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Ami Bax, M.D.
Pediatrics

Ami Bax, MD

Associate Professor
CHF/Shaun Walters Endowed Chair & Chief, Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics


Child Study Center
1100 NE 13th Street
Oklahoma City, OK 73117
Phone: (405) 271-5700
FAX: (405) 271-8835

(405) 271-5700

ami-bax@ouhsc.edu


Dr. Ami Bax is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and the Section Chief of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. She received her M.D. from the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine-Tulsa and also her undergradate degree from the University of Oklahoma and a Master’s in Clinical and Translational Science from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center.  Dr. Bax is a member of the Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Research Network Steering Committee, Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.  She is an Oklahoma Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Fellow and now serves as the LEND Program Co-Director. Dr. Bax serves as medical director for the OU Child Study Center and directs the Child Study Center’s JumpStart Autism and Developmental Delay Evaluation Clinic. She also enjoys providing diagnostic and treatment care for children with ADHD, autism, fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, developmental delays, and other behavioral health problems. She directs the OU Developmental & Behavioral Pediatric Fellowship program and has conducted research related to pediatric residents’ parenting advice, preschool ADHD, and neurobiologic differences in children with autism and ADHD.