Lorraine Elizabeth Bautista, MD
Neonatologist
Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Lorraine Bautista, M.D. is a neonatologist at Children's Health℠ and an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center and specializes in neonatal-perinatal medicine. She is board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics.
Dr. Bautista earned her medical degree at Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in Mexico. She completed a residency in pediatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso with a distinction in border health and received advanced training in neonatal-perinatal medicine through a fellowship at UT Southwestern. She also holds a master’s degree in public health from the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
Dr. Bautista's clinical focus is neonatal-perinatal medicine, neonatal opioid withdrawl syndrome (NOWS) and clinical quality improvement.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara (2015)
- Internship
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, El P (2016), Pediatrics
- Residency
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - EP (2018), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- UT Southwestern Medical Center (2021), Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- Post-graduate School
- New York Medical College (2014)
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Neonatal-Perinatal
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Neonatal-perinatal medicine
- Neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS)
- Clinical quality improvement
- Medical education
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Publications
- Perceived barriers to exercise in Hispanic adults by level of activity. Bautista L, Reininger B, Gay JL, Barroso CS, McCormick JB, Journal of physical activity and health 2011 Sep 8 7 916-25
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics
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Awards and Honors
- Chief Fellow (2020-2021), UT Southwestern Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship
- Border Health Track Resident (2015-2018), Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, Pediatric Residency
- Public Health Minority Faculty Scholarship (2008), University of Texas Health Science Center - School of Public Health
- Daniel Stinson Bell Scholarship (2001), Erskine College
