Program Leadership & Staff
Program Leadership
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Jeffrey McKinney, MD, PhD
Vice Chair for Education
Residency Program Director
Professor Infectious Diseases
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Philip Shaul, MD
Vice Chair of Research
Director, Center for Pulmonary and Vascular Biology
Professor Neonatal & Perinatal Medicine
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Mary Villani, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
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Andrew Yu, MD
Associate Program Director
Assistant Professor Hospitalist Medicine
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Pamela Okada, MD
Associate Program Director
Professor Emergency Medicine
Faculty
The department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern has more than 250 faculty members who serve as clinicians, educators, and researchers. The depth and breadth of faculty engagement with the mentoring of our house officers is remarkable. In annual surveys, our faculty consistently point to our training program as one of the fundamental core strengths of our institution.
Program Staff
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Donna Williams
Supervisor of Education Programs
Donna oversees Pediatric Residency and Fellowship programs and maintains all Program Letters of Agreement with other facilities.
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Karen Bell
Division Lead and Administrative Associate
Administrative associate for Jeffrey McKinney, M.D., Ph.D
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Hermila Crear
Education Assistant
Hermila’s main tasks include resident education allowance tracking and ordering of products, as well as residency verifications and loan paperwork.
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Cat Bailey
GME Program Coordinator II
Cat is the Program Staff Supervisor and her main tasks include accreditation, licensing, and recruitment.
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Melissa Nader
Education Coordinator
Melissa’s main tasks include Elective coordination and resident onboarding.
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