Dr. Brent D. Kaziny completed his medical degree at the University of Texas – Houston, School of Medicine.  He started his pediatric intern year at the Tulane-Ochsner Pediatric Residency Program, where he received the Hurricane Katrina Code Grey Hero Award for his efforts caring for patients and assisting with the evacuation of Tulane Hospital during the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  After completing his intern year, he transferred to Baylor College of Medicine, where he completed his residency training in general pediatrics. He completed his fellowship in Pediatric Emergency Medicine at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City.  Upon completing fellowship, Dr. Kaziny took a position at Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital.  On a national level he serves as the Co-Director of the Disaster Domain for the Emergency Medical Services for Children – Innovations and Improvement Center, the Co-Lead of the Disaster Management Domain of the Pediatric Pandemic Network, the Vice-Chair of the AAP’s Council on Children and Disaster, and a voting member of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters.  At Texas Children’s Hospital he works in the Emergency Center and serves as the Medical Director of Emergency Management.  Dr. Kaziny is the Principal Investigator for the third pediatric disaster care center of excellence, the Gulf 7 Pediatric Disaster Network funded by the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response.