Sowdhamini S. Wallace, DO, MS

Personal Statement

I strive to provide high quality, evidence-based care for my patients that incorporates parent and patient values into decision-making.  

Clinical Interests:

I am a pediatric hospitalist and focus all of my clinical time on the management of conditions affecting hospitalized children.  

Research Interests:

My research interests include common conditions affecting hospitalized children, including management of fever in the neonate and urinary tract infections.  I have also conducted research involving evidence based medicine curricula for various learner groups and have developed methods to increase the research capacity within our Pediatric Hospital Medicine section.  

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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.

Wallace SS, Mahmood N, Williams J, Cruz A, Macias C, Quinonez R, Orth R.  Renal Ultrasound for Infants Younger than 2 Months with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection. American Journal of Roentology 2015; 205(4):  895-8.

Wallace SS, Lopez MA, Caviness AC.  Impact of Enterovirus Testing on Resource Use in Febrile Young Infants:  A Systematic Review.  Hospital Pediatrics Feb 2017; 7(2): 96-102.

Wallace SS, Brown DN, Cruz AT.  Prevalence of Concomitant Acute Bacterial Meningitis in Neonates with Febrile Urinary Tract Infection:  A Retrospective Cross-Sectional Study.  The Journal of Pediatrics May 2017.  

Vachani JG, McNeal-Trice K, Wallace SS.  Current Evidence on the Evaluation and Management of Fever Without a Source in Infants Aged 0-90 Days:  A Review.  Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 2017; 12(4): 240-245. 

Foradori DM, Lopez MA, Hall M, Cruz A, Markham J, Colvin J, Nead J, Queen MA, Raphael J, Wallace SS.  Invasive Bacterial Infections in Infants Young Than 60 Days with Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.  Pediatric Emergency Care Aug 2018.

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