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25 years of Employment at UT Southwestern

Neuroscience Publications 2019 2019 Stenesen D, Moehlman AT, Schellinger JN, Rodan AR, Krämer H (2019) The glial sodium-potassium-2-chloride cotransporter is required for synaptic transmission in the Drosophila visual system. Sci Reps 9(1):2475 PMID: 30792494 Liu Y, Sugiura Y, Chen F, Lee KF, Ye Q, …

As a child of Chinese immigrants, Dr. Calvin Geng appreciates the educational opportunities available in the U.S. He dove full force into academics, graduating with a degree in biology through a combined program between UT Dallas and UT Southwestern that afforded provisional acceptance to UT Southwestern Medical School. He aspires to practice in academics to have a hand in clinical care, research, and medical education.

Before medical school, Dr. Taylore King volunteered for a urogynecologist in South Africa. Her experience revealed racial inequities in medicine and substandard care for women abroad, ultimately leading to her desire to become a physician focused on improving women’s health and global health issues.

Women’s issues have always been close to Dr. Amy Kuprasertkul’s heart, whether through work or community service. She enjoys the combination of medicine and research, so much so that she aspires to become a compassionate urologist and surgeon with a special interest in female pelvic medicine and reconstructive surgery.

Barriers and challenges never intimidated Dr. Amber Allen. The daughter of an ambitious single mom in West Texas who put herself through occupational therapy school, Dr. Allen had the perfect role model growing up. Her exposure to the many barriers faced by underserved communities led her to pursue a career as a physician, with a passion for family medicine in particular.

A family member born with a rare genetic condition inspired Dr. Kristin Bristow’s career trajectory. The younger cousin could never walk, talk, or feed herself, yet her ability to accomplish the unimaginable planted a seed. Dr. Bristow knew then that she wanted to be a doctor working with patients like her cousin, helping them through the specialty of physical medicine and rehabilitation, or PM&R.

As the son of Indian immigrants, Dr. Naveen Kishore Balakrishnan always felt drawn to diverse patient populations. During his medical education, he sought out experiences involving community health research that included working with the homeless or those with psychiatric issues. Ultimately, his goal is to work in internal medicine and assist underserved populations.

Inspired by his late grandmother, Dr. Logan Mills felt led to pursue a career dedicated to elderly and underserved populations. His commitment to family and community left an indelible impact, one that he hopes to honor as a future physician in community-based care.

Faculty of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at UT Southwestern are fellowship trained and certified.