Shea Osburn

Board certified by the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Tiffany Shea Osburn joined Valley Children’s Hospital as a pediatric hospitalist in December 2011. Dr. Osburn came to Valley Children’s from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, where she served as an assistant professor in the Department of Pediatrics and as a pediatric hospitalist.

At Valley Children’s, Dr. Osburn serves in a number of leadership and advisory roles. She is the Associate Medical Director for Hospital Medicine and a utilization management physician, a role in which she provides leadership on the most efficient and effective usage of resources to provide patients the best care. She also serves as chair of the Department of Medicine, co-chair of the Emergency Medical Response Team Leadership Committee, and is a Physician Champion for Clinical Documentation Improvement. She is an active member of the Physician Informatics Team and the Evidence-Based Medicine Steering Committee. In addition, Dr. Osburn serves on committees for medical utilization, pharmacy and therapeutics utilization and patient safety. Dr. Osburn also serves on the Head’s Up Committee, a group that is responsible for updating Valley Children's Pediatric Early Warning System Scoring (PEWSS), a program that provides medical staff early detection of clinical deterioration and initiates intervention.

Dr. Osburn enjoys resident education and participates on the Graduate Medical Education Committee. She has received the Performance Improvement Champion Award, the Valley Children’s Hospital Board Meritorious Service Award and the Resident Teaching Award.

Dr. Osburn completed her medical degree and residency in pediatrics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. She is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, and co-chairs the American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Hospital Medicine Subcommittee of Division Directors. Her professional interests include evidence-based practice and high value care: providing the best care possible to each patient by using resources efficiently and effectively.