Jennifer A. Werdenberg, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Education

School	Education	Degree	Year
Harvard School of Public Health	Masters	Clinical Effectiveness	2017
Boston Children’s Hospital	Fellowship	Global Health Service Delivery	2016
Baylor College of Medicine	Residency	Pediatrics	2014
UT Southwestern Medical School	Medical School	Doctor of Medicine	2010
Rice University	Bachelors	BS Bioengineering	2006

About

Dr. Werdenberg is a Pediatric Hospitalist and health equity advocate who is passionate about caring for marginalized populations and strengthening facility based services to care for all mothers and children, regardless of their geography.

Clinical Interests:

Health equity, Global Health, Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Acute Care.

Research Interests:

* Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health Initiatives: (1) Health Systems Strengthening (2) Quality Improvement (3) Implementation Science

Selected Publications

Werdenberg, J; Biziyaremye F; Nyishime M; Nahimana E; Mutaganzwa C; Tugizimana D Manzi A; Navale S; Hirschhorn LR; Magge H. Successful implementation of a combined learning collaborative and mentoring intervention to improve neonatal quality of care in rural Rwanda BMC Health Services Research, in press (2018).

Richterman A, Steer-Massaro J, Jarolimova J, Binh Luong Nguyen L, Werdenberg J, Ivers L. Cast Interventions to improve clinical outcomes for pulmonary tuberculosis: systematic review and meta-analysis. Bulletin World Health Organization 96, 471-483 (2018).

Beck K, Mukantaganda A, Bayitondere S, Ndikuriyo R, Dushimirimana A, Bihibindi V, Nyirangaji S, Habiyaremye M, Werdenberg J. Experience: developing an inpatient malnutrition checklist for children 6 to 59 months to improve WHO protocol adherence and facilitate quality improvement in a low-resource setting. Global Health Action 11, 1503785 (2018).

Phelps BR, Hathcock SJ, Werdenberg J, Schutze GE. Experiencing antiretroviral adherence: helping healthcare staff better understand adherence to paediatric antiretrovirals. Journal International AIDS Society 2010;13(1):48.

* 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.