Theresa M Urbina

DO

Major, Army

Department of Primary Appointment:
School of Medicine
Pediatrics
Location: Madigan Army Medical Center, Tacoma, WA
Research Interests:
Neonatology
Neonatal Cardiology

Education

Graduated Cum Laude with a B.S. in Biology from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, California. Earned her Doctor of Osteopathy from the Western University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific in Lebanon, Oregon. She completed her Pediatric Residency and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship through the National Capital Consortium at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Serves as the Early Career Faculty Director of the "Big Dreams for Tiny Hearts" Neonatology-Cardiology Educational Collaborative. The Collaborative is focused on developing a novel, national curriculum to address the educational gap in neonatal cardiology intensive care management.

Urbina, T. Breaking the Fourth Wall of Medicine: When the Doctor Becomes the Parent. Pediatrics. 2022;150(2):e2022057154. PMID: 35909147

Bencze J, Crotteau J, Urbina T, Schulz E. Bilious Emesis and Failure to Pass Meconium in the Nursery: A Case Study. Neonatal Network. 2023;42(1):31-36. PMID: 36631261