Claire Usala, M.D.

Claire Usala, M.D.

  • Pediatrics - General
  • Clinical nutrition
  • Down syndrome

Biography

Claire Usala, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her clinical interests include Down syndrome, improving breastfeeding rates, and clinical nutrition.

Dr. Usala earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern Medical School and completed a residency in pediatrics at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital. She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

She is a recipient of UT Southwestern’s Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Senior Pediatric Award.

  • Medical School - University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2018)
  • Residency - New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (2019-2021)
  • Internship - New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital (2018-2019)
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society Member 2018, Alpha Omega Alpha, Texas Gamma Chapter
  • Kurt Ian Wey, M.D., Senior Pediatric Award 2018, UT Southwestern Medical Center

Clinical Focus

  • Clinical nutrition
  • Down syndrome
  • Improvement of breastfeeding rates

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