Theresa Barton, M.D.
Associate Professor
Department: Pediatrics
Biography
Tess Barton joined the division of General Pediatrics as a Hospitalist on August 1, 2003. She obtained her medical degree at UT Southwestern, and pediatric training from 1997-2000 from Children's Medical Center of Dallas. She was a fellow in Pediatric Infectious Disease at UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center from July 2000-June 2003. Her particular interests are pneumococcal infections, vaccine-preventable illnesses and pediatric/adolescent HIV infection.
Education
| Medical School | UT Southwestern Medical Center (1997) |
| Internship | UT Southwestern / Children's Medical Center (1998), Pediatrics |
| Residency | UT Southwestern / Children's Medical Center (2000), Pediatrics |
| Fellowship | UT Southwestern / Children's Medical Center (2003), Pediatric Infectious Diseases |
Specialty Areas
Clinical Interests
- Primary Interests
- Adolescent Medicine
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
- Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)
- Prevention of Maternal-Child HIV Transmission
- Tropical Diseases
- Tuberculosis (TB)
Research Interests
- Invasive Pneumococcal Infections
- Pediatric HIV Infection
- Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine
Honors/Awards
- Aetna Healthcare Award,DIFFA/Dallas
(2010) - Community Outreach Award
Dallas Business Journal Health Care Heroes (2010) - Pediatrics Core Clerkship Teaching Award
Teaching Award (2009)
Professional Associations/Affiliations
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- Infectious Disease Society of America
- Pediatric Infectious Disease Society
- Texas Medical Association