Jennifer Buchanan Walsh

Jennifer Buchanan Walsh is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves as Associate Program Director of the combined Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program—which she founded—and Chief of the Division of Combined Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, specializing in primary care for children and adults.

Her research focuses on medical education, adolescent and young adult reproductive health, and healthcare transition systems for youth with special needs moving from pediatric to adult care. This work bridges pediatrics and internal medicine through systems-based interventions.

Dr. Walsh has received significant recognition including six listings in D Magazine's Best Pediatric Specialists/Doctors in Dallas.

She actively shapes medical training as founder of UT Southwestern's Medicine-Pediatrics Residency Program and maintains leadership in national organizations including the American Academy of Pediatrics and Medicine-Pediatrics Program Directors Association.