Department of Pediatrics
Department of Pediatrics
The Department of Pediatrics

Community & General Pediatrics

As we teach students and residents to provide excellent patient care, our focus is on evidence based medicine, patient centered care, and helping our patients grow and develop within their family and community.


Electives

Listed below are electives available at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston toward completing a pediatric residency. All electives require the approval of the Program Director. If you wish to take an elective NOT listed below, you will need to contact the appropriate Attending or Division Director to arrange it.

PGY-1 residents are not eligible to take electives. PGY-2 residents may substitute a subspecialty rotation for Cardiology if they are applying for a fellowship which requires it. In this instance, the Cardiology rotation will be moved to the PGY-3 year. PGY-3 residents are eligible to take 3 electives. If desired, one elective may be second month of a subspecialty already taken.

Away Electives

Away electives may only be taken with approval from the Residency Program Director, Dr. Crandell. For most away electives, you will need to take Leave of Absence without pay as the Medical Foundation can pay you only if they can bill one of our affiliated hospitals. However, credit may be earned toward completing your residency for legitimately educational away electives.

If you wish to take an elective at Baylor College of Medicine, they will require you to purchase one month of their malpractice insurance which has much higher limits than that provided by most institutions. Be prepared to spend at least $200 for extra malpractice insurance.

Pediatric Electives and Course Directors

  Pediatric Elective   Course Director(s)
Adolescent Medicine or Sports Medicine Dr. William Risser, Dr. Michelle Barratt
Allergy-Immunology Dr. Susan Pacheco
Ambulatory Pediatric  
Practice Management Dr. Michelle Barratt
Private Practice May arrange to spend one month with a member of active clinical faculty such as Dr. Steve Alley or Dr. Angela Chia
Power Center Dr. Johnnie Frazier
NAM Dr. Heather Moore
Cardiology Dr. Syamasundar Rao
Chronic Care Dr. Suny Liaw
Developmental/Behavioral Dr. Susan Landry
Endocrinology Dr. Michael Yafi
Gastroenterology Dr. Marc Rhoads
Genetics Dr. Hope Northrup
Hematology Dr. Keith Hoots
Infectious Diseases Dr. Gloria Heresi
Nephrology Dr. Rita Swinford
Neurology (Peds) Dr. Ian Butler
NICU (Level 2) and/or High Risk Clinic Dr. Patricia Evans
Palliative Care Dr. Suny Liaw, Dr. Melissa Inglese
Pathology (Peds) Dr. Harvey Rosenberg
Psychiatry (Child) Dr. Sonja Randle, Dr. Andrew Harper
Pulmonary (Peds) Dr. Cindy Jon
Pediatric Radiology Dr. Susan John
Rheumatology (adult) Dr. Frank Arnott
Research Elective Up to 3 months. Approval from the Program Director is required. Arrange this individually with the appropriate Attending and confirm with the Program Director.