Email

sbdeal@bcm.edu

Positions

Associate Professor

Pediatrics-Newborn
Neonatology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Neonatoloy (Clinic)

Texas Children's Hospital
6621 Fannin St Ste W6104
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380

Harris Health System - Ben Taub Hospital (Hospital)

1504 Taub Loop
Suite 3NT91002
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 826-1380
BCM Neonatology

Education

BA from University Of Chicago, 2005

Chicago, Illinois United States

MD from Baylor College Of Medicine, 2009

Houston, Texas United States

Internship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois United States

Pediatrics

Residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Chicago, Illinois United States

Pediatrics, 2012

Certifications

Board Certified in Pediatrics

American Board of Pediatrics

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant

#L-134586

International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners

Honors & Awards

AOA nomination

08/2008

Transformation Award

02/2016

Harris Health System

Professional Statement

My interests include providing optimal clinical care to my patients and promoting the health and well being of newborns and their mothers. I am also an advocate for a hospital environment supportive of breastfeeding mothers.
I feel that educating medical students and pediatric residents is vital to the future of the medical system and enjoy teaching doctors in training about pediatrics and newborn care.

Websites

Professional Development

Breastfeeding Basics for Pediatricians

Workshop (Presenter)

2012-present (given 5-7 times per year)

Congenital Zika Virus

Workshop (Presenter, 2017)

May and June

Neonates in the Emergency Department. Emergency Medicine Grand Rounds

Conference (Presenter, 2014)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

Caring for Premature Infants: What Family Medicine Physicians Should Know

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine

Family Medicine Invited Speaker

Regional: Standards of Newborn Care In the Age of Birth Plans

Conference (Presenter, 2016)

Kaleidoscope Conference

Selected Publications

• Sobotka SA, Deal SB, Casper TJ, Booth KV, Listernick RH. "Petechial Rash in a Child with Autism and Trisomy 21." Pediatr Ann. 2014 Jun 1;43(6):224-226. Pubmed PMID: 24972417
• Blair SA, Kane SV, Clayburgh DR, Turner JR "Epithelial myosin light chain kinase expression and activity are upregulated in inflammatory bowel disease." Lab. Invest.. 2006 Feb;86(2):191-201. Pubmed PMID: 16402035
• A. Deal SB, Bennett AC, Rankin KM, Collins JW "The relation of maternal age to infant low birth weight rates among foreign-born Black women: no evidence of weathering." Ethn Dis. 2014;24(4):413-7.
• Clayburgh DR, Rosen S, Witkowski ED, Wang F, Blair S, Dudek S, Garcia JG, Alverdy JC, Turner JR. "A differentiation-dependent splice variant of myosin light chain kinase, MLCK1, regulates epithelial tight junction permeability." J Biol Chem. 2004 Dec 31;279(53):55506-13. Pubmed PMID: 15507455

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics