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West Campus
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18200 Katy Freeway
Houston, TX 77094
Katherine Leaming-Van Zandt, MD
Medical Director, TCH West Campus Emergency Center
Director of Public Relations, Division of Emergency Medicine
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Emergency Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine
Education
School | Education | Degree | Year |
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Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Emergency Medicine | 2007 - 2010 |
Baylor College of Medicine | Residency | Pediatrics | 2007 |
New York Medical College | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2004 |
About
Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt serves as the Medical Director of the Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) West Campus Emergency Center. Her academic interests include relationship-centered communication, patient/family education, and medical journalism. She has led a variety of multi-disciplinary committees and quality improvement projects designed to champion and promote a service quality environment and culture to improve the emergency center experience for all patients and their families.
Additionally, she has served on the Texas Children’s Breakthrough Communication steering committee and helped facilitate and train Texas Children’s Hospital physicians, advanced practice providers, nurses, and team members in relationship-centered communication.
Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt has published peer-reviewed articles and chapters on interpersonal, triadic (clinician-patient-caregiver) communication and authored/contributed to numerous articles, blogs, and interviews for the TCH Blog (http://www.texaschildrensblog.org), Baylor College of Medicine Momentum Blog (https://blogs.bcm.edu/topics/momentum/), and other medical journalism sources/outlets. She additionally oversees the division’s pediatric emergency medicine social media accounts, @TxChildrensPEM and @bcm_pemfellow
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Organizations
Organization Name | Role |
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American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
American College of Emergency Medicine Physicians | Member |
Texas Pediatric Society | Member |
Awards & Honors
Joan E. Shook BCM PEM Section Award for Outstanding Leadership, 2020-2021
Baylor College of Medicine Women of Excellence Award, 2019
Baylor College of Medicine Star Faculty Award for Excellence in Patient Care, 2018
Baylor College of Medicine Norton, Rose, and Fulbright Development of Enduring Materials Award, 2017
Texas Children’s Hospital “Best of the West” Quarterly Award, 2017
Texas Children’s Hospital Patient Experience Super Star Award, 2017
Baylor College of Medicine Norton, Rose, and Fulbright Teaching and Evaluation Award, 2016
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