Kathryn Klish Ostermaier, M.D.

Professor of Pediatrics

Positions

Professor of Pediatrics: Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States

Addresses

Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism (Clinic): 8080 North Stadium Drive, Suite 180
Houston, TX, 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3400

Education

MD from Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine: Houston, TX; Pediatrics

Professional Interests

General pediatrics
Developmental Pediatrics

Professional Statement

Dr. Kathryn Ostermaier graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics. She completed medical school at Baylor College of Medicine in 1996 and her Pediatric Residency at Baylor College of Medicine in 1999. After finishing her training, she joined Baylor as a faculty member. Given her commitment to providing care for children with complex medical and developmental conditions, she started the Special Needs Clinic at Ben Taub General Hospital in 2001, one of only two such clinics in the area at the time. She became board-certified in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics in 2004 and was named director of Texas Children's Spina Bifida Clinic in 2005. In 2007, she started the Complex Care Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital, which is now the largest clinic of its kind in southeast Texas. She became the director of the Down Syndrome Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital in 2009 and continues to serve in this role. In 2023, she was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and is the division chief for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.

Websites

VIICTR Publications List

Selected Publications

Kase BA, Northrup H, Morrison AC, Davidson CM, Goiffon AM, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Au KS. " Association of copper-zinc superoxide dismutase (SOD1) and manganese superoxide dismutase (SOD2) genes with nonsyndromic myelomeningocele. " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2012 Oct ; 94 (10) : 762-9.
Pubmed PMID: 22972774.
O'Byrne MR, Au KS, Morrison AC, Lin JI, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Doebel S, Northrup H. " Association of folate receptor (folr1, folr2, folr3) and reduced folate carrier (slc19a1) genes with meningomyelocele. " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2010 Aug ; 88 (8) : 689-94.
Pubmed PMID: 20683905.
Tran PX, Au KS, Morrison AC, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Northrup H. " Association of retinoic acid receptor genes with meningomyelocele. " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2011 Jan ; 91 (1) : 39-43.
Pubmed PMID: 21254357.
Au KS, Tran PX, Tsai CC, O'Byrne MR, Lin JI, Morrison AC, Hampson AW, Cirino P, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Doebel S, Northrup H. " Characteristics of a spina bifida population including North American Caucasian and Hispanic individuals. " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2008 Oct ; 82 (10) : 692-700.
Pubmed PMID: 18937358.
Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Cirino PT, Dennis M. " Neurobehavioral outcomes in spina bifida: Processes versus outcomes. " J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2008 ; 1 (4) : 311-24.
Pubmed PMID: 20798790.
Dinah L. Godwin, LCSW, Jennifer Cervantes, LCSW, Jennifer Y. Torres, LMSW, Kathryn K. Ostermaier, MD, Leandra N. Berry, PhD, Robert G. Voigt, MD. " A Road Map for Academic Developmental-Behavioral Pediatric Practices to Increase Access " J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2022 Dec ; 43 (9) : 540-544.
Pubmed PMID: 36170013.
Ostermaier KK, Weaver AL, Myers SM, Stoeckel RE, Katusic SK, Voigt RG. " Incidence of Celiac Disease in Down Syndrome: A Longitudinal, Population-Based Birth Cohort Study " Clin Pediatr. 2020 Jul 15;
Pubmed PMID: 32664755.
10. Gould H, Hashmi SS, Wagner VF, Stoll K, Ostermaier K, Czerwinski J. " Examining genetic counselors’ implicit attitudes toward disability. " J Genetic Couns. 2019 Aug 23;
Fremion E, Morrison-Jacobus M, Castillo J, Castillo H, Ostermaier K. " A chronic care model for spina bifida transition. " J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2017 Oct 20;
Huang GO, Belfort MA, Whitehead WE, Olutoye OO, Castillo J, Castillo H, Ostermaier KK, Koh CJ, Tu DD. " Early postnatal bladder function in fetoscopic myelomeningocele repair patients. " J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2017 Oct 20;
Castillo J, Ostermaier KK, Fremion E, Collier T, Zhu H, Huang G, Tu D, Castillo H. " Urologic self-management through intermittent self-catherterization among individuals with spina bifida. " J Pediatr Rehabil Med. 2017 Oct 20;

Skills

Spina Bifida, Down syndrome, Autism, Developmental Delay