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Matthew Segar, M.D., PGY1

Seldin Scholar, 2019 & 2020

What stood out about your research experience at UT Southwestern, and how did it shape your career?

I was really impressed with the mentorship. I wouldn’t have had the success or opportunities I’ve had in research without the mentorship of Dr. Ambarish Pandey. He’s been formative in my career in helping teach me the research process, treating me as a colleague, and valuing my opinion.

How did participating in the Seldin Symposium impact your research path?

The Seldin Symposium gave me confidence to know the work I was doing was meaningful and impactful. Some of the work I presented as a resident has made its way into clinical guidelines documents and is still being referenced nearly six years later. The Seldin Symposium was one of the first opportunities I had to present my research on a large scale. It’s initially intimidating presenting at Grand Rounds in front of esteemed faculty and future Nobel laureates, but everyone treated trainees with respect, asked insightful and poignant questions, and really made me feel like the work I was doing mattered.

What are your current research interests and goals?

Currently I’m still researching ways to apply big data techniques to predict future risk of cardiovascular disease and identify novel therapies. Much of my work still involves heart failure, but I’m applying many of those techniques to electrophysiology.

What advice would you offer current Internal Medicine trainees about pursuing research?

Find a good mentor—someone who can give you specific tasks to work on and can find projects that fit your clinical interest.

Representative Publications

Dr. Matthew Segar wearing a white shirt and teal necktie standing in the Clements University Hospital lobby

"The Seldin Symposium gave me confidence to know the work I was doing was meaningful and impactful."

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