Biography

Christine (Cortelyou) Pazandak, M.D., M.S.C.I., M.P.H., is a neonatal-perinatal specialist at Children's Health and an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her research interests include neonatal brain injury, neonatal brain development, infant-parent bonding, mental health resources for families.

Dr. Pazandak earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio and simultaneously completed a master’s degree in public health through a collaboration with the UT Health Science Center in Houston. She performed her residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas and then gained advanced training in neonatal and perinatal medicine through a fellowship at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also earned a Master of Science in clinical investigation.

Biography