Alexandra Paige Volk, MD
Critical Care Specialist
Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center
Service Chief at Children's Health
- Languages Spoken:
- English
Biography
Alexandra Paige Volk, M.D., is a physician at Children’s Health℠ who specializes in pediatric critical care.
Dr. Volk earned her medical degree at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine. She completed her residency in Pediatrics and a fellowship in Pediatric Critical Care Medicine at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Dr. Volk is the Physician Leader for the Children’s Medical Center Plano Schwartz Center Rounds program, established to increase compassion and more meaningful collaboration between patients and medical professionals.
She has also performed scientific research on the innate immune system and the role of neutrophil chemotaxis during infection or sepsis.
I'm blessed to work as a pediatric intensive care doctor.
“I'm blessed to work as a pediatric intensive care doctor,” says Dr. Volk. “My goal is to translate medicine into language children and families can understand. I focus on the fact there's nothing ‘routine’ about a child being in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).”
When not working, she loves spending time with her family, playing outside with her husband, kids, and dogs. She’s also a sports mom, who supports her family's baseball, softball and volleyball obsessions. For "me time," Dr. Volk enjoys yoga and Pilates, reading and rejuvenating with spa time.
Education and Training
- Medical School
- University of Iowa College of Medicine (2000)
- Residency
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2003), Pediatrics
- Fellowship
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (2006), Pediatric Critical Care
- Board Certification
- American Board of Pediatrics/Critical Care
Departments and Programs
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Research Interests
- Cell volume regulation
- NADPH oxidase and the reactive oxygen species signaling
- Neutrophil chemotaxis
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Publications
- Correction: Interferon Regulatory Factor 6 Has a Protective Role in the Host Response to Endotoxic Shock. Joly S, Rhea L, Volk P, Moreland JG, Dunnwald M PloS one 2017 12 1 e0171459
- Nlrp12 mutation causes C57BL/6J strain-specific defect in neutrophil recruitment. Ulland TK, Jain N, Hornick EE, Elliott EI, Clay GM, Sadler JJ, Mills KA, Janowski AM, Volk AP, Wang K, Legge KL, Gakhar L, Bourdi M, Ferguson PJ, Wilson ME, Cassel SL, Sutterwala FS Nat Commun 2016 Oct 7 13180
- ROS-containing endosomal compartments: implications for signaling. Davis Volk AP, Moreland JG Meth. Enzymol. 2014 535 201-24
- Endotoxin priming of neutrophils requires endocytosis and NADPH oxidase-dependent endosomal reactive oxygen species. Lamb FS, Hook JS, Hilkin BM, Huber JN, Volk AP, Moreland JG J. Biol. Chem. 2012 Apr 287 15 12395-404
- Priming of neutrophils and differentiated PLB-985 cells by pathophysiological concentrations of TNF-a is partially oxygen dependent. Volk AP, Barber BM, Goss KL, Ruff JG, Heise CK, Hook JS, Moreland JG J Innate Immun 2011 3 3 298-314
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Professional Activities
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2000)
- Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (2009)
- Mortar Board National Honor Society (1995-1996)
- Pediatric Academic Society (2008)
- Phi Beta Kappa Society (1996)
- Society for Leukocyte Biology (2004)
- Society of Critical Care Medicine (2003)
- University of Iowa Inflammation and Immune Diseases Center (2012)
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Awards and Honors
- D Magazine Best Pediatric Specialists (2019, 2021)
- National Compassionate Caregiver - Schwartz Center (2018)
- Election to Society for Pediatric Research (2010-2011)
- Election to Midwest Society for Pediatric Research (2009)
- Above and Beyond Award - University of Iowa Healthcare (2003)
- Outstanding Pediatric Resident in General Pediatrics (2003)
- PEO Scholarship for International Study - University of Iowa Healthcare (1998)
- Phi Beta Kappa - Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA (1996)
- Mortar Board National Honor Society - Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, IA (1995-1996)
