The Department of Pediatrics ranks as one of the nation's largest, most diverse, and most successful pediatric programs. We are proud of our department's long history of commitment to excellence in pediatric patient care, research and education.

About Us

The Baylor College of Medicine Section of Neonatology is among the largest academic neonatology divisions in the United States with 40 full-time faculty who receive nearly two million dollars annually in extramural funding and have authored more than 500 publications in the last five years.

Physicians attend the nurseries in eight Houston-area hospitals—four in the Texas Medical Center and four community hospitals.

The section's Neonatal-Perinatal Fellowship Program was one of the first such fellowship programs established in the United States and is currently among the largest academic neonatology training programs.

Vision and Mission

The Baylor College of Medicine Neonatology section serves as a model for its leadership in newborn medicine, offering state-of-the-art therapies aimed at securing the highest quality outcomes for newborns and their families.

The mission of the Baylor College of Medicine Neonatology section is:

To provide personalized, exemplary, family-centered care to newborns
To discover and implement innovative laboratory and clinical research and treatment advances aimed at securing superb outcomes for newborns and their families
To provide world-class training and education for current and future leaders in the field

Values

We demonstrate our commitment to excellence by:

Serving as leaders, innovators and educators in the field of neonatal-perinatal medicine
Providing personalized quality service to patients and families in a caring manner
Conducting ourselves in a sensitive and compassionate manner with the highest ethical standards
Creating and fostering synergistic partnerships