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Core Academic Faculty

John Alexander, M.D.

John Alexander, M.D.

  • Hometown: San Antonio, TX
  • Undergraduate: Texas A&M University
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of Cincinnati (Pain Management)
  • Hobbies: Ultramarathons, craft cocktail creator/consumer, historical non-fiction books, sci-fi books
Aditee Ambardekar, M.D.

Aditee Ambardekar, M.D.

  • Hometown: Bowie, MD
  • Undergraduate: University of Maryland
  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Pennsylvania
  • Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (Pediatric Anesthesiology)
  • Hobbies: Being a mommy to 2 energetic boys, cooking, tennis, traveling, learning about wines
Kapil Anand, M.D.

Kapil Anand, M.D.

  • Hometown: Miami, FL
  • Undergraduate: University of Florida
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: Foodie and fitness
Brenda Anyaehie, M.D.

Brenda Anyaehie, M.D.

  • Hometown: Houston, TX
  • Undergraduate: UT San Antonio
  • Medical School: UT San Antonio
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (Obstetric Anesthesiology)
  • Hobbies: African cuisine, traveling, spending time with my 3 boys
Omaira Azizad, M.D.

Omaira Azizad, M.D.

  • Hometown: Saratoga, NY
  • Undergraduate: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
  • Medical School: Albany Medical College
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: Cooking, baking, traveling, gardening
Raksha Bangalore, M.D.

Raksha Bangalore, M.D.

  • Hometown: Laurel, MD
  • Undergraduate: University of Maryland
  • Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine
  • Residency: Rutgers New Jeresy Medical School
  • Fellowship: New York University Langone Medical Center (Critical Care Medicine)
  • Hobbies: Exploring the Dallas food scene, cooking, painting, watching crime shows and Cocomelon while running behind my little boy!
Catherine Barden, M.D.

Catherine Barden, M.D.

  • Hometown: Jacksonville, FL
  • Undergraduate: Vassar College
  • Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine
  • Residency: New York Presbyterian / Weil Cornell Medicine
  • Hobbies: Traveling, all things related to active twin boys and my menagerie of a chicken and 3 cats
Melissa Bellomy, M.D.

Melissa Bellomy, M.D.

  • Hometown: Arlington, TX
  • Undergraduate: Seton Hall University
  • Medical School: Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: Vanderbilt University
  • Fellowship: Vanderbilt University (Critical Care and Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
  • Hobbies: Family, Peloton, wine, dining, college football, volleyball, mindless spy novels
Ravi Bhoja, M.D.

Ravi Bhoja, M.D.

  • Hometown: Macon, GA
  • Undergraduate: Emory University
  • Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: BBQ, eating in, eating out, strength training, tech, hiking, travel
Christopher Choi, M.D.

Christopher Choi, M.D.

  • Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Undergraduate: Rice University
  • Medical School: University of Chicago School of Medicine
  • Residency: Yale University
  • Fellowship: Columbia University Irving Medical Center (Critical Care)
  • Hobbies: Hiking, microbreweries, live jazz, Dallas Cowboys (unfortunately)
Dana Darwish, M.D.

Dana Darwish, M.D.

  • Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
  • Undergraduate: University of California Los Angeles
  • Medical School: Toro University College of Medicine
  • Residency: Cleveland Clinic College of Medicine
  • Fellowship: Cleveland Clinic College of Medicine (Critical Care)
  • Hobbies: Traveling
Akil Farishta, M.D.

Akil Farishta, M.D.

  • Hometown: Hyderabad, India
  • Undergraduate: UT Arlington
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: Brigham & Women's Hopsital
  • Hobbies: Food, travel, music
Irina Gasanova, M.D., Ph.D.

Irina Gasanova, M.D., Ph.D.

  • Hometown: Baku, Azerbaijan
  • Undergraduate: Azerbaijan Medical University
  • Medical School: Azerbaijan Medical University
  • Residency: SUNY Upstate
  • Hobbies: Travel, reading, theater
Kristina Goff, M.D.

Kristina Goff, M.D.

  • Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Undergraduate: Duke University
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of Washington (Critical Care Medicine)
  • Hobbies: Art, photography, travel, horseback riding
Tally Goldfarb, M.D.

Tally Goldfarb, M.D.

  • Hometown: Plano, TX
  • Undergraduate: University of Texas
  • Medical School: University of Texas Galveston
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: UT Southwestern (Pediatric Anesthesiology)
  • Hobbies: Spending time with my husband, 2 children and 3 legged mini schnauzer. Barre classes on YouTube, cooking and traveling
Megha Patel, M.D.

