Shana E. Godfred-Cato, DO

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  • Dr. Shana Godfred-Cato completed her medical degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and her residency at Baylor Scott & White in Temple, TX. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the division of General Pediatrics at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Godfred-Cato is a general pediatrician who provides care from birth through adolescence. Her interests include emerging threats and disaster preparedness for children and families. She has worked for the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, focusing on emerging threats that affect mothers and infants. She has served on CDC’s Zika, e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, COVID-19, and Monkeypox responses. Dr. Godfred-Cato serves on the executive committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children and Disasters. During her free time, she enjoys running, biking, skiing, and spending time with her family and border collie.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics - Primary
    Academic Divisions General Pediatrics

  • Dr. Shana Godfred-Cato completed her medical degree at Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and her residency at Baylor Scott & White in Temple, TX. She is currently an Assistant Professor in the division of General Pediatrics at the University of Utah.

    Dr. Godfred-Cato is a general pediatrician who provides care from birth through adolescence. Her interests include emerging threats and disaster preparedness for children and families. She has worked for the CDC’s National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, focusing on emerging threats that affect mothers and infants. She has served on CDC’s Zika, e-cigarette or vaping product use-associated lung injury, COVID-19, and Monkeypox responses. Dr. Godfred-Cato serves on the executive committee for the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children and Disasters. During her free time, she enjoys running, biking, skiing, and spending time with her family and border collie.

    Board Certification and Academic Information

    Academic Departments Pediatrics -Primary
    Academic Divisions General Pediatrics

    Education history

    Residency Pediatrics - Baylor Scott & White McLane Children's Medical Center Resident
    Osteopathic Medicine - Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine D.O.
    Undergraduate Nursing - University of Alaska Anchorage B.S.
    Undergraduate Major: General Studies; Minor: Chemistry; Emphasis: Biochemistry - Western Washington University B.A.