Program Leadership & Staff
Program Leadership
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Jeffrey McKinney, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Education
Residency Program Director
Professor Infectious Diseases
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Philip Shaul, MD
Vice Chair of Research
Director, Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology
Professor Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
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Andrew Yu, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
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Mary Villani, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
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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
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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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Lynn Giarratano
Senior Administrative Associate
Lynn is the administrative contact for anything needed from Dr. Jeff McKinney.
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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.
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Cat Bailey
GME Program Coordinator II
Cat is the Program Staff Supervisor and her main tasks include accreditation, licensing, and recruitment.
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Melissa Nader
Education Coordinator
Melissa’s main tasks include Elective coordination and resident onboarding.
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Demetrice Williams
Education Coordinator
Demetrice’s main tasks include Continuity Clinic coordination and tracking, work hour tracking, and moonlighting requests.
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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.
- Pediatric Residency Program
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