Jo-Ann Nesiama, M.D. Titles and Appointments Professor Schools Medical School Departments Pediatrics You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Jo-Ann O. Nesiama, M.D., M.S., FAAP, is board certified in Pediatrics and Pediatric Emergency Medicine. She graduated from the School of Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, University of Benin, Nigeria, in 1989. Dr Nesiama then completed a one-year rotating internship and worked in various locations in Nigeria prior to immigrating to the United States. She completed her pediatric residency at Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Corpus Christi (1998-2001), and was chief resident from 2001 to 2002. Dr. Nesiama worked in the emergency department at Driscoll until she left for her fellowship at Children’s Hospital in Wisconsin (2005-2008). She also obtained her M.S. in epidemiology from the Medical College of Wisconsin during her fellowship (2006-2008). Dr. Nesiama returned to Driscoll, where she practiced for one year prior to joining the Division of Emergency Medicine at Children’s Medical Center Dallas/UT Southwestern Medical Center in 2009. She is a member of the Academic Pediatric Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Texas Pediatric Society. Dr. Nesiama is currently a Professor of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center and was the Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Fellowship Program from 2015 to 2020. In July 2020, she became the Program Director of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. Her research interests include prehospital assessment of pediatric trauma, pediatric c-spine injury, outcomes of pediatric trauma, and health care delivery in pediatric patients. Education Medical School University of Benin College of Medicine, Nigeria (1989) Internship Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (1999), Pediatrics Residency Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (2001), Pediatrics Chief Resident Driscoll Children's Hospital - GME (2002), Pediatrics Other Post Graduate Training The Medical College of Wisconsin (2008) Fellowship Medical College of Wisconsin (2008), Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Interest Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Medical Education Outcomes of Pediatric Trauma Pediatric C-spine Injury Prehospital Assessment of Pediatric Trauma Publications Different letters, same results: A comparison of milestones among US allopathic and osteopathic residents Langhan ML, Ngo TL, Yamazaki K, Nesiama JA, Pence L, Hogan SO Journal of the American Osteopathic Association 2026 Timing of repeat epinephrine to inform paediatric anaphylaxis observation periods: a retrospective cohort study Author Collaboration PE, Dribin TE, Sampson HA, Zhang Y, Boyd S, Zhang N, Michelson KA, Neuman MI, Brousseau DC, Mistry RD, Freedman SB, Aronson PL, Bergmann KR, Boswell B, Chinta SS, Chua WJ, Cohen AR, Cohen JS, Daggett A, Davis JR, Freeman JF, Khanna K, Knoles CL, Kwan KY, Larsen CD, Lee J, Lubell TR, Metcalf AM, Moake MM, Nesiama JA, Ngo TL, Pulcini CD, Russo CJ, Singh NV, Srivastava G, Strutt J, Thapar V, Wyst CV, Walsh PS, Wolnerman Y, Schnadower D The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health 2025 Jul 9 484-496 Does Virtual Interviewing Provide the Information for a Satisfactory Rank Decision?: A Perspective From the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Interviews Gotewal S, Feng SY, Bansal BB, Nesiama JA Pediatric emergency care 2025 Mar 41 165-171 Outcomes of children transferred to a pediatric trauma center after blunt abdominal trauma: A 10-year experience Yancovich SE, Guiner A, Mehmood N, Nesiama E, Ragle P, Reisch JS, Nesiama JA American Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025 Feb 88 197-203 Drowning prevention information: Identifying channels and disparities – a survey of a level 1 paediatric trauma centre Orajiaka N, Nesiama JA, Abbe M, Reisch J, Okada P Injury Prevention 2025 Utility of a Smart Device Infrared Camera in Localizing Acute Pediatric Long Bone Fractures A Pilot Study Korattiyil M, Long R, Guiner A, Huang R, Nesiama JA Pediatric emergency care 2024 Dec 40 876-881 Acute epistaxis: a comprehensive overview in the acute care setting Bansal BB, Kambala S, Nesiama JA Pediatric emergency medicine practice 2024 Jun 21 1-16 Assessing the New Norm: A Simulation Study to Assess Pediatric Emergency Physician Success in Critical Procedures with an Air Purifying Respirator Mehmood N, Nesiama JA, Yen K, Dhar A, Lowe G Pediatric emergency care 2023 Dec 39 E86-E89 Unusual swirl in a teenager Nesiama E, Orajiaka N, Nesiama JA Visual Journal of Emergency Medicine 2023 Apr 31 A Call to Action for Standardizing Letters of Recommendation Tavarez MM, Baghdassarian A, Bailey J, Caglar D, Eckerle M, Fang A, McVety K, Nagler J, Ngo TL, Rose JA, Roskind CG, Benedict FT, Nesiama JA, Thomas AA, Langhan ML Journal of graduate medical education 2022 Dec 14 642-646 Results 1-10 of 26 1 2 3 Next Last Books Featured Books Chest Trauma. In Stone C, Humphries R, Drigalla D, Stephan M, eds. LANGE Current Diagnosis and Treatment Pediatric Emergency Medicine. Nesiama JO, Huang CJ. (2015). McGraw-Hill; 242-250. Fever and Serious Bacterial Illness in Infants and Children. In Tintinalli's Emergency Medicine Manual, 9th edition Rodriguez DM, Nesiama JO, Wang, VJ (2019). McGraw-Hill, CH119:746-752 Rectal Prolapse. In Fleisher and Ludwig's 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd edition Nesiama JO (2019). Wolters Kluwer, 794-795 Acne. In Fleisher and Ludwig's 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, 2nd Edition Nesiama JO (2019). Wolters Kluwer, 20-21 Emergency Medicine. In Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review. 2nd Edition Nesiama JO, McConnell J, Yen K (2020 p.179-245). Springer Emergency Medicine. In Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review. Chapter on Emergency Care, 2nd edition Nesiama JO, McConnell J, Yen K. (2020). Springer Jan Ch7:197-245 PEMQBOOK 2021 Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review Course ? Dallas (limited edition). In Just the Stats: Statistical and Research Methodology Review Nesiama, JO (Chapter 45: 11-22). Dallas, Honors & Awards Best Research MentorAwarded by UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program (2022) Outstanding Senior FacultyAwarded by UT Southwestern PEM Fellowship Program (2022) Best Program Director: Awarded by UT Southwestern GME OfficeAmongst all UT Southwestern Residency and Fellowship Programs (2021) Best Poster in Research Category.Children's Medical Center Research Week Poster Fair: Pediatric Firearm Injuries: Demographics and Context of Injuries in Urban and Rural Communities. (2016) Consumers Research Council of America, America's Top Pediatricians (2007-2008) John G. and Elena Suess Kenedy Award, Best Resident (2002) Corpus Christi Pediatric Society Resident Research, Best case presentation (1999) Professional Associations/Affiliations Academic Pediatric Association (APA) (2008) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) (1998) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), Section on Emergency Medicine (SOME) (2006) American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP): Wisconsin Chapter (2005-2008) American Medical Association (2001-2005) Association of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program Directors (2016) Association of Pediatric Program Directors (APPD) (2017) Corpus Christi Pediatric Society (1998-2005) National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP) (2006-2014) Nueces County Medical Society, Treasurer (2008-2009) Pediatric Trauma Society (PTS) (2013) Southern Medical Society (SMS) (2002-2005) Texas Pediatric Society, Section of Emergency Medicine (SOEM) (2011)
