Department of Pediatrics

Program Leadership

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L.E.A.D. Faculty

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As one of the nation’s largest and most diverse pediatric programs, Baylor College of Medicine’s Department of Pediatrics is nationally recognized for excellence in teaching and clinical service. We are proud to have the nation’s best-trained faculty members part of the team because of their ongoing efforts to advance medical knowledge to continuously improve the health of children in Houston and worldwide.

Our pediatrics faculty members’ achievements are reflected in their authorship of major texts in the discipline, election to leadership positions in pediatrics, and receipt of national and international recognition.

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Program Leadership: Primary Care L.E.A.D. Program

People
First Name
Teresa
Middle Name
Kay
Last Name
Duryea
Honorific Title
M.D.
Professor
First Name
Julieana
Last Name
Nichols
Honorific Title
M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Professor
First Name
Jill
Middle Name
Rachel
Last Name
Roth
Honorific Title
M.D.
Assistant Professor
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Advocacy Curriculum Director

People
First Name
Michael
Middle Name
S
Last Name
Petrus-Jones
Honorific Title
DO, MPH, MS
Fellow, Clinical Instructor
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Graduate Outcomes

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  • General Pediatric Practice: 53 percent
  • Academic General Pediatric Faculty: 16 percent
  • Academic Pediatric Fellows: 16 percent
  • Pediatric Subspecialty Fellows: 10 percent
  • Sports Medicine: 5 percent
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Alumni
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Rakibul Akter, M.D.General Pediatrics, TCP Westwood, Houston, Texas
Meena Awasthi, M.D, M.P.P., M.S.Emergency Medicine Fellowship, UT McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas
Taylor Beall, M.D.General Pediatrics, Austex Pediatrics, Austin, Texas
Amber Berry, M.D.Sports Medicine, Northside Hospital, Marietta, Ga.
Katherine Budolfson, M.D., M.P.HPublic Health Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Priyam Chhabra, M.D.Assistant Professor, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, UCSF Fresno, Fresno, Calif.
Laurie Cundiff, M.D.General Pediatrics, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, Houston, Texas
Mercedez Cruz, M.D.General Pediatrics, Baycare Medical Group, Land O Lakes, Fla.
Stephanie Fontin, M.D., M.P.H.Academic General Pediatrics, Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.
Rebecca Hetrick, M.D.Rheumatology Fellow, Indiana School of Medicine, Indianapolis, In.
Niki Khandheria, M.D.General Pediatrics, Legacy Community Health, Houston, Texas
Keerthana Krosuri, M.D.General Pediatrics, St. Peter’s University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J.
Victoria Mitre, M.D.Academic General Pediatric Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Ellen Mueller, M.D.General Pediatrics, Kelsey Seybold Clinic, Houston, Texas
Chantel Morey, M.D.General Pediatrics, Vecino Health Center, Houston, Texas
Christianah Ogunleye, M.D.General Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Pediatrics, Corinthian Pointe, Houston, Texas
Michael Petrus Jones, D.O., M.P.H.Academic General Pediatric Fellowship, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Ovini Rodrigo, M.D.Academic General Pediatric Fellowship, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, Mass.
Sarah Williams, M.D.General Pediatrics, Texas Children’s Pediatric Gulfgate, Houston, Texas