Ariel Aday, M.D.

Biography

Ariel Aday, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Digestive & Liver Diseases. She serves as the Program Director of the Gastroenterology Fellowship Program. She brings enthusiasm for medical education and clinical research.

Originally from Bristol, Virginia, Dr. Aday earned her medical degree at Wake Forest University School of Medicine in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. She completed her residency in internal medicine at UT Southwestern where she also served as Chief Resident. She remained at UT Southwestern to complete her gastroenterology fellowship.

Board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology, Dr. Aday initially joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2015 as an Assistant Instructor during her tenure as Chief Medicine Resident. She rejoined the faculty in 2019 and quickly resumed her involvement as a GME leader.

Dr. Aday is an active member in numerous professional societies, including the American College of Gastroenterology Training Committee, the American Gastroenterological Association Academy of Educators, and the Association of Specialty Professors Fellowship Education Committee through the Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine. She serves as Chair of the Resident Resources Subcommittee through the American College of Gastroenterology and is actively involved on the Abstract Review Committees for both Digestive Diseases Week and the ACG annual meeting. Dr. Aday spearheaded development of a society-agnostic Gastroenterology Program Director Workgroup to improve gastroenterology fellowship training programs supported by the ACGME Gastroenterology Review Committee Members.

In 2024, Dr. Aday was selected for the Rising Star Award by the Graduate Medical Education office for her significant contributions as a gastroenterology fellowship program director and other GME efforts.

Personal Note

Outside of medicine, Dr. Aday enjoys being a mother to her son and daughter, traveling, and reformer Pilates.