Amy Rasco Coffey, MD Service Chief at Children's Health Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
UTSW Physician Practicing at Children's Health
Locations
American Board of Otolaryngology
Biography
Amy Coffey, M.D., is an otolaryngologist at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in pediatric otolaryngology. She is also an assistant professor of otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Coffey completed her residency training at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and Loma Linda University in California. Before joining Children’s Health in 1995, Dr. Coffey was the head of the Pediatric Otolaryngology division at Galveston for two years.
Dr. Coffey’s research interests include allergy, chronic pediatric rhinosinusitis and the comparison of postoperative pain and return to diet with thermal welding forceps, coblation and electrocautery for tonsillectomy.
Education and Training
Medical School
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (1985)
Internship
University of TX Med Brnch Gal (1986), General Surgery
Residency
Loma Linda University School of Medicine (1990), Otolaryngology
University of TX Med Brnch Gal (1989), Otolaryngology
Departments & Programs
Professional Activities
Professional Associations and Affiliations
- American Academy of Otolaryngic Allergy
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Society of Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Texas Pediatric Society
Awards & Honors
- First Place - Roche Laboratories Award for Excellence in Basic Science Research (1988)