Michelle Jean Brock Caraballo, MD
Pediatric Pulmonologist and Sleep Medicine
Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English Spanish
Biography
Michelle Caraballo, M.D., is a pediatric pulmonologist and sleep medicine specialist at Children’s Health℠ and Associate Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
My favorite thing about being a doctor is that, every single day, I feel like my job matters.
After earning her medical degree and completing her pediatric residency at UT Southwestern Medical School, Dr. Caraballo completed fellowships in pediatric pulmonology and sleep medicine at the University of Colorado Denver.
"My favorite thing about being a doctor is that, every single day, I feel like my job matters," Dr. Caraballo says. "I feel like the time I spend away from my family is well worth it because I can help other children be their healthiest and happiest selves. This is rewarding as both a physician and a mother."
Dr. Caraballo's clinical and research interests include asthma, complicated pneumonia, sleep-related breathing disorders, narcolepsy and sleep-related infant death.
Though Dr. Caraballo enjoys spending most of her free time with her husband and two sons, she also volunteers in the nursery at her church and serves in a medical clinic for a local refugee community. She's also an avid Texas Rangers fan and loves water skiing and snow skiing whenever she can.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (2008)
- Residency
- UT Southwestern - Children's Medical Center (2011), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- National Jewish Health (2014), Sleep Medicine
University of Colorado Denver (2015), Pediatric Pulmonary Diseases - Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics(Sleep Medicine),
American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology
Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD)
- Chronic cough
- Circadian rhythm disorder
- Congenital lung disorders
- Delayed sleep phase disorder (DSPD)
- Hypersomnia (excessive daytime sleepiness)
- Insomnia
- Interstitial lung disease (chILD)
- Narcolepsy
- Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA)
- Parasomnias
- Periodic limb movement disorder (PLMD)
- Restless leg syndrome (RLS)
- Sleep disordered breathing (SDB)
- Snoring
Treatments
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Infant safe sleep
- Pediatric sleep-related breathing disorders
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Publications
Publications
- Successful Treatment of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Juvenile Dermatomyositis. Ciaglia K, Ghawji M, Caraballo M, Sloan E Pediatrics 2024 3 153
- Steering the titanic: One tertiary care children's hospital's experience navigating safe sleep for hospitalized infants. Caraballo M, Abbe M, Tidwell J, Dutton H, Garcia MG, Punzalan G, Axon A, J Pediatr Nurs 2023 Jun
- Reasons and predictors for early termination of pediatric polysomnography: one children's hospital's experience. Luong S, Culp M, McCreary M, Wani A, Caraballo M, J Clin Sleep Med 2023 May
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Autism. Tomkies A, Johnson RF, Shah G, Caraballo M, Evans P, Mitchell RB, J Clin Sleep Med 2019 Oct 15 10 1469-1476
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Children of Adolescent Mothers: A Qualitative Study. Caraballo M, Shimasaki S, Johnston K, Tung G, Albright K, Halbower AC J. Pediatr. 2016 Jul 174 78-83.e2
Books
- Respiratory Tract & Mediastinum. In Hay WW, Levin MJ, Deterding RR, Abzug MJ, eds. Current Diagnosis and Treatment - Pediatrics. 23rd ed. Federico MJ, Baker CD, Deboer EM, Halbower AC, Kupfer O, Martiniano SL, Sagel SD, Stillwell P, Zemanick ET, Caraballo M, Hawkins S. (2016). McGraw-Hill Education; 500-549.
- Respiratory Tract & Mediastinum. In Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Pediatrics, 24th ed, Hay WW, Levin MJ, Deterding RR, Abzug MJ, eds. Federico MJ, Baker CD, Deboer EM, Halbower AC, Kupfer O, Martiniano SL, Sagel SD, Stillwell P, Zemanick ET, Caraballo M, Hawkins S (2018). New York, NY, McGraw-Hill Education; 509-560
- Growth and development in pediatric obstructive sleep apnea. In Snoring and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children: An Evidence-Based, Multidisciplinary Approach. Caraballo M (2023). Academic Press
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2013)
- American Thoracic Society (2011)
- Dallas County Medical Society (2015)
- Texas Medical Association (2015)
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Awards and Honors
- DFWChild Mom Approved Pediatric Professional (2024)
- Ambulatory Provider of the Month - Children's Health (2015)
Virtual Visit
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