
Our Faculty
The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.
Adolescent Medicine
- Barratt, Michelle S., MD, MPH | Professor
- Benjamins, Laura, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Eissa, Mona, MD | Professor
Allergy/Immunology, Rheumatology
- Pacheco, Susan, MD | Assistant Professor
- Kamdar, Ankur, MD | Assistant Professor
- Tran, Dat, MD| Assistant Professor
Cardiology
- Bricker, John T., MD | Professor and Division Director
- Balaguru, Durasaimy, MD | Associate Professor
- Biliciler-Denktas, Gurur, MD | Assistant Professor
- Brown, Matthew D., MD| Assistant Professor
- Gupta, Monesha, MD | Associate Professor
- Horenstein, M. Silvana MD | Staff Physician
- Lorch, Steven, MD | Assistant Professor
- Moulik, Mousumi, MD | Assistant Professor
- Numan, Mohammed T., MD | Associate Professor
- Rao, P. Syamasundar, MD | Professor
- Thapar, Mohinder K., MD | Associate Professor
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Child Protection Pediatrics
- Rebecca Girardet, MD | Associate Professor
- Lahoti, Sheela L., MD | Associate Professor
- Cheung, Kim K., MD | Assistant Professor
- McNeese, Margaret C., MD | Professor
- Greeley, Christopher, MD | Associate Professor
- Dr. Christopher Greeley | Associate Professor | Associate from the Center for Clinical Research and Evidence-Based Medicine
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Children's Learning Institute
- Landry, Susan, PhD | Professor, Director and Founder of Children's Learning Institute
- Anthony, Jason L., PhD | Assistant Professor
- Assel, Michael, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Barnes, Marcia A., PhD | Professor
- Breier, Joshua I., PhD | Professor
- Castillo, Eduardo M., PhD | Associate Professor
- Denton, Carolyn, PhD | Associate Professor
- Ewing-Cobbs, Linda, PhD | Professor
- Filipek, Pauline A., MD | Professor
- Guttentag, Cathy L., PhD | Assistant Professor
- Hecht, Steven, PhD | Associate Professor
- Juranek, Jennifer, PhD| Assistant Professor
- Prasad, Mary, MD | Assistant Professor
- Sexton, Waynel | Assistant Professor
- Swank, Paul, PhD | Professor
- Taylor, Heather, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Williamson, Daniel, PhD | Professor
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Clinical Neurosciences
- Breier, Joshua I. | Professor
- Castillo, Eduardo M. | Assistant Professor
- Juranek, Jenifer | Assistant Professor
- Sarkari, Shirin | Assistant Professor
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Community & General Pediatrics
- Yetman, Robert J., MD | Professor and Division Director
- Archibong, Emma MD | Staff Physician
- Barratt, Michelle S., MD, MPH | Professor
- Beaudoin, Ebony, MD | Assistant Professor
- Benjamins, Laura, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Cheung, Kim K., MD | Assistant Professor
- Conlon, Rosemary, MD | Assistant Professor
- De Ybarrondo, Lisa, MD | Assistant Professor
- Ekong, Mfon, MD| Assistant Professor
- Farnie, Mark | Associate Professor
- Frazier, Johnnie P., MD, M.Ed, FAAP | Associate Professor
- Geltemeyer, Abby M., MD | Assistant Professor
- Girardet, Rebecca G., MD | Associate Professor
- Gourishankar, Anand, MD| Assistant Professor
- Greeley, Christopher, MD | Associate Professor
- Guardiola, Amalia. MD | Assistant Professor
- Gunner, Kathy PNP | Assistant Professor
- Hakemack, Brenda, MD | Staff Physician
- Hormann, Mark D., MD | Assistant Professor
- Ivan, Daniel L., MD | Assistant Professor
- Khatua, Sutapa MD| Assistant Professor
- Liaw, Shih-Ning, MD | Assistant Professor
- Love, LaTanya J. MD | Assistant Professor
- Mazur, Lynnette J., MD | Professor
- Barratt, Michelle S., MD, MPH
- McKenney, Allyson, MD | Staff Physician
- McNeese, Margaret C., MD | Professor
- Moore, Heather, MD | Assistant Professor
- Mowbray, Hillary, MD | Assistant Professor
- Parks, Kenya M., MD | Assistant Professor
- Record, Sharon PNP | Assistant Professor
- Sanders, Jason, MD | Assistant Professor
- Shelburne, Julia T., MD | Assistant Professor
- Smith, Holly, MD | Assistant Professor
- Smith, Kimberly C., MD | Professor
- Turiy, Yuliya, MD | Assistant Professor
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Critical Care Medicine
- Haque, Ikram MD| Associate Professor and Division Director
- Erikson, Christian, MD | Assistant Professor
- Johnston, Richard A., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
- Salinas III Ezequiel, MD | Assistant Professor
- Strobel, Nathaniel, MD | Assistant Professor
- Thapar, Vandana, MD | Assistant Professor
Dermatology
- Hebert, Adelaide | Professor and Division Director
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Endocrinology
- Yafi, Michael, MD | Assistant Professor and Division Director
- Brosnan, Patrick G., MD | Professor
- Rivera-Davila, Michelle, MD
- Rubio, Nunilo I., MD | Assistant Professor
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Gastroenterology
