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Growing up in a country with limited health care resources shaped Dr. Oludamilola “Dami” Akinmolayemi’s future. It also fueled his drive to take full advantage of the opportunities afforded him in the United States. The Medical School Class of 2020 chose him to receive the Iatros Award, while the Leadership Award is bestowed annually to student officers of the graduating class.

Dr. Amy Luu started thinking about becoming a physician at age 5.

Surgeons at UT Southwestern have developed and analyzed the benefits of a cutting-edge technique that provides patients with facial paralysis the ability to close their eyes. They concluded that the surgery – which is only performed at a handful of institutions around the world, including UTSW – not only allowed patients to blink and voluntarily close their eyes, but also protected them against the progressive damage to the cornea that’s typically seen with facial paralysis.

Artificial intelligence can help cancer patients start their radiation therapy sooner – and thereby decrease the odds of the cancer spreading – by instantly translating complex clinical data into an optimal plan of attack.

UTSW lung clinic helps former COVID-19 patients breathe easier

UT Southwestern's Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Division offers comprehensive, specialized care for children with blood disorders and cancer.

As you drift into unconsciousness before a surgery, general anesthetic drugs flowing through your blood are putting you to sleep by binding mainly to a protein in the brain called the ɣ-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor.

Dr. Sterling Overstreet has noticed a tremendous change in the Emergency Department in recent years. It’s not the result of COVID-19 – or even because of any physical changes to the ER space. Rather, it reflects a cultural shift at UT Southwestern in which teams of doctors and nurses are working more efficiently, saving more lives.

Dr. Shailavi Jain says internal medicine provides the best opportunity to get to know patients as their primary provider.

An army of nearly 400 Facilities personnel keep UT Southwestern buildings operating 24/7 throughout the year. During the COVID-19 outbreak, it’s been all hands on deck as requests for construction work and other needs have rolled in.