Zachary C. Foughty, MD, MBA, MPA
- Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Emergency Medicine
Attending Physician, Cancer/Hematology
Associate Medical Director, Clinical Division (STAR Clinic), Cancer and Hematology Center
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-5497
Medical Center
Phone:
832-227-1000
West Campus
Phone:
936-267-5000
Woodlands Campus
Idiomas: English, Spanish
Departamentos:
Office locations:
6621 Fannin Street
Houston, TX 77030
18200 Katy Fwy
Houston, TX 77094
17600 Interstate 45 South
The Woodlands, TX 77384
Get to know Zachary C. Foughty, MD, MBA, MPA
Dr. Foughty specializes in the care of acutely and critically ill children and adolescents in Texas Children’s Hospital’s Houston-area emergency centers. He also provides care for acutely ill children in the Kinder Children's Cancer Center Same-day Triage, Assessment, and Response (STAR) clinic.
He has a clinic interest in the care of patents with hematologic, oncologic and cardiac conditions who present to the emergency centers.
Dr. Foughty has had a career in providing specialized medical care in the US and internationally. He has previously worked in Kenya and Botswana, focusing on care of children and adolescents living with HIV, and has ongoing work in Belize and Suriname, where he focuses on triage, assessment and treatment of acutely and critically ill children in the emergency setting.
Intereses Clinicos
Heart failure/cardiogenic shock, hematologic emergencies, oncologic emergencies, sepsis
Educacion
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 2024 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Global Pediatrics | 2021 |
| University of Texas at Houston | Certification | Public Health | 2020 |
| University of Indiana School of Medicine | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2017 |
| Indiana University of Public and Environmental Affairs | Masters | Master of Science in Public Affairs/Nonprofit Management | 2011 |
| University of Texas-Pan American | Masters | Master of Science in Business Administration | 2011 |
| Wabash College | Bachelors | Bachelor of Science in Economics | 2007 |
Organizaciones
| Nombre de la Organizacion | Rol |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| Children’s Oncology Group | Member |
Board Certification
| Title |
|---|
| American Board of Pediatrics |
Honors and awards
- 2025-2026
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Most Outstanding Teaching Attending, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
- 2023-2024
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Chief Fellow, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
* Texas Children’s Hospital physicians’ licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician’s office and were not verified by Texas Children’s Hospital.
Research interests
Global health, health care disparities
Foughty ZC, Kaziny BD. Organizing the community for pediatric trauma. In Pediatric Trauma: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment, edited by David W. Wesson, Bindi Naik-Mathuria, Howard Pryor. Third Edition. CRC Press.
Foughty ZC, Sampayo EM. Kawasaki Disease. In Fleisher & Ludwig's 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, edited by Robert J. Hoffman, Vincent J. Wang MD MHA, Richard J. Scarfone MD. Third edition. Wolters Kluwer.
Foughty ZC, Cruz AT. Leprosy and Buruli Ulcer: The Major Cutaneous Mycobacterioses. In Feigin and Cherry’s Textbook of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, edited by James D. Cherry, Gail J. Harrison, Sheldon L. Kaplan, William J. Steinbach, Peter J. Hotez. Ninth edition. Elsevier.
Foughty ZC, Masoom S. Injury: Ankle. In Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninth Edition, edited by Joshua Nagler, Jill Posner, Elizabeth Alpern, Paul Aronson, Andrea Cruz, Angela Ellison, Rebekah Mannix, David Schnadower, and Nadia Awad.
Foughty ZC, Belfer JA. Genitourinary trauma. In Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninth Edition, edited by Joshua Nagler, Jill Posner, Elizabeth Alpern, Paul Aronson, Andrea Cruz, Angela Ellison, Rebekah Mannix, David Schnadower, and Nadia Awad.
Barber RB, Foughty ZC. Immobile arm. In Fleisher and Ludwig’s Textbook of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Ninth Edition, edited by Joshua Nagler, Jill Posner, Elizabeth Alpern, Paul Aronson, Andrea Cruz, Angela Ellison, Rebekah Mannix, David Schnadower, and Nadia Awad.