Biography

E. Steve Roach, M.D., serves as the assistant dean for faculty academic affairs at Dell Medical School and is a professor and associate chair for clinical integration and operations in the Department of Neurology. He is also co-chief of UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s. Prior to moving to Austin in 2018, Roach was chief of the pediatric neurology program at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio.

Roach is the founding editor-in-chief of Annals of the Child Neurology Society. He served as the editor-in-chief of Pediatric Neurology from 2012 to 2021 and is a past president of the Child Neurology Society. He has written or edited 10 books and has published over 200 articles, commentaries and chapters, most focusing on stroke in children, genetic disorders and neurocutaneous syndrome. 

Credentials

Professional Titles

Associate Dean for Faculty Academic Affairs

Office of Faculty Academic Affairs

Associate Chair for Clinical Integration & Operations

Department of Neurology

Education & Training

M.D.

University of Tennessee Center for Health Sciences

Awards & Recognition

  • Lifetime Achievement Award, Texas Neurological Society, 2023
  • Hower Award, Child Neurology Society, 2015
  • Manuel R. Gomez Award, Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance, 2002
  • Alumnus of the Year, University of Tennessee College of Medicine, 1999