Email

klw@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Gastroenterology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Clinic)

6621 Fannin Street
Clinical Care Center Suite 1100
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3131

Education

MS from University of Houston

Houston, Texas United States

Curriculum and Instruction for Health Care Professionals, 2016

Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 2010

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Third Year Chief Resident, Neonatology at Ben Taub General Hospital, 2007

Residency at Baylor College of Medicine

Houston, Texas United States

Pediatrics, 2007

MD from University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

05/2004 - Houston, Texas United States

BA from University Of Texas At Austin

05/1999 - Austin, Texas United States

Biology

Certifications

American Board of Pediatrics

2007

American Board of Pediatrics

Specialty board for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, 2011

Websites

Professional Development

Portal inflammation and portal fibrosis are the predominant features of histologic injury in children with NASH

Seminar (Presenter, 2008)

Sponsor: American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Whitfield K, Tatevian N, O’Brian E, Finegold M, Abrams S. Oral Presentation

Factors affecting waitlist mortality in children with biliary atresia

Seminar (Presenter, 2009)

Sponsor: American Transplant Congress

Whitfield K, Mehta S, Hattar L, Himes R, Cotton T, Guiteau J, Garner D, Karpen S, O’Mahony C, Goss J. Oral Presentation

Selected Publications

• Whitfield K, Shulman R "Treatment Options for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders: From Empiric to Complementary Approaches." Pediatr Ann. 2009 May;38(5):288–294.

Memberships

The American Gastroenterological Association

Member

North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition

Member