Why I Serve...
"Having witnessed firsthand the dramatic effect that disaster have on our communities, I recognize that our greatest resource, the children, our future, need to be considered in all levels of disaster preparedness and planning. My hope is that I can leverage my personal and professional experience to assist in achieving these goals."
Dr. Brent D. Kaziny is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine physician at Texas Children’s Hospital and an Assistant Professor at Baylor College of Medicine. He grew up in Houston, Texas and attended Duke University, where he studied biology and philosophy. After completing his undergraduate degree, he attended Columbia University where he obtained a master’s in philosophy. He completed his medical degree at the University of Texas – Houston, School of Medicine and started his pediatric intern year at Tulane University, where he received the Hurricane Katrina Code Grey Hero Award for his efforts caring for patients and assisting with the evacuation of Tulane Hospital during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. His experience during Hurricane Katrina ignited his interest in pediatric disaster preparedness. After completing his intern year, he transferred to Baylor College of Medicine, where he completed his residency training in general pediatrics. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Kaziny took a position at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital. He has served as a subject matter expert on the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Services curriculum development team for FEMA’s Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Course and continues to serve as the medical director for this course teaching it across the country. On a national level he serves as the Co-Director of the Disaster Domain for the Emergency Medical Services for Children – Innovations and Improvement Center and on the Executive Core of the Pediatric Pandemic Network. At Texas Children’s Hospital he serves as the Medical Director of Emergency Management and has been integrally involved in their response to all hazards from Hurricane Harvey to the current COVID pandemic. Brent and his wife, Susan, have two children, Olive and James, age 6 and 4.
