Kathryn Klish Ostermaier, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Positions
- Professor of Pediatrics
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Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics
ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States
Addresses
- Meyer Center for Developmental Pediatrics and Autism (Clinic)
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8080 North Stadium Drive, Suite 180
Houston, TX, 77054
United States
Phone: (832) 822-3400
Education
- MD from ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Residency at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine
- Houston, TX
- Pediatrics
Professional Interests
- General pediatrics
- Developmental Pediatrics
Professional Statement
Dr. Kathryn Ostermaier graduated magna cum laude from Texas A&M University in 1992 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Genetics. She completed medical school at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine in 1996 and her Pediatric Residency at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine in 1999. After finishing her training, she joined Baylor as a faculty member. Given her commitment to providing care for children with complex medical and developmental conditions, she started the Special Needs Clinic at Ben Taub General Hospital in 2001, one of only two such clinics in the area at the time. She became board-certified in Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics in 2004 and was named director of Texas Children's Spina Bifida Clinic in 2005. In 2007, she started the Complex Care Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital, which is now the largest clinic of its kind in southeast Texas. She became the director of the Down Syndrome Clinic at Texas Children's Hospital in 2009 and continues to serve in this role. In 2023, she was promoted to Professor of Pediatrics at ÌÇÐÄvlogÃÛÌÒ of Medicine and is the division chief for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics.
Websites
Selected Publications
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Kase BA, Northrup H, Morrison AC, Davidson CM, Goiffon AM, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Au KS. " " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2012 Oct ; 94 (10) : 762-9.
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O'Byrne MR, Au KS, Morrison AC, Lin JI, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Doebel S, Northrup H. " " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2010 Aug ; 88 (8) : 689-94.
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Tran PX, Au KS, Morrison AC, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Northrup H. " " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2011 Jan ; 91 (1) : 39-43.
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Au KS, Tran PX, Tsai CC, O'Byrne MR, Lin JI, Morrison AC, Hampson AW, Cirino P, Fletcher JM, Ostermaier KK, Tyerman GH, Doebel S, Northrup H. " " Birth Defects Res. Part A Clin. Mol. Teratol.. 2008 Oct ; 82 (10) : 692-700.
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Skills
- Spina Bifida, Down syndrome, Autism, Developmental Delay
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