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Kelsey Sherburne | UT Health San Antonio

Contact

210-567-5374

sherburne@uthscsa.edu

Departments & Divisions

Kelsey K Sherburne, M.D.

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Division Chief of Inpatient Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics

Education

MD, University of Colorado Health Science Center, Denver

Residency, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio

Position

Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics

Division Chief of Inpatient Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics

Medical Director for University Hospital Pediatric Acute Care and Intermediate Care Units, University Health System

Clinical Faculty and Lecturer, UTHSCSA,

Pediatrics New Faculty and Pediatric Resident Mentor, UTHSCSA, Pediatrics

Member, Trainee Evaluation and Promotion Committee

Member, Sub Clinical Competency Committee

Member, Clinical Competence Committee

Member, Faculty Forward Action Team

Member, Department Leadership Committee

Member, Women's and Children's Tower Planning Committee Board

Member, University Health System Quality and Risk Management Committee

Member, University Health System Women's Health Services Clinical Management Team Committee

Member, Baby Friendly Initiative Committee Board

Member, Pediatric P&T Subcommittee Board

Member, Infection Control Committee Board

Member, University Health System Pediatric Clinical Management Team Committee

Member, Pediatric Code and Mock Code Committee

Member, Multi-disciplinary Trauma Meeting

 

Dr. Sherburne is Pediatric Hospitalist in the Division of Inpatient Pediatrics, she cares for patients and their families in several rewarding settings. Dr. Sherburne cares for healthy newborns in the newborn nursery, a wide variety of patients on the inpatient service, and provides inpatient and outpatient procedural sedation. Pediatric hospitalist medicine has been a perfect fit for her. Working in an academic institution allows Dr. Sherburne to develop and refine her role as an educator.

  • Professional Background

    Education

    • 2009 - Residency - Pediatrics - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 2006 - MD - Medicine - University of Colorado Health Science Center
    • 2002 - BS - Chemistry (Summa Cum Laude) - Doane College

    Appointments

    • 10/2016 - Division Chief of Inpatient Pediatrics and Division Chief of Inpatient Pediatrics - University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio, Pediatrics, San Antonio
    • 1/2013 - Medical Director for University Hospital Pediatric Acute Care and Intermediate Care Units - University Health System, Pediatrics, San Antonio
    • 1/2011 - Associate Professor and Faculty Physician - University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, Pediatrics, San Antonio

  • Instruction & Training

    • 7/2015 - Present, Newborn Nursery Curriculum, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 7/2013 - Present, Individual Instruction, UTHSCSA
    • 7/2013 - Present, Medical Student Education, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
    • 7/2011 - Present, Inpatient Pediatrics Curriculum, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 7/2011 - Present, Inpatient Pediatric Night Curriculum, University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio
    • 6/2009 - Present, Rotation Student Supervision, UTHSCSA

  • Research & Grants

    04/2015-Present
    Improving Delivery of Anticipatory Gudance in the Newborn Nursery, Multidisciplinary QI project to improve the delivery of anticipatory guidance to new parents with newborns admitted to couplet care and normal newborn nursery.

    08/2014-Present
    Process Improvement for Discharge from University Hospital, Faculty and UTHSCSA pediatric resident Quality Improvement project for the resident QI curriculum. This is an ongoing and adapting QI initiative within the resident QI curriculum.

  • Service

    Department

    Provides patient care to healthy term and near term newborns.
    Provides care to patients admitted to the University Hospital Acute Care Unit and Intermediate Care Unit.

    Institutional

    Provides overnight moonlighting call coverage to assist the PICU faculty.
    Mentor within Inpatient Pediatrics division and in other divisions struggling with making career decisions and having difficulty maintaining a satisfactory work life balance.
    Medical Director of the Pediatric Acute Care and Intermediate Care Units of University Hospital.
    UTHSCSA Pediatric Resident Mentor.
    Hospitalist Group Leader in Newborn Nursery Curriculum and Nursing Liason.

  • Clinical

    Board Certifications

    • American Board of Pediatrics