Biography

Maeve Sheehan, M.D., M.B.A., graduated from University College Dublin in Ireland in 1993. She undertook further training in pediatrics and neonatology in Ireland before completing a pediatric and adolescent medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, and a pediatric critical care fellowship at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Dr. Sheehan joined the pediatric faculty at UT Southwestern in 2002 and is a Professor in the Department of Pediatrics. She serves as Associate Vice President of the Pediatric Group Practice and as Physician Executive for the new pediatric campus.

Her academic interests include sepsis, pediatric transport, patient flow, and patient safety. She previously served as Vice Chair for Clinical Operations at UT Southwestern and Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.

  • Medical School - The University of Ireland (1989-1993)
  • Internship - St. Vincents Hospital - Dublin Ireland (1993-1994), Surgery
  • Residency - Boston University Medical Center (1994-1994), Internal Medicine
  • Residency - The Children's Hospital-Dublin, Ireland (1994-1995), Pediatrics
  • Residency - The National Maternity Hospital-Dublin, Ireland (1995-1995), Neonatal-perinatal Medicine
  • Residency - Cleveland Clinic Foundation (1996-1999), Pediatrics
  • Fellowship - Children's Hospital Medical Center (1999-2002), Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
  • Texas Pediatric Society
  • Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • American College of Physician Advisors
  • American Academy of Pediatrics (1996)
  • Air Medical Physician Association (2005)
  • Educational scholarship 2001, Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • Specialty award 2002, Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacy, Society of Critical Care Medicine
  • President of Medical and Dental Staff, Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 2010
  • D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialist 2021
  • Shock
  • Performance Improvement
  • Patient safety and quality
  • Interfacility Transport