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Message from the ChairSanjeev Tuli MD, MEd, FAAP

Welcome to the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Texas Medical Branch. It is an honor to serve as Chair of this world-class department. Our mission is to provide outstanding, evidence-based, family-centered, and accessible care that not only treats but nurtures the children we serve, ensuring they and their communities thrive. In today’s world, challenges to children's health and access to care are increasingly shaped by social determinants that cannot be ignored. We are committed to addressing these challenges by building meaningful connections with communities to ensure our care is responsive, inclusive, and transformative. ...MORE...

 

 

Keeping Kids Healthy

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    American Children more likely to Die

    October 23, 2026, 10:47 AM by Dr. Sally Robinson

    Dr. Forrest suggests that child health has deteriorated because the present living environments have made it too difficult to be healthy. To address the drivers of poor health, society should move from responding to health crises one symptom/child at a time to redesigning our present environment to create healthy environments.

Community Highlights

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    September is NICU awareness month

    September 12, 2025, 08:49 AM by UTMB Dept. of Pediatrics

    It’s NICU Awareness for the month of September. 💚 Please see the attached flyer for events that are happening.

Announcements

  • Congratulations UTMB Health Pediatric Hospital Services

    September 25, 2026, 09:56 AM by Department of Pediatrics

    Congratulations to UTMB Health Pediatric Hospital Services as you are again, recognized as a Top Performer in the 2026 Vizient Quality and Accountability Study!

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