Deborah Graham is an American board-certified Director of Pediatric Care for Hanger Clinic, serving the state of Missouri. With over 29 years of pediatric care experience, Deborah has specialized in complex patient care in the areas of movement disorders, spinal cord injury and defects, trauma, idiopathic and neuromuscular scoliosis, pectus carinatum, and craniosynostosis. She believes in multi-disciplinary support and has served on many clinic teams within the hospital setting.
Deborah is passionate about building a community to surround pediatric patients and their families, by actively being a member of each patient’s medical team and supporter of their medical family. Deborah serves her profession as a residency director and mentor for NCOPE, emphasizing the importance of serving the whole pediatric patient. She teaches service with excellence, to every patient, while always holding the question in mind, “What if this patient was my child?”
Outside of work, Deborah loves hiking in the Ozarks, kayaking the beautiful rivers of Missouri and spending time with her children who attend college at the University of Missouri.
Education
- Pre-Medicine Studies, University of North Texas, 1993
- Bachelor of Applied Science – Orthotics and Prosthetics, UT Southwestern Medical Center, 1995
- Master’s in Healthcare Management/Administration, American InterContinental University, 2024
Awards
- Peak Performer of the Year, Cook Children’s Health Care System, 2012
- Peak Performer of the Quarter, Cook Children’s Health Care System, 2023