Jenny McConnell, M.D.

Pediatrics - Emergency Medicine

Biography

Jennifer McConnell, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. McConnell completed medical school at UT Southwestern Medical School and pediatric residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center in New Brunswick, New Jersey. After residency, she was a clinical instructor in pediatrics and cardiac critical care hospitalist at NewYork-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York, New York. She received advanced training through a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at UT Southwestern.

A board-certified pediatrician in the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2017.

Dr. McConnell is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Education & Training

Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2009-2013)
Residency - Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (2013-2016), Pediatrics
Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center/Children's Medical Center (2022-2025), Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Academy of Pediatrics

Books & Publications

Books
- Emergency Medicine in Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review (3rd ed.)
  McConnell J, Guiner-da Silva A, Yen K (2025), Springer Nature
- Cardiomyopathy in Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (3rd ed.)
  McConnell J, Okada P (2024), Wolters Kluwer
- Congestive Heart Failure in Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult (3rd ed.)
  McConnell J, Nesiama J (2024), Wolters Kluwer
- Emergency Medicine in Pediatric Board Study Guide (2nd ed.)
  Nesiama J, McConnell J, Yen K (2019)

Research

Simulation
Medical education

Links

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