This physician is affiliated with SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital. Dr. Austin completed medical school and residency at the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she was the American Academy of Pediatrics Resident of the Year. She completed her undergraduate training in biology at Missouri State University, where she graduated magna cum laude in the Honors College. Dr. Austin has been practicing pediatric medicine since 2002. She was in private practice in Washington State for three years and then joined a practice in Jefferson City to be closer to family. She practiced in Jefferson City for seven years and most recently worked in a pediatric urgent care in Kansas City while her husband completed dental school.