Dr. Andrew Gelfand, M.D.,  is a pediatric pulmonology

specialist in Dallas, TX. He attended medical school at Baylor

College of Medicine from 1986-to 1990. He completed his

pediatric residency at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas

Children's Hospital at 1990-1993. Dr. Gelfand completed his

fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the National Jewish

Medical and Research Center from 1993-to 1996 for Pediatric

Pulmonary Diseases and University of Colorado School of

Medicine-Denver from 1993-to 1996. He is board certification

from the American Board of Pediatrics/Pulmonology. 

 

Dr. Gelfand currently works as an Associate Professor at UT

Southwestern Medical Center and Division Director at Children’s Health. He works as a Chief of Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine in the Department of Pediatrics. He works with young patients who have lung diseases like asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchopulmonary dysplasia and neuromuscular weakness. Over the past 21+ years of experience, Dr. Gelfand has earned recognition such as being mentioned on D Magazine’s list of “Best Pediatricians” numerous times, appeared on a list of “Mom-Approved Doctors for Pediatric Pulmonology” which was in the Dallas Child parenting magazine and was named a “Texas Super Doctor” in Texas Monthly magazine. Furthermore, he is an active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, American Thoracic Society, American Medical Association, the Society of Critical Care Medicine, and Dallas County Medical Society. 

 

He is working in clinical medicine and education with occasional research. While he is not at work, Dr. Gelfand likes to participate in hobbies such as golfing, boating, and traveling. He also has a wife, four children, and three grandchildren whom he enjoys spending time with.

I chose Dr. Gelfand to be my mentor this year because of his specialization in pediatric pulmonology. During our interview, I had a great experience talking to him and got a lot of good information for my primary research. He would be a very great guiding figure for my final product because of his qualifications and relevance to my field. Dr. Gelfand is someone who I look up to and am so thankful to work under the mentorship of.