Natalie A. Drucker, MD, MS

Biography

Natalie A. Drucker, MD, MS is a pediatric surgeon at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) in the Department of Pediatric Surgery.  She completed her general surgery residency at Indiana University in Indianapolis and her pediatric surgery fellowship in Pediatric Surgery at UT Houston.  She is currently completing an additional one-year fellowship in Surgical Critical Care at McGovern Medical School, the Red Duke Trauma Institute, and Children’s Memorial Hermann Hospital, in order to be able to provide more comprehensive care to the sickest infants and children.  Dr. Drucker is board certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and board eligible in pediatric surgery, and her specific clinical interest is in trauma, critical care, extracorporeal life support (ECMO), and pediatric vascular injuries.  Her research focus is in improving care for traumatically injured children, both through clinical care and prevention.  She is passionate about injury prevention, specifically related to firearm violence and child automobile passenger safety.  Dr. Drucker is also interested in general pediatric surgery, including neonatal diseases, oncology, thoracic surgery, and abdominal surgery.  She has additional skill and interest in performing minimally invasive surgery for patients of all sizes.