Meet the KL2 Clinical Scholars
Amanda Dann, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery, Division of Surgical Oncology. Dr. Dann earned her medical degree from Emory University. She completed a General Surgery Residency at the University of California, Los Angeles where she was the recipient of a T32-funded research fellowship in translational tumor biology research. She then completed a clinical fellowship in Complex General Surgical Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. She has particular expertise in soft tissue sarcoma and cutaneous malignancies.
Dr. Dann’s research is focused on applying novel modalities to study the metabolism of soft tissue sarcomas in human tumors. She hopes her research will increase our understanding of sarcoma tumor biology and elucidate new therapeutic targets to improve available treatments for these diseases. Her KL2 research mentor is Dr. Ralph DeBerardinis M.D., Ph.D.
Kabir Olaniran, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Nephrology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Olaniran is a general nephrologist and clinical researcher with a focus on kidney-related outcomes in people with sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. He earned his medical degree at the University of Lagos in Nigeria and completed a residency in internal medicine at Lincoln Medical Center in the Bronx, New York, where he also served as chief medical resident. He received further training in nephrology through the Harvard Medical School fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital and Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston and holds a master's degree in public health with a focus on clinical effectiveness from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and was the recipient of the prestigious American Society of Nephrology Ben J. Lipps Fellowship grant which funded his early research on kidney function decline and acute kidney injury in sickle cell disease and sickle cell trait. Board certified in internal medicine and nephrology, and joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019.
Dr. Olaniran currently runs an early intervention kidney disease clinic for people with sickle cell disease at Parkland and UT Southwestern. His research focuses on the identification of novel biomarkers for the early detection of kidney disease in sickle cell disease. His KL2 research mentors are Dr. Orson Moe and Dr. Robert Toto.
Nonyelum Ebigbo, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology at UT Southwestern. She earned her medical degree at the University of Nigeria College of Medicine. She completed a residency in Pediatrics at Richmond University Medical Center and then her fellowship in Pediatric Gastroenterology at UT Southwestern.
Dr Ebigbo’s research is focused on uncovering novel molecular mechanisms through which the microbiome modulates gut epithelial barrier function and immune activation in children with eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases (EGIDs). By uncovering new molecular pathways, she aims to identify novel disease mechanisms, inform precision diagnostic strategies, and guide the development of microbiome-targeted therapies for patients with EGIDs. Her KL2 mentor is Andrew Koh, M.D.
Carrie Moore, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in pediatric esophageal and thoracic surgery, pediatric surgical oncology, and general pediatric surgery. Dr. Moore earned her medical degree and a doctoral degree in human genetics at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine through the Medical Scientist Training Program. She completed a general surgery residency at Duke University Medical Center and gained advanced training through a fellowship in pediatric surgery at Texas Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Moore’s research is focused on using large language models to automate the summarization of pediatric oncology operative notes with the ultimate goals of better patient outcomes and more efficient quality assurance processes. Dr. Moore’s KL2 mentor is Dai Chung, M.D.