The Department of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital is excited to announce two key leadership appointments: Dr. Sage Myers as Chief of Emergency Medicine and Dr. Lisa Forbes Satter as Chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Retrovirology.
Dr. Myers joins Texas Children’s with an impressive background in pediatric emergency medicine. Previously, she served as Medical Director of Emergency Preparedness and Director of Trauma and Resuscitation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP). Dr. Myers did her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Case Western Reserve University and earned her medical degree from the University of Massachusetts Medical School. She completed her pediatrics residency at Yale-New Haven Children’s Hospital and pursued her fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine at CHOP. She holds a master’s degree in Epidemiology from the University of Pennsylvania and is a member of the Society for Pediatric Research. Her research focuses on hospital and system factors influencing outcomes for children with time-sensitive illnesses and injuries.
“I’m so happy to be here in Houston and honored to join this amazing team at Texas Children’s Hospital,” said Dr. Myers. “As a Level 1 trauma center, our staff is the best of the best, treating the most critical patients with the comprehensive and compassionate care we’re known for. I’m excited to work side-by-side with them.”
Dr. Forbes Satter, the new Chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Retrovirology, has been with Texas Children’s for 12 years. She also serves as Director of the William T. Shearer Texas Children’s Center for Human Immunobiology, Director of the Jeffrey Modell Foundation Center, and Medical Director of the BCM Department of Pediatrics Center for Research Advancement.
“It’s been my privilege to work alongside the best and the brightest at Texas Children’s,” said Dr. Forbes Satter. “I’m proud of what we’ve accomplished and excited for what lies ahead. There’s no limit to what we can achieve together as we deliver on our mission for children and women. I look forward to this next chapter in our journey.”
Dr. Forbes Satter earned her undergraduate degree in Business Administration from the University of Texas at Austin and completed her medical training at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. She pursued her pediatrics residency at Saint Vincent Catholic Medical Center/New York Medical College, followed by a fellowship in Allergy and Immunology at CHOP. Her research focuses on immune deficiencies and dysregulation, STAT transcription factor signaling defects in natural killer cells, novel gene discovery, and therapeutic modulation in immune-mediated diseases.
Dr. Lara Shekerdemian, Pediatrician-in-Chief and Chair of the Department of Pediatrics at Texas Children’s and Baylor College of Medicine expressed great enthusiasm for these two important leadership appointments: “I am thrilled to welcome Dr. Myers as our new Division Chief of Pediatric Emergency Medicine and to congratulate Dr. Forbes Satter on her new role as Division Chief of Allergy, Immunology, and Retrovirology. Both are highly regarded leaders in their fields, and I am confident they will provide exceptional leadership to these two outstanding divisions.”
Please join us in congratulating Dr. Sage Myers and Dr. Lisa Forbes Satter on their new roles!