Associate Professor
Division Chief
Undergraduate: Austin College, Sherman, TX
Medical School: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Residency: Univ. of Miss. & University of Texas Medical Branch
Pediatric Oncology Fellowship: University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Board Certified in General Pediatrics, and Pediatric Hematology/Oncology by the American Board of Pediatrics
Clinical Services
Research Interests
Selected Publications
Valrie CR, Gil KM, Redding-Lallinger R, Daeschner C. Brief Report: Daily Mood as a Mediator or Moderator of the Pain SleepRelationship in Children with Sickle Cell Disease.J Pediatr Psychol. 2007 Aug 8
Pence L, Valrie CR, Gil KM, Redding-Lallinger R, Daeschner C. Optimism predicting daily pain medication use in adolescents with sickle celldisease.J Pain Symptom Manage. 2007 Mar;33(3):302-9.
Gil KM, Carson JW, Porter LS, Ready J, Valrie C, Redding-Lallinger R, Daeschner C. Daily stress and mood and their association with pain, health-care use, andschool activity in adolescents with sickle cell disease.J Pediatr Psychol. 2003 Jul-Aug;28(5):363-73.
Gil KM, Edens JL, Wilson JJ, Raezer LB, Kinney TR, Schultz WH, Daeschner C. Coping strategies and laboratory pain in children with sickle cell disease.Ann Behav Med. 1997 Winter;19(1):22-9.