- Ambulatory Pediatric Association
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Dallas County Medical Society
- Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas
- Texas Medical Association
Angela Mihalic, M.D.
Distinguished Teaching Professor
- Pediatrics - General
- Medical Education
- Pediatrics
Biography
Angela Mihalic, M.D., is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the Department of Pediatrics at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She is the Dean of Medical Students and Associate Dean of the Office of Student Affairs.
Dr. Mihalic earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern. She completed a residency in pediatrics at UT Southwestern and Children’s Medical Center Dallas and received advanced training in education and leadership at the Pediatric Academic Societies, the Harvard Macy Institute, and the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Board certified in pediatrics, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 1998.
Dr. Mihalic is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She is also a member of the Ambulatory Pediatric Association, the Association of American Medical Colleges, the Texas Medical Association, the Dallas County Medical Society, and the Pediatric Society of Greater Dallas. She also serves as the Gamma Chapter secretary treasurer for Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society and as the UT Southwestern chapter advisor for the Gold Humanism Honor Society.
Dr. Mihalic specializes in medical education, with a focus on teaching pediatric primary care to residents and medical students. She teaches about normal development, growth, and various common pediatric presentations of musculoskeletal, respiratory, and gastrointestinal conditions. She has delivered a multitude of presentations and published numerous academic articles related to her areas of expertise.
Dr. Mihalic is the recipient of numerous awards, including the 2014 Regents’ Outstanding Teacher Award from the University of Texas System.
Personal Note
When she’s not working, Dr. Mihalic enjoys reading, travel, and baking.
Education & Training
- Internship - Children's Medical Center Dallas (1995-1996), Pediatrics
- Residency - Children's Medical Center Dallas (1996-1998), Pediatrics
- Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (1991-1995), Pediatrics
Professional Associations & Affiliations
Honors & Awards
- UT Southwestern Commencement Faculty Marshal, elected by graduating class, 2007-2015, 2017-2018, 2023, UT Southwestern Medical School
- SGSA Robert “Bob” Sabalis Award for Exemplary Service 2021, AAMC Southern Group on Student Affairs
- Distinguished Clinical Educator Award 2019, UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers
- Excellence in Medical Student Career Advising Faculty Advisor Award 2019, Association of American Medical Colleges, Careers in Medicine
- Outstanding Teacher Award, 2006-2010, 2015-2019, UT Southwestern Medical School
- Piper Professor 2019, Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation
- Gold Humanism Honor Society 2015, UT Southwestern
- Regents’ Outstanding Teacher Award 2014, The University of Texas System
- Best Pediatric Specialists in Dallas, 2004, 2007, 2010, D Magazine
- Marquis’ Who’s Who in America 2008
- Roberta Joy Uhr Award (top medical graduate in pediatrics) 1995, UT Southwestern Medical School
- Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society 1994, UT Southwestern Medical School
Books & Publications
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Publications
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Predicting successful general surgery matching in a Step 1 pass/fail era: Analysis of the Texas STAR database
Kugler LR, Stinson GP, Bindi VE, Stukov Y, Mihalic AP, Taylor JA American journal of surgery 2026 Apr 254 -
On Methodological Considerations in Analyzing Preference Signaling in Diagnostic Radiology
Sommer D, Phillipi M, Anavim S, Sasani A, Floriolli D, Mihalic AP, Houshyar R Academic radiology 2026 Apr 33 1249 -
From Application to Match: Evaluating the Impact of Tiered Signals in Interventional Radiology
Kim C, Nguyen AT, Anavim S, Phillipi M, Sasani A, Huynh KN, Mihalic AP, Houshyar R Academic radiology 2026 Apr 33 1223-1228 -
Redefining research productivity in neurosurgery residency applications through the predictive value of authorship order and research year engagement
