Why & How Magnolia Lane Pediatrics Began

Dr. Jill Eddings and Dr. Suyearn Yu both attended Baylor College of Medicine and met during our residency program in 2007. Specifically, we met on our Ben Taub rotation, staying up all night and caring for patients sometimes 30 hours straight together. If this doesn’t bond a friendship, we don’t know what does! We have remained close friends ever since. We worked together for over 16 years, until we finally decided to pursue our dream of starting a practice together on our own.

The Origin of Our Name, Magnolia Lane Pediatrics

Our vision for this practice was a small-town feel, where your doctors and staff know you and your family by name. After all, raising kids truly takes a village! Together we pictured a small village with our waiting room being the ‘town square’ and each exam room being a part of the town: dance class, football stadium, movie theater, or a visit to the zoo or aquarium. As we created the company, we were also watching the show, Sweet Magnolias. We loved the idea of how loving mothers and strong business women met up regularly to fellowship, support each other, and just “do life” together. Dr. Eddings grew up in Louisiana and was used to being surrounded by magnolia trees, having one in the yard of every family home. Once we learned more about magnolias, we were thrilled to learn that the magnolia was not only one of the toughest and most ancient flowers, but also the official flower of Louisiana and Korea! What an incredible way to unite our two backgrounds and friendships, as well as represent the beginning of our journey together by naming our practice, Magnolia Lane Pediatrics!

Dr. Eddings was born in Lafayette, Louisiana, moving to Texas in elementary school and ultimately graduating from Kingwood High School. She graduated from Texas A&M University in 1999 with a degree in Biomedical Science and a minor in Psychology. She attended Baylor College of Medicine and also completed her residency training there, which included Texas Children’s and Ben Taub General Hospitals. She has been board certified in pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2007. She worked for Texas Children’s from 2007-08 and Bluefish Pediatrics from 2008-23, until starting Magnolia Lane Pediatrics in April 2023. Dr. Eddings met her husband, Mark, through Texas Aggie Fish Camp at Texas A&M and married in 1999. They now have three children: Andrew, Carter and Emily, who are her biggest challenges and her greatest joy all at the same time. She truly feels called to helping children and their families, drawing from her own experiences (successes and mistakes) to help others as they navigate their path through life’s challenges. Dr. Eddings is a member of Second Baptist Church in Cypress. She loves to be outside, plan trips and travel, attempt to speak and learn other languages, read, write, play piano, serve in her community with her daughter, and go to the theater. Most of all, she enjoys spending quality time with her family and just cherishing it all! While she loves all ages, she has a special passion for helping first-time parents and mothers of multiples. She has a heart for adoption and enjoys supporting adoptive parents in their adjustment to parenthood. Overall, she believes in being transparent and developing authentic relationships with children and their families. She believes it is an incredible blessing to be able to play a tiny part as families grow up together.

Dr. Suyearn Yu was born and raised in Austin, Texas, graduating from Anderson High School. She graduated from Brown University in 2002, majoring in Biology and minoring in Neuroscience. She attended Baylor College of Medicine and completed her residency training there as well, working at Texas Children’s and Ben Taub General Hospitals. She has been board certified in pediatrics and a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics since 2009. Following residency, she worked at Night Light Pediatrics from 2009-10 and Bluefish Pediatrics from 2010-23, until starting Magnolia Lane Pediatrics in April 2023. Dr. Yu met her wonderful husband, Jay, at church and was married in 2007. They have three beautiful children: Micah, Sofia, and Charlotte. Her family also includes a bunny named Max and have fallen in love with their most recent addition, their little “teddy bear puppy” named Ruby (pictured here on the day they brought her home). She loves traveling to new places, trying new foods, reading, and exploring the parks and trails around her neighborhood with her family. When she is not working, she is often cheering her son on at football games or track meets or watching her daughters at dance! As an experienced mother of three, Dr. Yu has a special interest in discussing newborn care and breastfeeding with new mothers and families. She enjoys the close, long lasting relationships with her patients and their families and considers it a privilege to be able to watch the children grow up alongside their parents. Dr. Yu can also speak Korean and Spanish.