Program Leadership & Staff

Program Leadership

Jeffrey McKinney, MD, PhD

Vice Chair for Education

Residency Program Director

Professor Infectious Diseases
Philip Shaul, MD

Vice Chair of Research

Director, Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology

Professor Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
Mary Villani, MD

Associate Program Director

Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
Andrew Yu, MD

Associate Program Director

Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
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

Supervisor of Education Programs

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

Senior Administrative Associate

Lynn is the administrative contact for anything needed from Dr. Jeff McKinney.
Hermila Crear

Senior Administrative Assistant

Hermila is the primary administrative contact for the program and can connect residents with the correct person within the program to help with their needs.
Cat Bailey

GME Program Coordinator II

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

Education Coordinator

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

Education Assistant

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