Faraj RR, Kashlan R, Duggireddy H, Chung RS, Cote DJ, Briggs RG, Dawoud RA, Mihalic AP, Zada G, Grossberg JA Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery 2026 Mar 262 -
The Signal Effect: Changes in Applicant and Program Behavior in the Diagnostic Radiology Application Process
Keshishian C, Pidutti A, Rice S, Dabson D, Mihalic A, Vossen JA Journal of the American College of Radiology 2026 -
Increasing Applicant Cost is Associated with Match Success in Neurosurgery Residency Applications
Kashlan R, Faraj R, Chung RS, Cote DJ, Briggs RG, Duggireddy H, Dawoud RA, Mihalic AP, Zada G, Grossberg JA World Neurosurgery 2026 Jan 205 -
The Financial Cost of Applying Into Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Residency: Before, During, and After COVID-19
Reyes R, Zeuthen C, McDermott S, Mihalic A, Luo AD Journal of the American College of Radiology 2026 -
How Changing Signaling Volume Impacts the Importance of Away Rotations in the Otolaryngology Match
Hatley MG, Wang RS, Garcia Morales E, Yang W, Santacatterina M, Mihalic AP, April MM OTO Open 2026 Jan 10 -
The role of USMLE Step 2 scores in the dermatology match process: a comparative analysis between Charting the Outcomes and Texas STAR
Madan V, D’Amiano A, Mihalic A, Sunshine JC Archives of Dermatological Research 2025 Dec 317 -
A Survey of Applicants to Integrated Plastic Surgery Residencies and Factors Associated With a Successful Match
Lee J, Mihalic A, Drolet BC Annals of plastic surgery 2025 Nov 95 570-575 -
Analyzing Otolaryngology Signaling Match Trends Between 2018-2024 With Other Surgical Specialties
Kwan B, Salib S, Ali L, Ali A, Kumar P, Mihalic AP, Wong MS OTO Open 2025 Oct 9 -
A new era in neurosurgery residency applications: the impact of preference signaling on the neurosurgical match
Chung RS, Cote DJ, Briggs RG, Shah I, Lin M, Kang KM, Tang-Tan A, Gomez D, Cavaleri J, Mihalic AP, Liu JC, Giannotta SL, Mack WJ, Zada G Journal of neurosurgery 2025 Oct 143 1108-1120 -
Mixed Signals: An Analysis of the Impact of Preference Signaling on Diagnostic Radiology Residency Applications and Match Outcomes
Phillipi M, Anavim S, Sommer D, Sasani A, Floriolli D, Mihalic AP, Houshyar R Academic radiology 2025 Oct 32 5671-5678 -
Characterizing the past 5 years of integrated plastic surgery applicants: A Texas STAR analysis
Bao E, DePaola N, Mihalic AP, Huston TL Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2025 Jun 105 88-94 -
Association of Residency Applicant Sociodemographic Characteristics With Specialty Choice and Interview Outcomes
Lenze NR, Boyi T, Benjamin WJ, Mihalic AP, Brown DJ, Edje L, Brenner MJ, Kupfer RA Journal of Surgical Education 2025 Jun 82 -
Program Signaling in Emergency Medicine: Applicant Trends and Outcomes From the 2023 and 2024 Match
Luo AD, Zeuthen C, Werley EB, Shappell E, Pelletier-Bui A, Estes M, Fix M, Preiksaitis C, Mihalic AP, Egan DJ AEM Education and Training 2025 Jun 9 -
Preference Signals and Away Rotations Greatly Influence Application Success in the Integrated Plastic Surgery Match
Kotlier JL, Mihalic AP, Homsy C Journal of Surgical Education 2025 May 82 -
Evaluation of Residency Applicant Preferences for Continuing Virtual Interviews: A National Database Analysis
Lenze NR, Benjamin WJ, Mihalic AP, Edje L, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA, Brenner MJ Journal of graduate medical education 2025 Feb 17 63-70 -
General Surgery Versus Integrated Surgical Sub-specialties: Predictors for Residency Match and Interview Invites Among Surgical Candidates
Iwai Y, Landrum KR, Diehl JN, Khoury AL, Mihalic AP, Pascarella L, Damitz LA, Stitzenberg KB, Agala CB, Long JM Journal of Surgical Education 2025 Jan 82 -
Financial Burden of Emergency Medicine Residency Applications: Pre-, During, and Post-Pandemic
Zeuthen C, Shappell E, Egan DJ, Werley EB, Pelletier-Bui A, Baugh CW, Raynor A, Campbell A, Mihalic AP, Luo AD Western Journal of Emergency Medicine 2025 26 1154-1161 -
The Evolution and Impact of Preference Signaling on Orthopaedic Residency after Two Years
Folkman MJ, Mihalic A, Sanford CG JBJS Open Access 2025 10 -
The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Cost of the Urology Application Process
Asfaw E, Van Til M, Simons EC, Mihalic AP, Goh KM Urology 2024 Dec 194 340-345 -
Does the geographic region of plastic surgery away rotations influence residency match success by region?
