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UT Southwestern’s 2021 class of Endowed Scholars in Medical Science includes scientists searching for: a way to harness the central nervous system to control pain, to degrade pathological proteins found in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, and to better understand the long-running battle between bacteria and the viruses that infect them.

Hak Choy, M.D., former Chair of Radiation Oncology and an internationally recognized expert in his field who has dedicated his career to improving cancer survival rates, has been appointed Professor Emeritus.

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Sarah Prickett, M.D.: Iatros Award Published on: May 12, 2022 By: Staff Reports Tags: Education Share: Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on Google Plus Share on LinkedIn This past year, Dr. Sarah Prickett had the terrifying and life-changing opportunity to become a caregiver…

The struggles and sacrifices that Dr. Anthony Han’s parents made as immigrants to the U.S. so that he could have a good education imprinted on him the desire to help others. This led to his interest in becoming a physician, and emergency medicine in particular.

For Dr. Sarah Greenfield, the choice to pursue medicine came from a passion to serve. She is grateful for early work and volunteer experiences – tutoring and mentoring children living in government-assisted housing, serving weekly meals to the homeless, and working at a camp for childhood burn survivors – for igniting the curiosity and empathy that eventually led her to medicine.

This year, two UT Southwestern nurses were named Dallas-Fort Worth Great 100 Nurses. Joining this year’s Great 100 are Shelley Brown-Cleere, M.S.N., RN, Nurse Director of Neurosciences Services, and Byron Carlisle, B.S.N., RN, CCRN-K, SCRN, Nurse Manager of the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit.

A lucky family from the Ozarks moves to posh Beverly Hills and turns civilization on its head.

When her dad suffered a stroke, Dr. Leah Carter Smith witnessed the compassionate care he received in the ICU. That experience convinced Dr. Smith to pursue medicine and become an advocate for patients and families through all stages of their lives as a family medicine physician.

The selfless dedication of medical professionals who treated his grandmother for a heart attack following a hurricane years ago always stuck in Dr. James Tran’s mind. Even with many roads still flooded at the time, they came to her rescue, inspiring Dr. Tran to eventually follow in their footsteps.