Julio David Ortiz, MD

Personal Statement

I believe that it is a privilege to treat children who are hospitalized and guide their families through the at times scary and unknown trajectory of illness. I value family participation and live by the principle that while the physician is the expert in medicine, parents are the expert in their children. Guided by this principle, I strive to deliver transparent High Value Care from admission to discharge. I am also an advocate for engaging in shared decision making with families and am developing education for both physician and residents.

Clinical Interests

Shared decision making, high value care, diversity in medicine, quality improvement, medical education

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* 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

Shared decision making, choosing wisely

Marisol Fernandez, Kathyrn Givens Merkel, Julio D Ortiz, Rachel Downey Quick, Oral Narrow-Spectrum Antibiotics for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection in Infants Younger Than 60 Days, Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, , piz037, https://doi.org/10.1093/jpids/piz037