Kristen Valencia Deray, MD
- Infectious Disease
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine
Phone:
832-824-4330
Languages: English
Office location:
Texas Medical Center
6701 Fannin Street
17th Floor
Houston, TX 77030
Get to know Kristen Valencia Deray, MD
Personal Statement
I am committed to providing compassionate, evidence-based care for children with infectious diseases in both inpatient and outpatient settings at Texas Children’s Hospital. I have a special interest in caring for immunocompromised patients, including those who have received solid organ or hematopoietic stem cell transplants. In addition to my clinical work, I serve as the associate program director for the pediatric infectious diseases fellowship and lead the transplant infectious diseases curriculum. My research focuses on improving the prevention and treatment of infections in pediatric transplant recipients to enhance their outcomes and quality of life.
Education
| School | Education | Degree | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Transplant Infectious Disease | 2022 |
| Baylor College of Medicine | Fellowship | Pediatric Infectious Disease | 2021 |
| Nationwide Children's Hospital | Residency | Pediatrics | 2018 |
| Florida State University | Medical School | Doctor of Medicine | 2015 |
| Florida State University | Bachelors | Bachelor of Science | 2010 |
Organizations
| Organization Name | Role |
|---|---|
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Member |
| American Society of Transplantation | Member |
| Infectious Diseases Society of America | Member |
| Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society | Member |
Board Certification
| Title |
|---|
| American Board of Pediatrics |
Honors and awards
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Alpha Omega Alpha, 2015
* 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.
Feldman AG, Beaty BL, Ferrolino JA,…Valencia Deray KG… et al. Postvaccination Immunogenicity Among Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients. JAMA Pediatrics. 2025;179(4):467-471. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.6778
Marc Foca, Salih Demirhan, Flor M Munoz, Kristen G Valencia Deray ..., Multicenter Analysis of Valganciclovir Prophylaxis in Pediatric Solid Organ Transplant Recipients, Open Forum Infectious Diseases, Volume 11, Issue 7, July 2024, ofae353, doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofae353
Valencia Deray KG, Kellermayer R, Gomez AC, Patel KR, Imani P, Kitagawa S, Bocchini CE, Orjuela A. Colonic malakoplakia in a pediatric renal transplant recipient case report. SAGE Open Medical Case Reports. 2024 Mar 18;12:2050313X241239866. doi: 10.1177/2050313X241239866
Valencia Deray KG, Danziger-Isakov L, Downes K, Current and emerging antiviral agents in the prevention and treatment of CMV in pediatric transplant recipients. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Disease Society. 2024 Feb 28;13(Supplement_1):S14-S21. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piad059
Ruan W, Galvan NTN, Dike P, ... Valencia Deray KG … The Multidisciplinary Pediatric Liver Transplant. Current Problems in Surgery. Published online September 7, 2023:101377. doi:10.1016/j.cpsurg.2023.101377
Demirhan S, Munoz FM, Valencia Deray KG, et al. Body surface area compared to body weight dosing of valganciclovir is associated with increased toxicity in pediatric solid organ transplantation recipients [published online ahead of print, 2023 Jul 26]. American Journal of Transplantation. 2023;S1600-6135(23)00584-1. doi:10.1016/j.ajt.2023.07.013
Valencia Deray KG., Hosek K., Chilukuri D., Dunson J., Spielberg D., Swartz S., Spinner J., Leung D., Moulton E., Munoz F., Demmler-Harrison G., Bocchini C. “Epidemiology and long-term outcomes of cytomegalovirus DNAemia and disease in pediatric solid organ transplant recipients.” American Journal of Transplantation. 2021; doi: 10.1111/ajt.16822. PMID: 34467658