Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH, MBA, DFAACAP

Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH, MBA, DFAACAP
Program Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program
Executive Director, Senate Bill 11 UT Houston HRI – TCMHCC services
Director, ASD and Neuro-developmental disorders Specialty clinic
Director, Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) Program
Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
McGovern Medical School
UTHealth Houston

Phone: 713-486-2700
Email: [email protected]

Educational Philosophy

My educational philosophy is anchored in William Arthur Ward’s vision of the great teacher: one who does not merely inform or demonstrate, but inspires. Inspiration, in my view, begins with curiosity—and
I consider it my foremost responsibility to cultivate that curiosity in every trainee. In each patient encounter and every topic of discussion, I challenge students to look beyond the surface: to ask why, to
question assumptions, and to approach their discipline with the reverence it demands. Medicine practiced with genuine intellectual curiosity is medicine practiced at its highest level, and it is this
standard—rooted in humility, rigor, and deep respect for the science and the patients we serve—that I seek to instill from the very first day of training.

I believe that knowledge is most robust when it is tested in community. My approach therefore places great emphasis on collaboration and discourse—among peers, with patients and families, and across all
stakeholders in a child’s care. Fellows are encouraged to engage in open dialogue, defend their clinical reasoning, and remain genuinely receptive to perspectives that challenge their own. I teach trainees to
negotiate thoughtfully and listen as purposefully as they lead, understanding that excellent clinical service is never the product of a single mind working in isolation, but of many voices—professional and
personal—working in concert toward the well-being of the child and family before them.

Ultimately, my goal is to train fellows who are excellent not only as clinicians, but as scholars, leaders, and innovators in their chosen specialty. I am committed to engaging trainees across all spheres of
academic pursuit and to connecting each one with mentors who can model greatness and expand what they believe is possible for themselves. I invest fully and hold nothing back—because my highest
aspiration is not for my fellows to match what I have accomplished, but to surpass it. The measure of a truly great teacher is not the legacy they build for themselves, but the heights they enable in others.
That is the standard I teach toward, and the promise I make to every trainee in my care.

Biography

Taiwo Babatope, MD, MPH, MBA, DFAACAP serves in leadership roles as the Training director of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Program and the Executive Director, Senate Bill 11– Texas
Child Mental Health Consortium (TCMHCC) service programs at the Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth. She is an Assistant
Professor in the Department; the Director of the autism spectrum disorders and Neurodevelopmental lifespan specialty clinic and Director of the telephone-based service known as the UTHealth Houston
Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) and Perinatal Psychiatry Access Network (PeriPAN) programs, amongst other clinical supervisory roles in the Child Psychiatry Fellows continuity clinic.
Since July 2020, much of her focus has been on Texas Child Mental Health Care consortium initiatives: which includes managing Texas state funded programs in the department including the Child Psychiatry
Access Network (CPAN), Texas Child Access through Telemedicine (TCHATT), Community Psychiatry Workforce Expansion Efforts (CPWE), as well as successfully managing the expansion of Child Psychiatry
training positions and experiences at the institution.

Dr. Babatope has an exceptional range of scholarly activities and has participated and presented as an invited speaker or panelist discussant in several lectures, seminars, and grand round conferences,
locally, regionally, and nationally. Her ability to provide experiential learning has led to her being awarded the 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards for five consecutive
years and being inducted into the McGovern Medical School Academy of Master Educators in 2024. She continues being recognized as a respected voice in child behavioral health and it is no wonder that Dr.
Babatope was selected amongst several medical practitioners in the state of Texas to be a 2023-2024 Texas Medical Association Leadership College (TMALC) Scholar.

Dr. Babatope currently serves as American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT)’s Presidential nominee on the Executive council and the Region 5 Child subspecialty
Representative nationally. On a local level, she serves on the Harris County Medical Society committee for Medical Education & Health Care Quality and was nominated by the Texas Medical Association
President to serve on the Texas Medical Association Council on Health Service Organizations.

Education

Medical Degree
M.B.B.S., College of Medicine University of Lagos, Nigeria

Master’s Degree
M.P.H., University of Alabama at Birmingham
M.B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham

Residency
General Adult Psychiatry, UTHealth Science Center at Houston

Fellowship
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, UTHealth Science Center at Houston

Current Teaching Responsibilities

Psychopharmacology in Autism Spectrum Disorders Medical Knowledge Review –PGY IV, V, LEND
Fellows
Landmark Child and Adolescent series-monthly case conferences
BBSB Complex case seminar series –coordinating monthly series

Areas of Interest

Clinical Interests
• Autism and Neurodevelopmental disorders
• Intellectual disabilities disorders (IDD)
• ADHD/ADD
• Depressive disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Second opinion and consultation for Complex Neurodevelopmental, Genetic and Medical cases

