UT Southwestern Pediatrics

11/13/2025

Devika Rao, M.D., served as the senior author and co-chair a set of new clinical practice guidelines from the American Thoracic Society that provide physicians with evidence-based recommendations for treating adolescents from 10 to 18 years old who use ni****ne products.

They also include guidance on the use of counseling, technology-based interventions (such as text-based applications), ni****ne replacement therapy, and pharmacotherapy to help them quit.

Read more about the guidelines: https://bit.ly/3WSnw52

11/10/2025

Today is the last day of general registration for the APLUS Conference at UT Southwestern on Nov. 14. Register and secure your spot to hear from leading experts, participate in workshops, and earn CME credit during this transformative one-day event. Register today to secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4563SYc

11/06/2025

Congratulations to fourth-year medical student Hannah Sheard for winning the Best Poster award from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)/Section on Pediatric Trainees Clinical Case Program for her first-author abstract "Late Diagnosis of Metabolic Disorder in the Setting of Acute Illness."

She was honored at this year's AAP National Conference and Exhibition in Denver.

11/04/2025

Due to the immaturity of their blood-making system, severe anemia is a common comorbidity among preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit. Mohan Krishnan, Ph.D., and his team recently published a study in the journal Pediatric Research that could help guide future care for neonatal anemia.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4o2iUFv

10/30/2025

A team of researchers from the Division of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology recently published a study in the journal Pediatric Blood & Cancer about their study testing whether an immune-based therapy can be safely combined with chemotherapy for children with relapsed or treatment-resistant solid tumors. It is one of the first studies to test this novel combination.

Read more: https://bit.ly/476OBpS

Background Combining immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) with chemotherapy may improve treatment response in children with solid tumors. We sought to determine the feasibility of combining vincristin...

10/28/2025

Hoi See Tsao, M.D., M.P.H., has been accepted into the 2025–2026 cohort of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine’s Advanced Research Methodology Evaluation and Design program.

The program empowers junior faculty in emergency care with the skills to design impactful research and secure early career grant funding.

10/25/2025

Esraa Eloseily, M.D., M.Sc., recipient of a 2025 Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance-Pediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Travel Award, presented her research on liver dysfunction in systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis and macrophage activation syndrome at the 32nd Annual PReS Congress held in Helsinki, Finland.

10/24/2025

Lina Chalak, M.D., M.S.C.S., Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry, Division Chief of Neonatology, and Director of the Neurological Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas, served as the guest editor of Perinatal Asphyxia: Moving the Needle, a special issue of the journal Clinics in Perinatology.

In the issue, she applies her expertise to explore the outcomes of landmark studies and trials that sought to reduce brain damage and improve the neurodevelopmental trajectories of infants affected by perinatal asphyxia and review advances in the field over the last decade.

10/22/2025

There’s still time to register for next month’s APLUS Conference at UT Southwestern. Don’t miss this opportunity to earn CME credits, hear from leading experts about advancements in premature lung and brain protection, and network with colleagues committed to improving outcomes for our smallest patients. Register today: https://bit.ly/4563SYc

10/15/2025

We’re proud to share that Rinarani Sanghavi, M.D., MBA, has been selected to serve on the U.S. News and World Report Best Children’s Hospitals working group. Representing gastroenterology and gastroenterology surgery, Dr. Sanghavi will help shape the criteria used to rank pediatric specialties on the USNWR survey – defining what truly makes a children’s hospital special.

Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sanghavi on this well-deserved recognition.

10/13/2025

Jaclyn Albin, M.D., and Bethany Cartwright, M.D., were among the pediatric experts who presented at the 2025 Weight Wellness Day, hosted by Ut Southwestern Medical Center's Nutrition and Obesity Research Center.

Their evidence-based insights and thoughtful discussions helped to make the event meaningful for the hundreds of community members who attended. We’re grateful for their time and leadership.

10/09/2025

Neonatology professionals are encouraged to join us on Nov. 14 for the APLUS Conference at UT Southwestern, a transformative one-day event dedicated to advancing noninvasive lung and brain protection for extremely preterm infants.

This immersive event will include discussions and workshops led by leading experts in bronchopulmonary dysplasia prevention, effective CPAP delivery, delivery room stabilization, and more. There will also be a NICU nurse panel highlighting premature care practices.

General registration ends on Nov. 10. Learn more and secure your spot: https://bit.ly/4563SYc