Michelle Caraballo, M.D.

Pediatrics - Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine

Biography

Dr. Michelle Caraballo received her B.S. in Bioengineering from Rice University, and her M.D. from UT Southwestern. She completed residency training in Pediatrics at UT Southwestern before moving to Denver for fellowship training in both Pediatric Pulmonology and Sleep Medicine at the University of Colorado. Originally from the Dallas area, she moved back home to join the faculty at UT Southwestern in the Department of Pediatrics in 2015.

Her primary interests include pediatric sleep-related breathing disorders, narcolepsy and asthma.

Education & Training

Fellowship - University of Colorado Denver (2011-2015), Pediatric Pulmonology
Residency - UT Southwestern/Children's Medical Center (2008-2011), Pediatrics
Fellowship - University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine - National Jewish Health (2013-2014), Sleep Medicine
Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2004-2008)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American Thoracic Society (2011)
American Academy of Sleep Medicine (2013)
Texas Medical Association (2015)
Dallas County Medical Society (2015)

Honors & Awards

Ambulatory Provider of the Month 2015, Children's Health

Books & Publications

Books
- Respiratory Tract & Mediastinum in Hay WW, Levin MJ, Deterding RR, Abzug MJ, eds. Current Diagnosis and Treatment - Pediatrics. 23rd ed.
  Federico MJ, Baker CD, Deboer EM, Halbower AC, Kupfer O, Martiniano SL, Sagel SD, Stillwell P, Zemanick ET, Caraballo M, Hawkins S. (2016), McGraw-Hill Education; 500-549.
Publications
- Successful Treatment of Rapidly Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease in Juvenile Dermatomyositis
  Ciaglia K, Ghawji M, Caraballo M, Sloan E Pediatrics 2024 3 153
- Steering the titanic: One tertiary care children's hospital's experience navigating safe sleep for hospitalized infants.
  Caraballo M, Abbe M, Tidwell J, Dutton H, Garcia MG, Punzalan G, Axon A, Journal of pediatric nursing 2023 Jun
- Reasons and predictors for early termination of pediatric polysomnography: one children's hospital's experience.
  Luong S, Culp M, McCreary M, Wani A, Caraballo M, Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2023 May
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Autism.
  Tomkies A, Johnson RF, Shah G, Caraballo M, Evans P, Mitchell RB, Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine 2019 Oct 15 10 1469-1476
- Knowledge, Attitudes, and Risk for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death in Children of Adolescent Mothers: A Qualitative Study.
  Caraballo M, Shimasaki S, Johnston K, Tung G, Albright K, Halbower AC The Journal of pediatrics 2016 Jul 174 78-83.e2