Mary Austin, MD FACS

Seattle Children's Hospital

4800 Sand Point Way NE

OA.9.220

Seattle, WA 98105

United States

In 2025, Mary Austin, MD, MPH, joined Seattle Children’s Hospital as Professor and Surgical Director of the Fetal Program. Prior to her arrival, Dr. Austin was a professor in both the Department of Pediatric Surgery at McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston) and in Surgical Oncology and Pediatrics at the UT MD Anderson Cancer Center. She completed her surgery residency at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee. During residency, Dr. Austin also received a Master’s in Public Health from the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. She completed her Surgical Critical Care and Pediatric Surgery training at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles in July 2010. Dr. Austin is board certified in Surgery, Surgical Critical Care, and Pediatric Surgery. She has a special interest in fetal surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, surgical critical care including ECMO, and clinical research. She is interested in identifying geographic and socioeconomic barriers to care for pediatric cancer patients and working to dissolve these barriers. In her free time, she enjoys participating in sports and outdoor activities with her husband and three daughters.

Neonatal Surgery

• congenital anomalies
• newborn surgery

Pediatric Critical Care

Pediatric Cancer/Tumors

• adrenal tumors
• genitourinary malignancies
• kidney cancer
• neuroblastoma
• osteosarcoma
• pelvic tumors
• Wilm's tumor

Pediatric Trauma

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Children's Cancer Hospital

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

Memorial Herman Hospital

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

Memorial Hermann Hospital Southwest

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

The Women's Hospital of Texas

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

Lyndon B. Johnson General Hospital, Harris County District

Houston, TX

Trauma/Acute Care Surgeon

09/2010—Present

University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Houston, TX

Assistant Professor

09/2010—12/2012

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Assistant Professor

09/2010—12/2012