• Machen Heather

    Department or Service

    Department of Pediatric Medicine, Emergency Medicine

    Specialty

    Emergency Medicine

    Primary Location

    Texas Children's Hospital

    Also sees patients at

    Texas Children's Hospital West Campus

    Contact Information

    6621 Fannin
    A2210
    Houston, TX 77030
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    Phone: 832-824-5497

    Heather E. Machen, MD,MPH

    Assistant Professor, Pediatrics - Baylor College of Medicine

    Medical School

    St. George's Hospital Medical School, Doctor of Medicine, 2000

    Internship

    Inova Fairfax Hospital, Pediatrics, 2001

    Residency

    Inova Fairfax Hospital, Pediatrics, 2003

    Fellowship

    Schneider Children's Hospital, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, 2006

    From Dr. Machen

    Dr. Machen’s research interest is in global health. She is working on a bubble C-PAP project to provide respiratory support in low resource settings. Students from Rice University have developed a low cost, durable device which is currently in the device testing phase. She and a colleague from Rice University have recently returned from Africa where they were establishing local partnerships to evaluate and implement the device. Teaching materials to facilitate care in settings with a high patient-to-nurse ratio are being developed.

     

    Goal: To provide state-of-the-art health care to children seeking emergent services.

     

     

    Objectives:

    • Deliver individualized, high-quality health care to the emergently ill or injured children
    • Advance excellence in emergency pediatrics through innovations in research
    • Provide world-class education and training in pediatric emergency medicine
    • Advance the causes of safety and security for all children through advocacy for their medical, physical and emotional needs

    Please note that Dr. Machen only sees patients in the Emergency Center and does not accept appointments.

    Professional Organizations *

    • American Academy of Pediatrics
      Member
    • American College of Emergency Physicians
      Member
    • American Academy of Emergency Medicine in India
      Member

    Selected Publications

    Machen, HE., Pediatric Emergency Public Health, Emergency Public Health: Preparedness and Response, Kapur, GE., Smith, J., In Press, book chapter.

    Machen, HE., What's new in global pediatrics emergency medicine? Current Opinion in Pediatrics 2010 Jun;22(3):268-72. 

    * Texas Children's Hospital physicians' licenses and credentials are reviewed prior to practicing at any of our facilities. Sections titled From the Doctor, Professional Organizations and Publications were provided by the physician's office and were not verified by Texas Children's Hospital.