wang, M.D., M.H.A.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • The Sara M. and Charles E. Seay Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Medicine
Perrin White, M.D.

Perrin White, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Endocrinology
  • Audre Newman Rapoport Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Endocrinology
Bradley Barth, M.D., M.P.H.

Bradley Barth, M.D., M.P.H.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Gastroenterology
  • The Gary C. Morchower, M.D. Lectureship in Pediatric Gastroenterology
Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.

Ralph DeBerardinis, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, Pediatrics

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
  • Joel B. Steinberg, M.D. Chair in Pediatrics
Stephen X. Skapek, M.D.

Stephen X. Skapek, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
  • Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Oncology Research
  • Barrett Family Center for Pediatric Oncology
  • Medical Director, Pauline Allen Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Vineeta Mittal, M.D., MBA

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Hospital Medicine
Jeffrey S. Kahn, M.D., Ph.D.

Jeffrey S. Kahn, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor, Pediatrics & Microbiology

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Infectious Disease
  • Sarah M. and Charles E. Seay Chair in Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Lina Chalak, M.D., M.S.C.S.

Lina Chalak, M.D., M.S.C.S.

Professor, Pediatrics and Psychiatry

  • Interim Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Director, Neurological Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NeuroNICU)
  • Program and Co-Director of the Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
Jyothsna Gattineni, M.D.

Jyothsna Gattineni, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Nephrology
Berge Minassian, M.D.

Berge Minassian, M.D.

Professor, Pediatrics, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute at UT Southwestern, Neurology & Neurotherapeutics and Neuroscience

  • Division Chief, Child Neurology
  • Jimmy Elizabeth Westcott Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Neurology
Philip Shaul, M.D.

Philip Shaul, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Center for Pulmonary & Vascular Biology
  • Director, Pediatric Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology
  • Associates First Capital Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics
Andrew Gelfand, M.D.

Andrew Gelfand, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Pulmonology & Sleep Medicine
Tracey Wright, M.D.

Tracey Wright, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology