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Program Leadership

 

  • Jeffrey McKinney, MD

    Jeffrey McKinney, MD, PhD

    Vice Chair for Education

    Residency Program Director

    Professor Infectious Diseases

  • Philip Shaul, MD

    Philip Shaul, MD

    Vice Chair of Research

    Director, Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology

    Professor Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine

  • Mary Villani, MD

    Mary Villani, MD

    Associate Program Director

    Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine

  • Andrew Yu, MD

    Associate Program Director

    Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine

  • Pamela Okada, MD

    Pamela Okada, MD

    Associate Program Director

    Professor Emergency Medicine

Faculty

The department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern has more than 250 faculty members who serve as clinicians, educators, and researchers. The depth and breadth of faculty engagement with the mentoring of our house officers is remarkable. In annual surveys, our faculty consistently point to our training program as one of the fundamental core strengths of our institution.

Program Staff

 

 
  • Donna Williams

    Donna Williams

    Supervisor of Education Programs

    Donna oversees Pediatric Residency and Fellowship programs and maintains all Program Letters of Agreement with other facilities.

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    Karen Bell

    Division Lead and Administrative Associate

    Administrative associate for Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D

  • Sofia Galindo headshot

    Sofia Galindo

    Sr. Administrative Assistant

    Provides front office administrative support to the Division of Education Programs, including the Chief Residents and the Associate Program Directors.

  • Hermila Crear

    Hermila Crear

    Education Assistant

    Hermila’s main tasks include resident education allowance tracking and ordering of products, as well as residency verifications and loan paperwork.

  • Cat Bailey

    Cat Bailey

    GME Program Coordinator II

    Cat is the Program Staff Supervisor and her main tasks include accreditation, licensing, and recruitment.

  • Melissa Nader

    Melissa Nader

    Education Coordinator

    Melissa’s main tasks include Elective coordination and resident onboarding.

  • Rachal Hernandez

    Rachal Hernandez

    Education Coordinator

    Rachal’s main tasks include tracking of resident work hours, evaluations, and maintenance of MedHub, the Program’s Resident Management System.

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