Email

dhsu@bcm.edu

Positions

Professor

Pediatrics
Emergency Medicine
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US

Addresses

Texas Children's Hospital (Hospital)

6621 Fannin Street, Suite A2210
Houston, TX 77030
United States
Phone: (832) 824-5497
dhsu@bcm.edu

Education

BS from Duke University

05/1990 - Durham, North Carolina United States

MD from University Of North Carolina School of Medicine

05/1994 - Chapel Hill, North Carolina United States

Residency at Baylor College Of Medicine

06/1997 - Houston, Texas United States

General Pediatrics

Fellowship at Baylor College Of Medicine

06/2000 - Houston, Texas United States

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

MEd from University Of Houston College of Education

05/2007 - Houston, Texas United States

Curriculum and Instruction - Teaching

Certifications

General Pediatrics

(10/19/1999 - 12/31/2016)

American Board of Pediatrics

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

American Board of Pediatrics

Certified; meeting maintenance of certification requirements

Medical License

Texas Medical Board

Honors & Awards

Joan E. Shook, MD Excellence in Leadership Award

2013-2014 recipient

Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section

Milton H. Nirken, MD Excellence in Teaching Award

2011-2012 and 2008-2009 recipient

Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children’s Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine Section

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Faculty of the Year Award

Selected to receive this award by the BCM pediatric emergency medicine fellows for excellence in teaching and mentoring, June 2008

Baylor College of Medicine Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program

Award of Excellence in Teaching

2006-2007 recipient

Baylor College of Medicine Department of Pediatrics

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Educational Leadership

2016

Baylor College of Medicine

Norton Rose Fulbright Faculty Excellence Award for Development of Enduring Educational Materials

Baylor College of Medicine (07/2017 - 06/2018)

Professional Statement

Dr. Hsu is Service Chief of Emergency Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital (TCH) where she is responsible for the Emergency Centers at TCH-Medical Center, TCH-West Campus, and TCH – The Woodlands.

Dr. Hsu graduated with honors from Duke University, obtained her Doctor of Medicine degree at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill, and completed her pediatric residency and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (BCM) and Texas Children’s Hospital. She also holds a Master of Education from the University of Houston College of Education.

She has served as BCM faculty in the Department of Pediatrics and as an attending emergency medicine physician at Texas Children’s since 2000. Prior to becoming Section Head/Service Chief in 2018, she held various educational and clinical leadership roles within the Section and Department. These roles included Program Director of the BCM Pediatric Emergency Medicine (PEM) Fellowship, Associate Program Director of the BCM Pediatric Residency, and PEM Section Clinical and Education Chief. She currently serves as a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Emergency Medicine Executive Committee, American Board of Pediatrics Emergency Medicine Subboard, Subspecialty Pediatrics Investigative Network Steering Committee, and the Association of Pediatric Program Directors’ Longitudinal Educational Assessment Research Network (APPD LEARN) Educational Development Committee.

Websites

Professional Development

Harvard Macy Institute’s Program for Leading Innovations in Healthcare and Education

Course (Participant, 2011)

Sponsor: Harvard Macy Institute

Educational Scholars Program

Course (Participant, 2009)

Sponsor: Academic Pediatric Association

Catalyst Leadership University: Texas Children's LeadeHERship Program

Course (Participant, 2019)

Sponsor: Texas Children's Hospital

Selected Publications

• Kim IK, Zuckerbraun N, Kou M, Vu T, Levasseur K, Yen K, Chapman J, Doughty C, McAneney C, Zaveri P, Hsu D "Essentials of Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship: Part 6: Program Administration." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 October ; 32 (10): 726-730. Pubmed PMID: 27749673
• Hsu D, Nypaver M, Fein DM, McAneney C, et al "Essentials of PEM Fellowship Part 2: The Profession in Entrustable Professional Activities." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2016 June ; 32 (6): 410-418. Pubmed PMID: 27253361
• Leaming-Van Zandt KJ, Zhu H, Banuelos RC, Lopez MA, Hsu DC "Focused Communication Course on Patient/Caregiver-Perceived Physician Communication Skills in a Pediatric Emergency Department." Pediatr Emerg Care. 2019 December ; : Pubmed PMID: 31851077
• Mink RB, Schwartz A, Herman BE, Turner DA, Curran ML, Myers A, Hsu DC, Kesselheim JC, Carraccio CL "Validity of Level of Supervision Scales for Assessing Pediatric Fellows on the Common Pediatric Subspecialty Entrustable Professional Activities." Acad Med. 2018 February ; 93 (2): 283-291. Pubmed PMID: 28700462

Memberships

American Academy of Pediatrics Section of Emergency Medicine

member (01/1994)

Funding

Validation of a Modified Communication Assessment Tool to Measure Patient Perception of Physician Interpersonal and Communication Skills in a Pediatric Emergency Center

$25,666.00 (07/01/2010 - 06/30/2011)

Grant funding from Texas Children’s Hospital Educational Project Scholarship Award

Principal investigator

Skills

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Medical Education

Competency assessment, curriculum development, instructional methods, program development and assessment, faculty professional development