Katherine Jennifer Leaming-Van Zandt, M.D.
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Positions
- Associate Professor
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Pediatrics-Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
- Medical Director, TCH West Campus Emergency Center
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Texas Children's Hospital
Addresses
- Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)
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6621 Fannin Street, Suite A210
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-5497
Education
- MD from New York Medical College
- Valhalla, NY
- Internship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Pediatrics
- Residency at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Pediatrics
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Certifications
- Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- American Board of Pediatrics
Professional Statement
Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt serves as the Director of Patient/Family-Centered Care and Public Relations for the section of pediatric emergency medicine. In this capacity, she leads a variety of multi-disciplinary committees and quality improvement projects designed to champion and promote a service quality environment and culture and improve the emergency center experience for all patients and their families. She, also, educates physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff on the importance of customer service-related principles and interpersonal communication skills. Currently, Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt is a co-author on a funded project validating a communication assessment tool that provides patients and their families the opportunity to evaluate the interpersonal communication skills of medical trainees and faculty and is co-authoring a chapter entitled "Communicating with the Difficult Patient and/or Family" in Communicating with Pediatric Patients and their Families: The Texas Children's Hospital guide for physicians, nurses and other health care professionals. Additionally, Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt is an active contributor/author for the Texas Children's Blog (http://www.texaschildrensblog.org/). You can, also, follow Dr. Leaming-Van Zandt on Twitter @KayLeamingWebsites
Memberships
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American College of Emergency Physicians
- Texas Pediatric Society
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