Jaclyn Albin, M.D.

Jaclyn Albin, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She holds a secondary appointment in the Department of Internal Medicine, where she is a member of the Division of Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, and serves as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency.

Dr. Albin holds a bachelor's degree in religion, chemistry, and biology from Baylor University. She received her medical degree from George Washington University School of Medicine and completed residency training in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine, where she served as Chief Resident.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014. 

In 2017, Dr. Albin launched UT Southwestern’s Culinary Medicine Program and serves as Director of the program’s education, research, clinical, and equity missions. She also serves as the inaugural Medical Director of Food is Medicine Innovation in the Center for Innovation and Value at Parkland Health. Through partnership with colleagues in the O’Donnell School of Public Health, she builds creative collaboratives between health systems and community organizations to advance sustainable strategies promoting food security and health equity.

Nationally, Dr. Albin serves on the American College of Culinary Medicine Advisory Board and is an organization member of the international Teaching Kitchen Collaborative. In 2025, she was appointed by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to a four-year term on the the state's Nutrition Advisory Committee, which was established to develop nutritional guidelines for the residents of Texas.

Her research focuses on the impact of culinary medicine in medical education, community settings, and patient care.

Dr. Albin is a sought-after speaker, media source, and scientific voice in culinary medicine, lifestyle medicine, and Food is Medicine spaces. She is passionate about disruptive innovation within healthcare to promote multisector collaboration and drive positive change at a population health level.

Personal Note

Dr. Albin loves blending her passion for nutrition and wellness with growing a garden, traveling, spending time with her husband and children, and cooking delicious, nourishing food that her children will actually eat.