Jo-Ann Nesiama, M.D.

Biography

Jo-Ann Nesiama, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric emergency medicine.

Dr. Nesiama earned her medical degree at the University of Benin School of Medicine in Nigeria. She completed a residency in general pediatrics at Driscoll Children’s Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, where she served as Chief Resident. She gained advanced training through a pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children’s Wisconsin; during her fellowship, she also earned a master’s degree in epidemiology from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Certified in pediatrics and pediatric emergency medicine by the American Board of Pediatrics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2009.

Dr. Nesiama is the Director of UT Southwestern’s Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship Program. She serves on UT Southwestern’s Graduate Medical Education Program Directors Committee, Program Directors Advisory Committee, and Liaison Committee on Medical Education Standards Committee, among others. For the Department of Pediatrics, she is Co-Founder of the Junior Faculty Development Committee in the Division of Emergency Medicine and Founder of the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Research Group.

Dr. Nesiama is a Fellow and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of many other professional associations, including the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, the Pediatric Academic Societies, and the Pediatric Trauma Society. She also reviews abstracts for the Pediatric Academic Societies’ annual conference.

Her research interests include outcomes of pediatric trauma, medical education, healthcare delivery in pediatric patients, and international health.

Dr. Nesiama has delivered international and national presentations, contributed to the books Fleisher & Ludwig’s 5-Minute Pediatric Emergency Medicine Consult, LANGE Current Diagnosis and Treatment: Pediatric Emergency Medicine, and Pediatric Board Study Guide: A Last Minute Review, and published peer-reviewed academic articles, case reports, and clinical guidelines related to her areas of expertise.

In 2022, she received the Best Research Mentor Award from the UT Southwestern Pediatric Residency Program.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Nesiama enjoys traveling, walking for health, and spending time with family and friends.