Melissa Svoboda, MD

Associate Professor, Baylor College of Medicine

Division Chief, Neurology and Neurodevelopment; Director, Autism Program

Pediatric Neurology
English
All Ages
4.8/5 Read Reviews

Meet Melissa Svoboda, MD

Melissa Svoboda is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine. She received her medical degree from UT Health San Antonio. She completed a pre-doctoral research fellowship in autism at Johns Hopkins/Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. She completed her pediatric residency at University Hospital/CHRISTUS Children's and her Child Neurology/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities fellowship at Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.

Dr. Svoboda specializes in autism, cerebral palsy, developmental delay, and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is medical director of CHRISTUS Children's Autism Program. She serves as CHRISTUS Children's Director of the San Antonio Applied Behavior Analysis Project, and is a member of the Board of Directors of the Autism Treatment Center.


Locations

  • CHRISTUS
    Pediatric Specialty Clinic
    333 N. Santa Rosa St., 4th Floor, Suite F4677, San Antonio, TX 78207
    Hours
    Closing Soon
    • Monday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

  • CHRISTUS
    Pediatric Specialty Clinic
    5210 Thousand Oaks Dr., Suite 1351 , Suite 1351, San Antonio, TX 78233
    Hours
    Closing Soon
    • Monday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Tuesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Wednesday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Thursday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
    • Friday: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Hospital Affiliations

Baylor College of Medicine

CHRISTUS Children's

CHRISTUS Health Plan

CHRISTUS St. Elizabeth Hospital


Education & Certifications

Medical Education: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Fellowship: Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine

Residency: University of Texas Health Sciences Center-SA

Graduate School: University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

Certification: American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology


Ratings & Reviews

  • Overall Quality of Care 4.8
  • Listened Carefully 4.9
  • Explained Things Clearly 4.9
  • Spent Enough Time 4.7
  • Showed Courtesy & Respect 4.9

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