Email

whitney.shipp@bcm.edu

Positions

Instructor - Nurse Practitioner

Pediatrics - Adolescent Medicine & Sports Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

6701 FANNIN (Clinic)

Houston
United States

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

West Tower
6621 Fannin St.
Houston, TX 77030
United States

Education

BSN from University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, Texas United States

MSN from Texas Tech Univerisity

Lubbock, Texas United States

Certifications

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Registered Nurse

Texas Board of Nursing

Pediatric Nurse

Pediatric Nursing Certification Board

Pediatric Critical Care Nurse

American Association of Critical Care Nurses

Professional Statement

Whitney Landfried is a Nurse Practitioner in the Adolescent Medicine department at Texas Children’s Hospital, specializing in patients with eating disorders. She practices in the outpatient setting where she works closely with the mental health and dietary teams as well as the remainder of the medical team to promote healthy lifestyles consistent with appropriate adolescent growth and development. Prior to joining the Adolescent Medicine team, Whitney was a member of the Texas Children’s Cancer and Hematology Center as a Nurse Practitioner. Her nursing experience includes ten years of bedside nursing, caring for critically ill patients in the Pediatric Oncology department as well as the Pediatric ICU, both of which were at Christus Children’s Hospital in San Antonio. She advocates for a family centered approach to promote recovery and overall quality of life for her patients. She is board certified by the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB) as a Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care (CPNP-AC).

Memberships

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

Member

Association for Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses

Member

American Association of Critical Care Nurses