Maria C. Monge, M.D.

Maria C. Monge, M.D., MAT, FACP, FAAP, focuses on adolescent and young adult health through her educational leadership roles and clinical practice. She provides subspecialty care to adolescents and adults, specializing in adolescent medicine with expertise in eating disorders, preventive care and comprehensive wellness. Within the Department of Pediatrics, Dr. Monge serves as Assistant Chair of the Advocacy Committee and is the director of educational strategic development. She founded and continues to lead the Division of Adolescent Medicine, where she has developed innovative educational initiatives since 2014. Her work centers on medical education, teaching residents and medical students across pediatrics and internal medicine.

Dr. Monge earned her medical degree from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, where she was inducted into Alpha Omega Alpha, and completed combined internal medicine and pediatrics residency training at Duke University. She pursued fellowship training in adolescent medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Prior to medical school, she earned a Master of Arts in Teaching from Duke University, where she was also a four-year varsity letter winner in women’s track and field.

Her educational scholarship focuses on trauma-informed care and adolescent health communication. She has published peer-reviewed articles and book chapters on topics ranging from eating disorders to adolescent development, and regularly presents at national and regional conferences. Dr. Monge’s advocacy work extends through leadership positions in organized medicine where she has provided testimony on public health issues including tobacco prevention, school nutrition, and cardiac emergency preparedness, representing the Texas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society and Texas Public Health Coalition.

Dr. Monge’s contributions have been recognized with the 2025 Texas Pediatric Society Sidney Kaliski Award of Merit, the 2024 Texas Chapter American College of Physicians Resilience Award and induction into Dell Medical School’s Academy of Distinguished Educators. She is a fellow of both the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American College of Physicians, and was inducted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society. She maintains board certifications in pediatrics, internal medicine and adolescent medicine.