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Lekshmi Daram, MD, FAAP
Kelsey-Seybold Medical Group Provider
PointerLanguage(s): English, Malayalam
1010 S. Ponds Drive,
Webster,
TX
77598
Joined Kelsey-Seybold: September 2019
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My Biography
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Professional Background
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Professional Associations
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Hobbies and Interests
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Awards & Publications
Dr. Lekshmi Pillai Daram earned her medical degree in 2013 at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She completed her Pediatrics residency in 2016 at Children’s Health, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (UTSW) in Dallas. Dr. Daram is board certified in Pediatrics and is a diplomate of the American Board of Pediatrics. From 2016 to 2018, Dr. Daram served as a primary care physician at Children’s Health Pediatric Group in Dallas. From 2018 to 2020, she was a primary care physician at Near North Health Service Corporation, a Federally Qualified Health Center in Chicago, and a Medical Student Preceptor at A.T. Still University, School of Osteopathic Medicine in Mesa, Ariz. She joined Kelsey-Seybold in September 2019.
Dr. Daram is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a member of Alpha Omega Alpha.
Dr. Daram enjoys trying new, vegetarian-friendly restaurants, exploring local parks and outdoor spaces with her husband and two sons, and reading.
Fun Facts
The best advice Dr. Daram has ever received is, “Do what you love and you’ll never work a day in your life.”
As a child, she already knew she want to be a “baby doctor.”
Awards
Gold Humanism Award Nominee, 2013
Publications and Presentations
- Ahamba, D, Khan, M, Howe, S, Pillai, L, Leung, DH. Positive HBV Screening in Children: Taking the next step. Gastroenterology Vol. 140, Issue 5, pg S-893. 2011
- To Educate All Children’s Housestaff (TEACH), Children’s Health, UTSW, 2016
- Scholarly project designed to improve resident subspecialty education by implementing a standardized curriculum during each subspecialty rotation during intern year
- Critically Appraised Topic Presentation, Children’s Health, UTSW, 2014
- Power point presentation – Literature review of oxygen saturation monitoring and its role in admission rates and length of stay in patients with bronchiolitis
- Multidisciplinary Conference, Children’s Health, UTSW, 2014
- Case presentation on patient with Caffey’s disease
- James K. Alexander Research Symposium, Baylor College of Medicine, 2012
- Poster presentation – Importance of HBV DNA confirmation in positively screened children with hematologic or oncologic conditions
- Annual Biomedical Research Conference for Minority Students (ABRCMS), 2008
- Poster and Oral Presentation - Pathways of Understanding: The Interrelationship Between Caregivers’ Explanatory Model and ADHD Treatment
Hospital Affiliations
- HCA Houston Healthcare - Clear Lake
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