Dr. Metry is an academic pediatric dermatologist who has practiced in Houston, Texas for more than 20 years. She developed a passion for vascular birthmarks, especially infantile hemangiomas, early in her training. She is a founding member of the Hemangioma Investigator Group with whom she has engaged in collaborative research resulting in >100 publications.

Some of her career highlights include organizing the first PHACE Syndrome research and family meeting in 2008, which resulted in diagnostic criteria for the syndrome and began the PHACE Syndrome Community.  She also recently led an expert consensus to establish diagnostic criteria for LUMBAR syndrome.

She continues to be engaged in multiple efforts dedicated to furthering our understanding of hemangioma syndromes. She holds leadership positions in the Society for Pediatric Dermatology and the Pediatric Dermatology Research Alliance.

Dr. Metry’s favorite part of her career has been her special relationships with her patients and their families.  In her free time, she loves spending time with her husband, 2 boys that are verging on adulthood, and mini Goldendoodle Bela. Her favorite place in the world to be is Telluride, CO where she enjoys escaping from the heat of the Houston summer to go on hiking adventures.