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Christa DeVette, MD, PhD
Pediatrics

Christa DeVette, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

1200 Children's Ave; ETNP 7504
Oklahoma City, OK 73104

405-271-5215

christa-devette@ou.edu

My husband and I have three young boys who keep us on our toes.  When we're not at work, we are probably trying out a new burger place or at a park somewhere.  

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​I was born in Taipei, Taiwan.  I lived in Penang, Malaysia for most of my life until I moved to North Carolina for college.  Most recently I lived in Salt Lake City, Utah for 4 years before moving to Oklahoma City to finish up my MD/PhD, residency, and fellowship.

Academic Section(s):

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Residency:

Department of Pediatrics, University of Oklahoma Health, College of Medicine 

Fellowship:

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine , University of Oklahoma Health, College of Medicine 

Clinical/Research Interests:

I am interested in the role of tissue resident macrophages in the neonate.  Specifically, I will study how prematurity and growth restriction impact macrophage origins and development in the neonatal kidney.  I hope to understand how prematurity and altered nephrogenesis dictate subsequent immune responses to kidney injury in the adult.