Sara Pavitt, MD

Clinical Biography

Sara Pavitt, MD, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist and headache specialist and serves as both the Chief of the Dell Children’s Pediatric Headache Center within UT Health Austin Pediatric Neurosciences at Dell Children’s, a clinical partnership between Dell Children’s Medical Center and UT Health Austin, and the Associate Chief of Pediatric Neurology. She specializes in pediatric headaches. Additionally, Dr. Pavitt is an assistant professor in the Dell Medical School Department of Neurology at The University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Pavitt earned a dual bachelor’s degree in physiology and psychology as well as a certificate in neuroscience from the University of Colorado. She earned her medical degree from Chicago Medical School. She completed a residency in child neurology at Stanford University and a fellowship in pediatric headache at The University of California, San Francisco.

Dr. Pavitt’s clinical interests include headache medicine, as disabilities from primary headache disorders are often under-recognized in children and adolescents. She believes in the importance of providing patients with an appropriate diagnosis and developing individualized, holistic treatment plans that include both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic strategies that can become lifelong resources for the patient. Her clinical research is focused on evaluating clinical outcomes of current migraine treatments within the pediatric population and developing new treatment options for primary headache disorders. Beyond her clinical interests, she also has a passion for medical education and quality improvement.

Dr. Pavitt is a pediatric neurologist with UT Health Austin.