Sheela Gavvala, DO, FAAP

Biography

Sheela Gavvala, DO, is a pediatric hospitalist at Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital and an associate professor of pediatrics at McGovern Medical School. She serves as the co-chair of the Pediatric Residency Leadership Track and directs the advocacy rotation director for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship. She is an active member on the Children’s Memorial Hermann Health Access and Engagement Workgroup and UTHealth Houston’s Population Health Initiative.

Beyond UTHealth Houston, Dr. Gavvala is a non-resident fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute of Public Policy and serves on the executive committee for the Health Policy Scholars Program through the Academic Pediatric Association. She is an active member of the Texas Pediatric Society and the American Academy of Pediatrics. Her research and advocacy interests include non-medical drivers of health screening in inpatient settings, language access, health literacy, and promotion of child health policy.