Biography

Haley Kern, M.D., is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Kern earned her medical degree at the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans. She completed residencies in pediatrics and child neurology and a fellowship in pediatric movement disorders, all at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology in neurology, with a special qualification in child neurology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.

Dr. Kern is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, the Child Neurology Society, the Functional Neurological Disorder Society, and the Movement Disorder Society.

Education & Training

  • Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2020-2023), Pediatric Neurology
  • Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2023-2024), Pediatric Movement Disorders
  • Medical School - Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine (2014-2018)
  • Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2018-2020), Pediatrics

Professional Associations & Affiliations

  • American Academy of Neurology
  • Child Neurology Society
  • Functional Neurological Disorder Society
  • Movement Disorder Society

Books & Publications

  • Books
    • Movement disorders in  Handbook of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine
      Kern HM, Waugh JL (2022), New York, NY, Springer Publishing