Provider Resources Physician Liaisons
Business Development & Physician Liaisons
Texas Children's physician liaisons work to foster positive, open and helpful relationships between the hospital and referring physicians. The liaison team maintains an in-depth knowledge of practice needs and serves physicians and their patients through:
- Communicating hospital updates and priority messaging in person and virtually
- Building personal and mutually beneficial relationships between PCPs and specialists
- Creating educational opportunities for community providers
- Resolving issues or questions in a timely manner
Jessica Branch
Heart Center
Melissa Kong-Garcia
Greater Houston – Central / South, East & Neurosciences
Stephanie Griffith
Austin & Central Texas
Julia Leffingwell
Greater Houston – North
Felicia Wooten
Neonatology
If you need assistance, please email providerconnect@texaschildrens.org.
Shannon Andersen
Austin & Central Texas Women’s Services
Kim Dischler
Greater Houston Women’s Services
Klare Kennedy
Fetal Center
Dominique Myrie
Greater Houston Women’s Services
Events
- Dance Medicine Optimizing Nutrition
- Dance Medicine: Getting to the Pointe
- Gymnastics Injury Prevention
- Metabolic Health: Medication for Obesity
- Crash Course in Emergency Care
- Dance Medicine: Beyond the Barre
- Spine Deformities
- Sports Medicine Series: Baseball/Softball Off-Season Training
- Cardiac Concerns for Athletes and Sports Clearance
- Dermatology: Acne
- Hives, Rashes, and Food Allergies
- Sports Medicine Series: Track & Field
- Pulmonology: SMART Therapy & Asthma
- Obesity & Weight Management
- Sports Medicine Series: Swimming
- Measles in Central Texas (April 2025)
- Measles Update in Texas (March 2025)
- Measles in Central Texas (March 2025)
- Diagnosis and Management of Simple ADHD
- Neurological Medication Management for PCPs
- 2025 Resource Refresh: Texas Children’s Updates
- Otolaryngology: Navigating the Decision for Tympanostomy Tubes
- Hematology/Oncology: Common Presentations of Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorders
- Orthopedics: Spine, Hips, and Knees
- Pediatric Surgery: Common Conditions
- Cardiology: Hypertension, Dyslipidemia, POTS & Pacemakers
- Endocrinology: Type I Diabetes
- Laparoscopic Hernia Repair and Outpatient Trauma Treatment
- Neurosurgery and PM&R
- Making Rash Decisions
- Throwing Injuries and REDs
- Resource Refresh
- Abdominal Pain and Constipation
- Joint Pain and Rheum Labs for PCPs
- Minimizing the Impact of Diagnostic Imaging on the Pediatric Patient
- Pectus and Pedi Surgery
- Rheumatology Labs for the Non-Rheumatologist
- Pharmacological Management of Obesity
- Newborn Hearing Loss and Hemangiomas
- ADHD Management
- Prediabetes and Teenage Obesity
- Sleep Medicine
- Heart Murmurs, Preventive Care and Cardiac Screening
- Suicide Prevention
- Disordered Eating
- New Onset Seizures and Headaches
- Pediatric ENT Myths: Tongue Ties and Tonsillectomies
- Acute and Chronic Knee Pain
- Urology: Enuresis and Scrotal Abnormalities
- Combating Vaccine Hesitancy
- Ethics in a Vaccine Era
- Enhancing the Patient Experience: Virtual Urgent Care and Online Scheduling
- Menstrual Management
- Plastic Surgery: Breast Reduction and Wound Care
- Otolaryngology: Tube Dilation, Tongue Ties and Tonsillectomy
- Navigating the Jungle of Infant Formula
- Pediatric Gynecology for Primary Care
- Pediatric Hypertension
- Genetics in the Pediatric Clinic
- Pediatric Headache
- Back to School and Sports
- Teen Depression and Suicide
- Treatment of Childhood Obesity
- Evaluation and Management of Congenital Syphilis
- Constipation and Appendicitis
- Adrenal Insufficiency
- Sports-Related Concussions
- COVID-19 Update: Omicron Variant
- Spotlight on Cardiology
- Childhood Neutropenia
- Spotlight on Cancer Center
- Neurological Conditions in Infancy
- Pediatric Rheumatology: JIA, Lupus and When to Refer
- Eating Disorders and Treatment Trajectory
- Building Your Genetic Counseling Toolbox
- COVID-19 Update: The Delta Variant and Implications for Children
- Hypertension Assessment and Management
- ADHD Assessment and Management
- The Young Athlete
- The Role of Medical Providers in Suicide Prevention
If you’re a physician and unsure who your contact is, please e-mail us and we will help.