Horne MJ, Paliwoda ED, Patel I, Kpodzo DS, Mihalic AP, Bray SM Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive and Aesthetic Surgery 2024 Dec 99 420-422 -
How Does Lacking a Home Program Impact Otolaryngology Applicants?
Tu LJ, Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Mihalic AP, Kupfer RA, Malekzadeh S Laryngoscope 2024 Nov 134 4494-4500 -
Association of USMLE Step 1 Pass/Fail Reporting with Interview and Match Outcomes
Lenze NR, Benjamin WJ, Kay HG, Watkins MO, Mihalic AP, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA, Brenner MJ Journal of Surgical Education 2024 Oct 81 1428-1436 -
Association of Medical School Gap Year Research and Degree Programs With Otolaryngology Interview and Match Outcomes
Boyi T, Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Brenner MJ, Mihalic AP, Kupfer RA, Judson BL, Lee YH Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 2024 Sep 133 783-791 -
Predictors of Plastic Surgery Applicant Success: An Analysis of the Texas STAR Database
Hallman TG, Qureshi U, Soltani H, Gutowski KS, Arcelona C, Donaldson R, Mihalic AP, Gosain AK Journal of Craniofacial Surgery 2024 Jun 35 1084-1088 -
Impact of Applicants' Characteristics and Geographic Connections to Residency Programs on Preference Signaling Outcomes in the Match
Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Abraham R, Sepdham D, Mihalic AP, Kupfer RA Academic Medicine 2024 Apr 99 437-444 -
Understanding the Match: The Effect of Signaling, Demographics, and Applicant Characteristics on Match Success in the Orthopaedic Residency Application Process
Kotlier JL, Mihalic AP, Petrigliano FA, Liu JN Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons 2024 Mar 32 E231-E239 -
Evaluating the Impact of the Novel Geographic Preferences Section on Interview Rate and Residency Match Outcomes
Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA, Sepdham D, Mihalic AP, Abraham R Journal of general internal medicine 2024 Feb 39 359-365 -
Does Geographic Region of Away Rotations Predict Otolaryngology Match Outcomes?
Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Mihalic AP, Brenner MJ, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (United States) 2024 Jan 170 92-98 -
Impact of the COVID Pandemic on the Integrated Interventional Radiology Residency Match: Analysis of the Texas Seeking Transparency in Application to Residency Database
Danda VR, Jain NK, Sens J, Mihalic AP, Cardella JT Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology 2023 Nov 34 2021-2024 -
Association of Virtual Away Rotations With Residency Applicant Outcomes in Otolaryngology
Lenze NR, Benjamin WJ, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Brenner MJ, Mihalic AP, Kupfer RA OTO Open 2023 Jul 7 -
Personal connections and preference signaling: A cross-sectional analysis of the dermatology residency match during COVID-19
Luu Y, Gao W, Han J, Mihalic A, Vandergriff T Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023 Jun 88 1381-1383 -
Impact of applicant and program factors on preference signaling outcomes in otolaryngology
Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Yalamanchi P, Farlow JL, Mihalic AP, Bohm LA, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2023 Apr 8 401-408 -
A perfect match: A cross-sectional analysis of couples matching in dermatology
Luu Y, Gao W, Han J, Mihalic A, Vandergriff T Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 2023 Apr 88 914-916 -
The indelible marks on dermatology: Impacts of COVID-19 on dermatology residency Match using the Texas STAR database
Williams GE, Zimmerman JM, Wiggins CJ, Seervai RN, Mihalic AP, Ahmed AM Clinics in Dermatology 2023 Jan 41 215-218 -
Matching into competitive surgical residencies: predictors of success
Nasser JS, Artino AR, Kind T, Duan X, Mihalic AP, Chretien K Medical education online 2023 28 -
MD-PhD Students Are Underrepresented in the Gold Humanism Honor Society
Wissel BD, Percy Z, Mihalic AP, Ellis RV, Hershey GK Academic Medicine 2022 Sep 97 1254-1255 -
Cost of the Otolaryngology Residency Application Process: Comparison With Other Specialties and Equity Implications
Benjamin WJ, Lenze NR, Farlow JL, Mihalic AP, Bohm LA, Kupfer RA OTO Open 2022 Jul 6 -
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the 2021 Otolaryngology Residency Match: Analysis of the Texas STAR Database
Lenze NR, Mihalic AP, Kovatch KJ, Thorne MC, Kupfer RA Laryngoscope 2022 Jun 132 1177-1183 -
Effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the residency match among surgical specialties
Iwai Y, Lenze NR, Mihalic AP, Becnel CM, Stitzenberg KB Surgery (United States) 2022 Jun 171 1512-1518 -
Evaluation of Predictors for Successful Residency Match in General Surgery
Iwai Y, Lenze NR, Becnel CM, Mihalic AP, Stitzenberg KB Journal of Surgical Education 2022 May 79 579-586 -
Optimizing Medical Student Clerkship Schedules Using a Novel Application of the Hungarian Algorithm
MacLean MT, Lysikowski JR, Rege RV, Sendelbach DM, Mihalic AP Academic Medicine 2021 Jun 96 864-868 -
Predictors of otolaryngology applicant success using the Texas STAR database
Lenze NR, Mihalic AP, DeMason CE, Shah RN, Buckmire RA, Thorp BD, Ebert CS, Zanation AM Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology 2021 Apr 6 188-194 -
Predictors of getting a residency interview: Differences by medical specialty
Kremer TR, Kremer MJ, Kremer KP, Mihalic A Medical Education 2021 Feb 55 198-212 -
Professional identity formation: creating a longitudinal framework through TIME (Transformation in Medical Education)
Holden MD, Buck E, Luk J, Ambriz F, Boisaubin EV, Clark MA, Mihalic AP, Sadler JZ, Sapire KJ, Spike JP, Vince A, Dalrymple JL Academic Medicine 2015 Jun 90 761-767 -
A validated cultural competence curriculum for US pediatric clerkships
Mihalic AP, Morrow JB, Long RB, Dobbie AE Patient Education and Counseling 2010 Apr 79 77-82 -
First-year medical students can demonstrate EHR-specific communication skills: A control-group study
Morrow JB, Dobbie AE, Jenkins C, Long R, Mihalic A, Wagner J Family medicine 2009 Jan 41 28-33 -
Cultural competence teaching in U.S. pediatric clerkships in 2006
Mihalic AP, Dobbie AE, Kinkade S Academic Medicine 2007 Jun 82 558-562 -
Hereditary anetoderma
Peterman A, Scheel M, Sams WM, Pandya AG Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology 1996 Dec 35 999-1000
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Predicting successful general surgery matching in a Step 1 pass/fail era: Analysis of the Texas STAR database
Clinical Focus
- Medical Education
- Pediatrics