- Rhoads, J. Marc, MD | Professor and Division Director
- DebRoy, Ashish N., MD | Assistant Professor
- Gleason, Wallace A., MD | Professor
- Navarro, Fernando, MD | Assistant Professor
- Imseis, Essam| Assistant Professor
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Hematology
- Brown, Deborah L., MD | Associate Professor and Division Director
- Escobar, Miguel, MD | Associate Professor
- Rodriguez, Nidra I. MD | Assistant Professor
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Infectious Diseases
- Heresi, Gloria, MD | Associate Professor and Division Director (Interim)
- Holzmann-Pazgal, Galit, MD | Assistant Professor
- Murphy, James, PhD | Professor
- Perez, Norma, DO | Assistant Professor
- Wootton, Susan, MD | Assistant Professor
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Medical Genetics
- Northrup, Hope, MD | Professor and Division Director
- Au, Kit- Sing (Paul), PhD | Assistant Professor
- Gambello, Michael J., MD, Ph.D | Associate Professor
- Hecht, Jacqueline, PhD | Professor
- Noblin, Sarah J., MS, CGC | Assistant Professor
- Raia, Marianna Horz, MS | Instructor
- Saavedra, Heather, MS, RD, LD | Dietician
- Singletary, Claire, MS, CGC | Genetic Counselor/Instructor
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Neonatology
- Eichenwald, Eric C, MD | Associate Professor & Division Director
- Alcorn, Joe, PhD | Associate Professor
- Aneji, Chiamaka, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Arnold, Cody, MD, MSc, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Armentrout, Debbie, NNP, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Avritscher, Elenir, MD, PhD, MBA/MHA | Assistant Professor
- Boricha, Fatima, MD | Staff Physician
- Chan, See Wai, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Chapman, John, MD | Assistant Professor
- Crandell, Sharon S, MD | Associate Professor
- Garcia, Jose, MD, SM | Professor
- Gelfer, Polina, MD | Assistant Professor
- Green, Charles, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Halbardier, Brenda NNP | Assistant Professor
- Huseby, Valerie, NNP | Assistant Professor
- Jones, Patrick, MD, MA | Assistant Professor
- Katakam, Lakshmi, MD, MPH | Assistant Professor
- Kennedy, Kathleen, MD, MPH | Professor
- Khan, Amir, MD | Associate Professor
- Khan, Mona, MBBS | Assistant Professor
- Lasky, Robert, PhD | Professor
- Lopez, Suzanne, MD | Associate Professor
- Pedroza, Claudia, PhD | Assistant Professor
- Reddy, Tina, MD | Staff Physician
- Siddiki, Saba, MD | Staff Physician
- Tsakiri, Sophia, MD | Assistant Professor
- Tyson, Jon E, MD, MPH | Professor
- Wong, Christina, MD | Staff Physician
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Nephrology
- Swinford, Rita D., MD | Associate Professor and Division Director
- Angelo, Joseph R., II MD | Assistant Professor
- Samuels, Joshua, MD, MPH | Associate Professor
Neurology
- Butler, Ian J., MD | Professor and Division Director
- Filipek, Pauline A., MD | Professor
- Timothy C. Foster, MD| Assistant Professor
- Koenig, Mary Kay, MD | Assistant Professor
- Mancias, Pedro | Associate Professor
- Von Allmen, Gretchen, MD | Assistant Professor
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Pediatric Research Center (PRC)
- Hecht, Jacqueline, PhD | Professor and Division Director
- Alcorn, Joe, PhD | Associate Professor
- Gambello, Michael J., MD, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
- Greeley, Christopher, MD | Associate Professor
- Hashmi, Syed, Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
- Posey, Karen, PhD | Instructor
- Swindell, Eric C., Ph.D. | Assistant Professor
- Tran, Dat, MD | Assistant Professor
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Pulmonary Medicine
- Alcorn, Joe, PhD | Associate Professor
- Colasurdo, Giuseppe, MD | President ad interim,
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston;
Dean, The University of Texas Medical School at Houston;
Professor and Pediatric Chair, H. Wayne Hightower Distinguished Professor in the Medical Sciences, David R. Park Professorship in Pediatric Medicine - Jon, Cindy, MD | Assistant Professor
- Khan, Amir, MD | Associate Professor
- Mosquera, Ricardo, MD | Assistant Professor
- Pacheco, Susan, MD | Assistant Professor
- Smith, Keely, MD | Assistant Professor
- Stark, James, MD | Professor
- Connie Atkins, Senior Research Associate
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Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5700
Divisions
- Pediatric Divisions Index
- Adolescent Medicine
- Allergy/Immunology, Rheumatology
- Cardiology
- Child Protection Pediatrics
- Children's Learning Institute
- Community & General Pediatrics
- Critical Care Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Medical Genetics
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pediatric Research Center
- Pulmonary Medicine

