Research Interests
We strive to advance knowledge in biomedical and behavioral sciences through expansion of research programs and rapidly translate discovery and innovation into the clinical practice.
- Joseph Alcorn,
PhD
Assistant Professor
Lung Development, Surfactant Biology, Prematurity - Paul Au, PhD
Assistant Professor
Tuberous Sclerosis, Neural Tube Defects - Michael C. Braun, MD
Assistant Professor
Complement Biology, Glomerular Diseases, Lupus - Luca Brunelli, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Transcriptional Regulation of 14-3-3 Proteins, Heart Development and Congenital Heart Abnormalities - Thomas G. Cleary, MD
Professor
Bacterial Enteropathogens, Human Milk Factor/Lactoferrin - Linda Ewing-Cobbs, PhD
Professor
Head Injury, Child Abuse, Mathematics Disabilities - Giuseppe N. Colasurdo, MD
Professor and Chairman
Lung Biology, Respiratory Infections in Children, Pediatric Asthma - Charles S. Cox, MD
Professor
Stem Cells and TBI - Michael Fant, MD, PhD
Associate Professor
Placental Biology, PLAC1 in Placental Development, Fetal Growth Regulation - Richard Frye, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Brain Imaging, Dyslexia, Autism - Michael J. Gambello, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Mouse Models of Neurogenetic Disorders, Autism - Jacqueline T. Hecht, PhD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research
Cartilage Biology, Cleft Lip and Palate, Clubfoot - Gloria Heresi, MD
Associate Professor
Pediatric AIDS, Neonatal Infections, Immunobiology - Keith Hoots, MD
Professor
Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders - Kathleen Kennedy, MD, MPH
Professor
Neonatal Nutrition, Neonatal Chronic Lung Disease, Retinopathy of Prematurity - Amir Khan , MD
Associate Professor
Lung Injury, Pulmonary Hypertension, ECMO - Susan Landry, PhD
Professor, Children's Learning Institute
Learning Education, Early Childhood Development, Reading Readiness - Hope Northrup, MD
Professor
Tuberous Sclerosis, Neural Tube Defects - Andrew Papanicolaou, MD
Professor
Neuroimaging, Epilepsy, Brain Development - Nehal Parikh, MD
Assistant Professor
Perinatal Brain Injury, Neuroimaging, Neonatal ethics - Ruben Quiros, MD
Associate Professor
Liver Disease/Transplantation, NASH, Short Bowel Syndrome - Marc Rhoads, MD
Professor
Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Diarrheal Disease - Kim Smith, MD, MPH
Professor
Pediatric Tuberculosis Diagnostics - Rita Swinford, MD
Associate Professor
Childhood Hypertension, Renal Dialysis - Jon Tyson, MD, MPH
Professor
Study Design, Neonatal Clinical Trials - Scott Wenderfer MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Immune complex disease, glomerulonephritis, and lupus - to the top
Location & Contact
6431 Fannin Street
MSB 3.020
Houston, Texas 77030
713-500-5757 (Voice)
Other Locations
Other locations of the Department of Pediatrics include the following:
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
Research
- Pediatric Divisions Index
- Research
- Adolescent Medicine
- Cardiology
- Center for Clinical Research and Evidence Based Medicine
- Children’s Learning Institute
- Community & General Medicine
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Genetics
- Hematology
- Infectious Diseases
- Neonatology
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Pulmonary, Critical Care & Allergy-Immunology
