- American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Medical Association
- American Medical Informatics Association
- North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition
Biography
Derek Ngai, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Dr. Ngai earned his medical degree at UT Southwestern School of Medicine. He completed a residency in pediatrics at Children’s Health in Dallas, where he also received advanced training through a pediatric gastroenterology fellowship. He then completed a fellowship in clinical informatics at UT Southwestern.
Certified by the American Board of Pediatrics in pediatric gastroenterology, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.
He is a member of several professional societies, including the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Medical Informatics Association.
Education & Training
- Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2016-2019), Pediatrics
- Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2012-2016)
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2019-2022), Pediatric Gastroenterology
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Clinical Decision Support Systems in Generalist Practice
Bain AP, Ngai D, Bernard PA Medical Clinics of North America 2026 Mar 110 191-207 -
Physicians Outperform Large Language Models in Pediatric Discharge Summary Generation
Bain AP, Wilson A, Webb J, Ngai D, Martinez K, Twumasi A, Vallala S, Cullinan K, Blazek M, Singh G, Mittal VS, Lehmann C, Bernard P Hospital Pediatrics 2026 Feb 16 175-182 -
Implementation and Adoption of an Order-Based Surgical Case Request Tool across Subspecialty Clinics
Bain AP, Low A, Turer RW, Reeder JE, Bruns BR, Ngai D, Lehmann C, Ji H Applied Clinical Informatics 2025 Jul 16 689-697 -
Standardizing and optimizing nutrition evaluation frequency of enterally fed patients in an ambulatory pediatric gastroenterology practice: A single-center study
Ngai D, Kotamraju S, Do P, Luffy R, Winser-Bean C, Rockwell J, Hollaway L, Wright V, Barlow S, Sathe M Nutrition in Clinical Practice 2023 Aug 38 863-870
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Clinical Decision Support Systems in Generalist Practice
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Children's Medical Center of Dallas
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