Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien, MD

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Get to know Pediatrician Dr. Elizabeth Rodriguez Lien, who serves patients in League City, Texas.

Recognized as a caring and compassionate pediatrician, Dr. Rodriguez Lien heads the primary care behavioral and mental health clinic at the UTMB Pediatric Primary Care, Bay Colony location. She has a passion for preventative medicine, specifically the maternal-infant bond and health benefits from breastfeeding. She also has a specific interest in mental health in pediatric care.

UTMB Health knows health starts with primary care. That is why they have a team of capable, qualified, caring pediatric primary care providers ready to serve patients in their Bay Colony clinic location in League City.

Pertaining to her educational background, Dr. Rodriguez Lien received her Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from the University of Texas Pan American, and attended medical school at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She subsequently completed her residency in pediatrics from the same educational venue in 2015, and served as Chief Resident the following year.

With an unwavering commitment to her specialty, the doctor is board-certified in pediatrics by the American Board of Pediatrics (ABP). The mission of the ABP is to advance child health by certifying pediatricians who meet standards of excellence and are committed to continuous learning and improvement.

Active in academia, she serves as an Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Residency Program at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She is actively involved in medical student education as a clinic supervisor of students in the pediatric clinics, and is directly involved in resident education, not only through her role of Associate Director, but also as a faculty mentor, rotation director, and head of the board review program.

Pediatrics is the branch of medicine that involves the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends individuals be under pediatric care up to the age of 21. Pediatricians provide medical care to people ranging in age from newborns to young adults. They are trained to examine, diagnose, and treat children with a wide variety of injuries and illnesses through all of their developmental stages, as they grow and mature.

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