Kristen Samaddar, M.D., F.A.A.P is a general pediatrician at Phoenix Children's Hospital. She graduated from Indiana University School of Medicine and completed her pediatric residency at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Samaddar is an associate program director for the pediatric residency program at Phoenix Children's. Her special career interests are breastfeeding, healthy lifestyle promotion and practice improvement.

Dr. Samaddar seeks to find innovative approaches for learning to provide high value care. She is fluent in Spanish. When not working, she enjoys running, hiking and traveling. She is married and has three young children.