Megha Patel, M.D.

  • Hometown: Toronto, Ontario and Houston, Texas
  • Undergraduate: Texas A&M University
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
  • Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
  • Fellowship: Lurie Children’s/Northwestern McGaw, Chicago, IL
  • Hobbies: Pilates, Reading, Peloton, Trashy TV, and most recently, Mah Jong!
Lisa Gu, M.D.

Lisa Gu, M.D.

  • Hometown: Austin, TX
  • Undergraduate: Princeton University
  • Medical School: Baylor College of Medicine
  • Residency: University of Florida
  • Fellowship: University of Florida
  • Hobbies: Traveling
Benjamin Heller, M.D.

Benjamin Heller, M.D.

  • Hometown: Tenafly, NJ
  • Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Medical School: UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School
  • Residency: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
  • Hobbies: Spending time with my family, sports (go Mets!), golf, cooking, baking
James Kim, M.D.

James Kim, M.D.

  • Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
  • Undergraduate: Williams College
  • Medical School: Georgetown University
  • Residency: Georgetown University
  • Fellowship: Duke University (Regional Anesthesia and Acute Pain Medicine)
  • Hobbies: Philadelphia pro sports, dogs, I would like to one day open a non-kill dog shelter
Lawrence Liang, M.D.

Lawrence Liang, M.D.

  • Hometown: Ann Arbor, MI
  • Undergraduate: University of Michigan
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: Golf, dogs, connoisseur of fine fast foods, training myself to do virtually anything via YouTube
Gerald Matchett, M.D.

Gerald Matchett, M.D.

  • Hometown: College Station, TX
  • Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin
  • Medical School: New York University
  • Residency: Loma Linda University
  • Fellowship: Stanford University (Pain Management)
  • Hobbies: Swimming, sailing
Nich Okoro, M.D.

Nich Okoro, M.D.

  • Hometown: Dallas, TX
  • Undergraduate: Washington University in St. Louis
  • Medical School: Harvard Medical School
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: Traveling, running
Bryan Romito, M.D.

Bryan Romito, M.D.

  • Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA
  • Undergraduate: George Washington University
  • Medical School: George Washington School of Medicine
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of California Los Angeles (Critical Care Medicine)
  • Hobbies: Travel, music, movies, poker
Eric Siu, M.D.

Eric Siu, M.D.

  • Hometown: Syosset, NY
  • Undergraduate: New York University
  • Medical School: SUNY Upstate
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: Motorsports, shooting sports, hiking, volleyball, horticulture
Jesse Stewart, M.D.

Jesse Stewart, M.D.

  • Hometown: Whitsett, TX
  • Undergraduate: Texas A&M University
  • Medical School: University of Texas Galveston
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: New Dallas restaurants, reading, hanging out with my dog Billie
Devin Trousdale, M.D.

Devin Trousdale, M.D.

  • Hometown: Houston, TX
  • Undergraduate: Austin College
  • Medical School: University of Texas Galveston
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
  • Hobbies: Traveling with family, DIY automotive projects, cooking
Alycia Wanat, M.D.

Alycia Wanat, M.D.

  • Hometown: Plano, TX
  • Undergraduate: Tulane University
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: University of Texas Southwestern (Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
  • Hobbies: My two kids (Brady and Easton), running, Peloton'ing, soccer, my dog Mishka
Charles Whitten, M.D.

Charles Whitten, M.D.

  • Hometown: Boonville, MO
  • Undergraduate: Southern Methodist University
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Fellowship: Baylor University Medical Center (Liver Transplantation)
  • Hobbies: Golf, college basketball - Mizzou and SMU, professional hockey (golf on ice!)
Amy Woods, M.D.

Amy Woods, M.D.

  • Hometown: Jasper, TX
  • Undergraduate: Texas A&M University (WHOOP!)
  • Medical School: UT Southwestern
  • Residency: UT Southwestern
  • Hobbies: I love crafting, solving jigsaw and crossword puzzles, watching ice hockey (Go Stars!). Cheering on my kids is my favorite hobby - my oldest son plays bass in a rock band, my middle son places ice hockey, and my daughter is a dancer and gymnast.
Ashley Yager, M.D.

Ashley Yager, M.D.

  • Hometown: Canfield, OH
  • Undergraduate: Youngstown State University
  • Medical School: University of Toledo College of Medicine
  • Residency: Rush University Medical Center
  • Fellowship: The Ohio State University Medical Center (Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesia)
  • Hobbies: Travel, golf, dog park with my miniature schnauzer, college football (Go ND!)