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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

Vice Chairs

Mambarambath Jaleel, M.D.

Mambarambath Jaleel, M.D.

Professor

  • Vice Chair for Clinical Affairs
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
Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Jennifer Walsh, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Vice Chair for Faculty Affairs
  • Division Chief, Combined Medicine and Pediatrics Residency

Associate Vice Chairs

Gaith Semrin, M.D.

Gaith Semrin, M.D.

Clinical Professor

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

Patrick Leavey, M.D.

Professor

  • Associate Vice Chair of Research Operations
  • Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
Ayesha N. Zia, M.D.

Ayesha N. Zia, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Associate Vice Chair of Clinical Research
  • Director, Hemostasis and Thrombosis Program

Directors

Yadira Rivera-Sanchez, M.D.

Yadira Rivera-Sanchez, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Director, Culture and Opportunity
Rina Sanghavi, M.D., MBA

Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D., MBA

Professor

  • Director, Faculty Engagement and Wellbeing
Rory Nicolaides, M.D.

Rory Nicolaides, M.D.

Assistant Professor, Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

  • Director, Pediatric Medical Student Education
Tanya Watt, M.D.

Tanya Watt, M.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology

  • Director, Education Fellowship
  • Director, Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Fellowship
  • Dedman Family Scholar in Clinical Care
Philip Shaul, M.D.

Philip Shaul, M.D.

Professor

  • Director, Pediatric Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology
  • Associates First Capital Corporation Distinguished Chair in Pediatrics

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.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
  • Pogue Family Distinguished Chair in Pediatric Cardiology
Cindy Bowens, M.D., M.S.C.S.

Cindy Bowens, M.D., M.S.C.S.

Professor

  • Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Critical Care
  • Medical Director, PICU, Children's Medical Center
Richard Adams, M.D.

Richard Adams, M.D.

Professor

  • Division Chief, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Pamela Okada, M.D.

Pamela Okada, M.D., M.S., M.B.A.

Professor

  • Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
  • Associate Program Director, Pediatric Residency
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
Garrett Gotway, M.D., Ph.D.

Garrett Gotway, M.D., Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Pediatrics, Eugene McDermott Center for Human Growth & Development, Internal Medicine

  • Interim Division Chief, Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism

Vineeta Mittal, M.D., MBA

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

  • Division Chief, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
  • Director, Neurological Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NeuroNICU)
  • Program and Co-Director of the Fetal and Neonatal Neurology Fellowship
  • The William Buchanan Chair in Pediatrics
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, Neuroscience

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

Andrew Gelfand, M.D.

Clinical Professor

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

Tracey Wright, M.D.

Associate Professor

  • Division Chief, Pediatric Rheumatology

Adminstration

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Bill Henderson

Department Administrator

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Barb Bennett

Director, Pediatrics Communications and Marketing