Honors and Awards
• 2016 APA Conference, Young Investigators New Research Poster
• 2017 AACAP Educational Outreach Program Award for Child & Adolescent Residents
• 2017 David Mendell Fellowship award in Family Therapy
• 2017-2019 APA/APAF Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship Award
• 2018 AACAP Systems of Care Special Program Clinical Projects Award
• 2019 The Cynthia W. Santos Best Clinician Educator Inaugural Award
• 2019 Outstanding Achievement Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PRITE
• 2019 The AACAP Catchers in the Rye Award to a Component: Autism and IDD
• 2020 Outstanding Achievement Child and Adolescent Psychiatry PRITE
• 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award, McGovern Medical School
• 2024 Texas Medical Association Leadership College (TMALC) Scholar
• 2025 Esteemed Educators Teaching Award, McGovern Medical School
• 2025-2026 Presidential Appointee to the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training (AADPRT) Executive Committee

Selected Publications:
1. Babatope T, Chotalia J, Elkhatib R, Mohite S, Shah J, Goddu S, Patel RA, Aimienwanu OR, Patel D, Makanjuola T, Okusaga OO: A Study of the Impact of Cannabis on Doses of
Discharge Antipsychotic Medication in Individuals with Schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder. Psychiatr Q. 87(4):729-737, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s11126-016-9426-2. PMID: 26875104.
2. Babatope T, Usmani S, Iyi-Ojo, O, Choksi R, Raafey MA, Nagarajan B, Nogobili P, Okusaga O: Plasma Cholesterol Correlates Negatively with Positive Symptoms of Schizophrenia. Biological Psychiatry 81(10) Suppl, 2017. doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsych.2017.02.609. PMID: 28973084; PMCID: PMC5669456.
3. Bayazit H, Babatope T, Kazimi I, Zeni CP, Hamilton J, Allen MK, Selek S: Higher Readmission Rates and Longer Stay of Adults with Intellectual Disabilities in Psychiatric Admissions. J Affect Disord. 254(3):133-146, 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2019.03.054.
4. Soutullo CA, Babatope TT: Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and eating disorders: an overlooked comorbidity? An Sist Sanit Navar. 45(1), 2022. doi: 10.23938/ASSN.0994. PMID: 35514128.
5. Jutla A, Babatope T: Post-fellowship training programs for autism spectrum disorder and intellectual disability: why are they necessary, and what do they offer? AACAP News, October 2019.
6. Babatope TT, Pagán AF, McCool CW, et al: Autistic Spectrum Disorders. In: Sanches M, Soares JC, eds. Fundamentals of Clinical Psychiatry: A Practical Handbook. Cambridge University Press; 2025:281-297.

Selected Presentations:
7. Babatope TT: Board review seminar lectures: High yield materials and Q and A. Lectures presented every didactic session for the fellowship at The Louis Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, July-September 2021.
8. Babatope TT: Child and Adolescent Psychiatry development and developmental theories on the Adult PRITE exams/ board review preparations. Lecture presented virtually at The Louis Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, September 18, 2021.
9. Babatope TT: MS1 Ethics and Professionalism Small Group session. Lecture presented at the McGovern Medical School and the Center for Humanities and Ethics. The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, September 27, 2021.
10. Babatope TT: Professionalism Introductory Seminars. Lecture presented at The Louis Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, August 10, 2022.
11. Babatope TT: Child Mental Health in the state of Texas. Lecture presented at the Texas Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) Project ‘Lunch & Learn series’ to legislators at the Texas State Capitol, Austin, TX, October 27, 2022.
12. Babatope TT, Jacob S: Behavior Disorders in Preschool and Early Childhood. Lecture presented virtually as part of the Child Psychiatry Access Network (CPAN) Project Echo – Fall Lecture Series with the Texas Child Mental Health Consortium Committee (TCMHCC) at The Louis Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, November 29, 2022.
13. Babatope TT: Addressing Child Psychiatry access and systems of care in Texas. Lecture presented at UTHealth, McGovern Medical School, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty Division Meeting, January 18, 2023.
14. Babatope TT: ASD Psychotropic Medication Management. Lecture presented at The LoneStar Leadership Education in Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (LEND) conference. Department of Pediatrics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, February 10, 2023.
15. Babatope TT, Boyars L, Southern L: Using Free Statewide Peer to Peer Statewide Consultation to address Mental Health Concerns in Families. Presentation and Panel discussion conducted virtually as part of the WEBINAR 3: Pediatric Brain Health Summit Webinar Series: Promoting family & provider mental well-being, June 5, 2024.
16. Babatope TT: Leveraging technology to revolutionize mental health treatments. Presenter and Panel discussion conducted virtually as part of University of Houston Summer Health Equity Research Program. The University of Houston at Houston, Houston, TX, June 14, 2024.
17. Babatope TT, Aftab Z. Lincoln J, Hashweh N, Bruman M: “From Baby Boomers to Gen Z’s: Navigating Stormy Waters of ACGME Surveys”. Workshop Lecture presented in-person at the 2026 American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Training (AADPRT)Annual Meeting at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, March 6, 2026.