KimberlyCSmithMDMPH

Pediatrics • Houston, TX

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Office
6410 Fannin St
500
Houston, TX 77030
Phone+1 832-325-7111

Fax+1 713-500-0527
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Summary

I teach general pediatrics to residents and medical students at the University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) in Houston, Texas. I founded and direct the UT Children's Tuberculosis Clinics serving an important need in such a diverse international city.

Education & Training

University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1988 - 1989
University of Texas Medical Branch HospitalsResidency, Pediatrics, 1984 - 1988
University of Texas Medical Branch School of MedicineClass of 1984
University of Texas School of Public HealthMPH

Certifications & Licensure

TX State Medical License 1987 - 2025
American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Tuberculosis Meningitis in a 10-Month-Old Living in an Immigrant Township.
Andriescu, E. C.,Khetan, N. G.,Mazur, L.,Smith, K. C.> ;Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2019 Jun 07
Primary tuberculosis of bone mimicking a lytic bone tumor.
Lemme, S.D., Kevin Raymond, A., Cannon, C.P., Normand, A.N., Smith, K.C., Hughes, D.M.> ;J Pediatr Hematol Oncol. 2007 Mar
13 citations
Drug-resistant tuberculosis: controversies and challenges in pediatrics
Kim Connelly Smith, Barbara Seaworth> ;Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2005 Dec 1
Alleles of the NRAMP1 gene are risk factors for pediatric tuberculosis disease.
Malik, S., Abel, L., Tooker, H., Poon, A., Simkin, L., Girard, M., Adams, G.J., Starke, J.R., Smith, K.C., Graviss, E.A., Musser, J.M., Schurr, E.> ;Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2005 Aug 23
17 citations
A review of tuberculosis: reflections on the past, present and future of a global epidemic disease.
Kim Connelly Smith, Lisa Y. Armitige, Audrey Wanger> ;Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy. 2003 Oct 1
26 citations
Congenital tuberculosis: a rare manifestation of a common infection.
Kim Connelly Smith> ;Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases. 2002 Jun 1
Congenital tuberculosis requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
Weisoly, D. L., Khan, A. M., Elidemir, O., Smith, K. C.> ;Pediatr Pulmonol. 2004 May
Tuberculosis in incarcerated youth in Texas.
Risser, W. L., Smith, K. C.> ;JAMA. 2005 Jun 8
Epidemiology of pediatric tuberculosis using traditional and molecular techniques: Houston, Texas.
Wootton, S. H., Gonzalez, B. E., Pawlak, R., Teeter, L. D., Smith, K. C., Musser, J. M., Starke, J. R., Graviss, E. A.> ;Pediatrics. 2005 Nov
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Press Mentions

‘We Went from Heroes to Zeroes’: US Nurses Strike over Work ConditionsJuly 30th, 2021

Hospital Affiliations

Children's Memorial Hermann HospitalHouston, Texas
TIRR Memorial HermannHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann - Texas Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Memorial Hermann Physician NetworkHouston, Texas