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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

Help your Children Learn what is Real

November 3, 2026, 14:41 PM by Dr. Sally Robinson

Understanding what is real occurs in the prefrontal cortex and requires some maturity to tell what is real and not real. If that understanding occurs while a child is watching, they can continue watching and enjoy the excitement of horror but not the fear.

Community Highlights

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 Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien

October 30, 2026, 12:01 PM by Department of Pediatrics

Congratulations Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien on being named co-recipient of the Mary Greene-Noble Special Achievement Award