Jennifer Buchanan Walsh

Jennifer Buchanan Walsh, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as the Associate Program Director of the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, which she founded and previously led as Program Director, and is Chief of the Division of Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics.

Her educational background includes a bachelor's degree cum laude in history from Princeton University, an M.D. from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, and residency training in internal medicine and pediatrics at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Dr. Walsh's research focuses on medical education, adolescent and young adult reproductive health, and healthcare transition systems for adolescents and young adults with special healthcare needs, addressing critical gaps in continuity of care.

• D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas (6 times)

As founder of the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program, she has shaped dual-specialty training while maintaining active clinical practice in primary care for pediatric and adult patients across the lifespan.