Dr. Amy Kun Pass, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Amy Kun Pass, who serves patients in Dallas, Texas.

A trusted pediatrician, Dr. Pass sees patients at North Texas Pediatrics in Dallas, Texas. She loves seeing newborns and providing preventive care for new parents. She enjoys helping children of all ages, including school age children with concerns for behavior or ADHD, as well as adolescents. She also loves getting to know her patients, enjoys building relationships with families, and brings a personalized approach to every child in order to meet the needs of each family.

North Texas Pediatrics is proud to provide excellent medical care to children of all ages in order for them to grow up happy, healthy and strong. Their priority is to provide a stable medical home for children.

With a broad educational background, Dr. Pass graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from The University of Pennsylvania, and received her medical degree from The University of Tennessee, Memphis College of Medicine. After completing her residency in pediatrics at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, she went on to complete a fellowship in pediatric hematology/oncology at Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston, Texas. She began her career as a pediatric oncologist in Dallas before returning to general pediatrics.

An active member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The ABP is an independent, nonprofit organization that was founded in 1933. It is one of the 24 certifying boards of the American Board of Medical Specialties.

Among her other roles, she can be found on staff at Medical City Dallas, Medical City Plano, Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, Presbyterian Hospital Plano, and Children’s Health (Children’s Medical Center) Dallas and Plano.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

Happily married, Dr. Pass and her husband, Steven, have three delightful children. Outside of work, she serves on the Board of Directors for the TeamConnor Childhood Cancer Foundation.  She enjoys volunteering in the community, reading, and taking long walks with her dog.

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