One of the largest, most diverse departments of pediatrics in the United States
No. 6 rank for Pediatrics in National Institutes of Health funding by Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research
No. 7 rank on U.S. News & World Report's Best Pediatrics Programs list
1,586 full-time, part-time, secondary and voluntary faculty
157 residents
273 clinical and research postdoctoral fellows
1,142 U.S. applications for 34 slots in pediatric categorical residency program
2,783 journal articles, chapters or books written or edited
$142 million in total research funding
$17.6 million in gifts and contributions from individuals and foundations
No. 1 children’s hospital in Texas
No. 3 rank on U.S. News & World Report's Best Children’s Hospitals list 2023-2024
4 hospital locations (Texas Medical Center, West Houston, The Woodlands and new location in Austin coming soon)
67 Pediatrics locations (Houston and Austin)
593,707 Texas Children’s Health Plan members*
12 Urgent Care locations (Houston and Austin)
9 Specialty Care locations (Houston and Austin)
5,173,932 patient encounters systemwide*
36,394 patient admissions from all campuses*
182,355 Emergency Center visits* (across all Houston hospital campuses)
Chair
Lara Shekerdemian, MD, MHA
Executive Vice Chairs
Geeta Singhal Das, MD, MEd
Tammy Kang, MD, MSCE
Kristina Reber, MD
Gordon Schutze, MD
Joan Shook, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officers
Texas Children’s Hospital North Austin Campus: Bryan Vartabedian, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital West Campus: Jeanine Graf, MD
Texas Children’s Hospital The Woodlands Campus: Rachel Marek, MD
Vice Chairs
CHRISTUS Children’s: Elumalai Appachi, MD
Clinical Affairs: Jean Raphael, MD, MPH
Community: Christopher Greeley, MD, PhD
Community Engagement and Health Equity: Susan Gillespie, MD, PhD
Education: Teri Turner, MD, MPH, MEd
Faculty Development: Jeff Kim, MD
Research: Kristy Murray, DVM, PhD
Associate Vice Chairs
Education: Judith Campbell, MD
Research: Lisa Bomgaars, MD, MS, and Katherine King, MD, PhD
Houston Division Chiefs
Academic General Pediatrics: Jean Raphael, MD, MPH
Adolescent and Sports Medicine: Albert Hergenroeder, MD
Cardiology: Daniel Penny, MD, PhD, MHA
Critical Care (Interim): Fernando Stein, MD
Developmental Pediatrics: Kathryn Ostermaier, MD
Diabetes/Endocrinology/Metabolism: Rona Sonabend, MD
Emergency Medicine: Deborah Hsu, MD, MEd
Gastroenterology/Hepatology/Nutrition: Benjamin Shneider, MD
Global Immigrant Health: Anna Mandalakas, MD, MSEpi, PhD
Hematology/Oncology: Susan Blaney, MD
Hospital Medicine: Ricardo Quiñonez, MD
House Staff Education: Elaine Fielder, MD
Immunology/Allergy/Retrovirology: Carla Davis, MD
Infectious Diseases: Debra L. Palazzi, MD, MEd
Neurology: Gary Clark, MD
Newborn: Kristina Reber, MD
Nutrition (CNRC): Dennis Bier, MD
Palliative Care: Tammy Kang, MD, MSCE
Psychiatry: Kirti Saxena, MD
Psychology: Karin Price, PhD
Public Health and Child Abuse Pediatrics: Christopher Greeley, MD, PhD
Pulmonary: Peter Hiatt, MD
Renal: Michael Braun, MD
Rheumatology: Eyal Muscal, MD, MS
Tropical Medicine: Maria Elena Bottazzi, PhD
San Antonio Division Chiefs
Academic General Pediatrics: Sara Del Campo de González, MD
Cardiology (Interim): Elumalai Appachi, MD
Critical Care Medicine: Abhishek P. Patel, MD, MPH
Emergency Medicine: Lawrence Quang, MD
Endocrinology: Monica M. Dussan, MD
Gastroenterology: Lucille McLoughlin, MD
Genetics: Elizabeth R. Roeder, MD
Hematology/Oncology: Timothy Griffin, MD
Hospital Medicine (Interim): Beth Byrne, MD, and Maria Sandoval, MD
Nephrology (Interim): Elumalai Appachi, MD
Neurology: Melissa D. Svoboda, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (Interim): Elumalai Appachi, MD
Pulmonology (Interim): Louise Giles, MD
Rheumatology: Joe L. Cole, MD
For a patient referral, see texaschildrens.org/refer.