Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Electives

The Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical School at Houston is dedicated to improving the health and welfare of all infants, children, and adolescents.


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Listed below are electives available at the University of Texas – Houston Medical School toward completing a pediatric residency.  All electives require the approval of the Program Director. If you wish to take an elective NOT listed below, you will need to contact the appropriate Attending or Division Director to arrange it.

PGY-1 residents are not eligible to take electives. PGY-2 residents may substitute a subspecialty rotation for Cardiology if they are applying for a fellowship which requires it. In this instance, the Cardiology rotation will be moved to the PGY-3 year.PGY-3 residents are eligible to take 3 electives. If desired, one elective may be second month of a subspecialty already taken.

Away Electives
Away electives may only be taken with approval from the Residency Program Director, Dr. Crandell.  For most away electives, you will need to take Leave of Absence without pay as the Medical Foundation can pay you only if they can bill one of our affiliated hospitals.  However, credit may be earned toward completing your residency for legitimately educational away electives.

If you wish to take an elective at Baylor College of Medicine, they will require you to purchase one month of their malpractice insurance which has much higher limits than that provided by most institutions. Be prepared to spend at least $200 for extra malpractice insurance.

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Pediatric Electives and Course Directors

Elective

Director

Adolescent Medicine or Sports Medicine

Dr. William Risser, Dr. Michelle Barratt

Allergy-Immunology

Dr. Susan Pacheco

Ambulatory Pediatric:

-- Practice Management

Dr. Michelle Barratt
-- Private Practice

May arrange to spend one month with a member of active clinical faculty such as Dr. Steve Alley or Dr. Angela Chia

-- Power Center

Dr. Johnnie Frazier
--NAM

Dr. Heather Moore

Cardiology  

Dr. Syamasundar Rao

Chronic Care

Dr. Suny Liaw

Developmental/Behavioral

Dr. Susan Landry

Endocrinology

Dr. Michael Yafi

Gastroenterology

Dr. Marc Rhoads

Genetics

Dr. Hope Northrup

Hematology

Dr. Keith Hoots

Infectious Diseases

Dr. Gloria Heresi

Nephrology

Dr. Rita Swinford

Neurology (Peds)

Dr. Ian Butler

NICU (Level 2) and/or High Risk Clinic

Dr. Patricia Evans

Palliative Care

Dr. Suny Liaw, Dr. Melissa Inglese

Pathology (Peds)

Dr. Harvey Rosenberg

Psychiatry (Child)

Dr. Sonja Randle, Dr. Andrew Harper

Pulmonary (Peds)

Dr. Cindy Jon

Pediatric Radiology

Dr. Susan John

Rheumatology (adult)

Dr. Frank Arnott

Research Elective

Up to 3 months. Approval from the Program Director is required. Arrange this individually with the appropriate Attending and confirm with the Program Director.

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