One of the largest, most diverse departments of pediatrics in the United States
#5 rank of pediatrics in National Institutes of Health funding by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research
#7 rank on U.S. News & World Report Best Pediatrics Programs list
1,624 full-time, part-time, secondary and voluntary faculty
189 residents
257 clinical and research postdoctoral fellows
1,085 U.S. applications for 46 slots in pediatric categorical residency program
20 books written or edited
436 chapters written or edited
1,603 journal articles
$79.7 million in total research funding
$65 million in gifts and contributions from individuals and foundations
#4 rank on U.S. News & World Report Best Children’s Hospitals list
33,631 total patient admissions
234,388 census days
127,277 Emergency Center visits
4,078,843 total patient encounters
63 countries are home to patients
Interim Chair
Gordon Schutze, MD, schutze@bcm.edu
Executive Vice Chairs
Tammy Kang, MD, MSCE, tammy.kang@bcm.edu
Joan Shook, MD, MBA, JeShook@texaschildrens.org
Vice Chairs
Elumalai Appachi, MD, Elumalai.Appachi@bcm.edu
Chris Greeley, MD, PhD, Christopher.Greeley@bcm.edu
Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD, kmurray@bcm.edu
Lara Shekerdemian, MD, MHA, lssheker@texaschildrens.org
Teri Turner, MD, MPH, MEd, tlturner@texaschildrens.org
Associate Vice Chairs
Lisa Bomgaars, MD, MS, lbomgaars@txch.org
Judith R. Campbell, MD, judithc@bcm.edu
Katherine King, MD, PhD, kyk@bcm.edu
Jean Raphael, MD, MPH, raphael@bcm.edu
Geeta Singhal Das, MD, MEd, grsingha@texaschildrens.org
Section Heads
Academic General Pediatrics: Jean Raphael, MD, MPH, raphael@bcm.edu
Adolescent & Sports Medicine: Albert Hergenroeder, MD, achergen@texaschildrens.org
Cardiology: Daniel Penny, MD, PhD, MHA, djpenny@texaschildrens.org
Critical Care: Lara Shekerdemian, MD, MHA, lssheker@texaschildrens.org
Dermatology: Raegan Hunt, MD, PhD, Raegan.Hunt@bcm.edu
Developmental Pediatrics: Robert Voigt, MD, rgvoigt@texaschidrens.org
Diabetes/Endocrinology/Metabolism: Rona Sonabend, MD, rysonabe@texaschildrens.org
Emergency Medicine: Deb Hsu, MD, MEd, dhsu@bcm.edu
Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition: Benjamin Shneider, MD, Benjamin.Shneider@bcm.edu
Global Biologic Preparedness: Amy Arrington, MD, PhD, aa691762@bcm.edu
Global Immigrant Health: Anna Mandalakas, MD, MSEpi, PhD, Anna.Mandalakas@bcm.edu
Hematology/Oncology: Susan Blaney, MD, sblaney@bcm.edu
Hospital Medicine: Ricardo Quinoñez, MD quinonez@bcm.edu
House Staff Education: Elaine Fielder, MD, ekfielde@texaschildrens.org
Immunology/Allergy/Retrovirology: Carla Davis, MD, carlad@bcm.edu
Infectious Diseases: Sheldon Kaplan, MD, slkaplan@texaschildrens.org
Neurology: Gary Clark, MD, gdclark@texaschildrens.org
Newborn: Tammy Kang, MD, MSCE (interim), tammy.kang@bcm.edu
Nutrition (CNRC): Dennis Bier, MD, dbier@bcm.edu
Palliative Care: Tammy Kang, MD, MSCE, tammy.kang@bcm.edu
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R): Aloysia Schwabe, MD, alschwab@texaschildrens.org
Psychiatry: Kirti Saxena, MD, Kirti.Saxena@bcm.edu
Psychology: Karin Price, PhD, klprice@texaschildrens.org
Public Health and Child Abuse Pediatrics: Chris Greeley, MD, PhD, Christopher.Greeley@bcm.edu
Pulmonary: Peter Hiatt, MD, pwhiatt@texaschildrens.org
Renal: Michael Braun, MD, mcbraun@texaschildrens.org
Rheumatology: Eyal Muscal, MD, MS, emuscal@bcm.edu
Tropical Medicine: Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, hotez@bcm.edu and Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD, bottazzi@bcm.edu
For a patient referral, see texaschildrens.org/refer