Nakia Nicole Gaines, MD

  • Emergency Medicine Physician, Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
  • Languages spoken: English
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Biography

Nakia Gaines, M.D., is a pediatric emergency medicine physician at Children's Health and an Associate Professor at UT Southwestern. 

Dr. Gaines earned her medical degree at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She completed a pediatrics residency at Johns Hopkins Hospital, followed by fellowship training in emergency medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston.

When not working, Dr. Gaines enjoys outings around the city with her family, traveling, and making music playlists.

Education and Training

  • Medical School
    • University of Miami Medical School (2005)
  • Residency
    • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine (2008), Pediatrics 
  • Fellowship
    • Baylor College of Medicine (2012), Pediatric Emergency Medicine 
  • Board Certification
    • American Board of Pediatrics-Pediatric Emergency Medicine
    • American Board of Pediatrics

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