Audra Schwalk, M.D.

Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Interventional Pulmonology
Pleural Diseases

Biography

Audra Schwalk, M.D., M.B.A., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Her clinical interests include advanced diagnostic and therapeutic bronchoscopy, pleural diseases, and management of central airway obstruction.

Dr. Schwalk earned her medical degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, where she also completed her residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary diseases and critical care medicine. She received advanced training in interventional pulmonology through an additional fellowship at MD Anderson Cancer Center. She also holds an M.B.A. in health organization management from Texas Tech’s Rawls College of Business.

Board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020.

Dr. Schwalk is a member of the American College of Chest Physicians and the American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. She has delivered several presentations and published numerous academic articles.

In 2019, she earned the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center IP Fellowship Award for Teamwork and Humanism.

Education & Training

Residency - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2013-2016), Internal Medicine
Other Post Graduate Training - Texas Tech University Rawls College of Business (2008-2010)
Fellowship - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2019-2020), Interventional Pulmonology
Fellowship - Texas Tech University Health Science Center (2016-2019), Pulmonary Diseases & Critical Care Medicine
Medical School - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2008-2013)

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American College of Chest Physicians
American Association for Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Honors & Awards

IP Fellowship Award for Teamwork and Humanism 2019, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Most Outstanding Fellow 2019, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Travel Grant Winner 2018-2019, CHEST Foundation
Most Outstanding Senior Resident 2016, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Gold Humanism Honor Society Nominee 2012, Texas Tech Health Sciences Center
Honor Graduate 2010, Texas Tech University
Upsilon Phi Delta National Academic Honor Society Member 2010, Texas Tech University
Golden Key International Honor Society Nominee 2010, Texas Tech University

Books & Publications

Books
- Pulmonary Complications of Cancer Therapy in MD Anderson Manual of Medical Oncology
  Schwalk AJ, Faiz SA, Grosu HB, Bashora L, Shannon VR (2020)
Publications
- Development of Miniature Y Stent for Treatment of Postoperative Bronchial Stenosis.
  Schwalk AJ, Marcoux M, Swisher SG, Casal RF, The Annals of thoracic surgery 2020 08 110 2 e99-e101
- Acquired Perfusion Defect.
  Bahdi F, Schwalk AJ, Faiz SA, Archivos de bronconeumologia 2020 Jun
- Endobronchial ultrasound-guided injection of NBTXR3 radio-enhancing nanoparticles into mediastinal and hilar lymph nodes: a swine model to evaluate feasibility, injection technique, safety, nanoparticle retention and dispersion.
  Casal RF, Schwalk AJ, Fowlkes N, Aburto RR, Norton W, Dixon KA, Lin S, Shaitelman SF, Chintalapani G, Hill L, Journal of thoracic disease 2020 May 12 5 2317-2324
- Symmetrical peripheral gangrene.
  Ismail, A., & Schwalk, A. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2019 7 28 4-6
- Intra-pleural tissue plasminogen activator and deoxyribonuclease: An alternative treatment option for pleural infections in specific populations.
  Medrano, R., Schwalk, A., & Islam, E. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2018 6 25 38-41
- A clinical amalgam: Fever of unknown origin, large B cell intravascular lymphoma and hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis.
  Lacy M, Fuller A, Radhi S, Warraich I. Infectious Diseases in Clinical Practice. 2018 26 6 e55-57
- Indwelling pleural catheters for recurrent pleural effusions: A useful clinical tool with serious implications
  Samuel Copeland MD, Audra Schwalk MD, Sakolwan Suchartlikitwong MD, Shengping Yang PhD, Gilbert Berdine MD The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2018 6 25 8?13
- Pulmonary artery aneurysm secondary to congenital pulmonic valve stenosis.
  Schwalk, A., & Berdine, G. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2017 5 21 32-35
- Coccidioidomycosis with diffuse miliary pneumonia.
  Sotello D, Rivas M, Fuller A, Mahmood T, Orellana-Barrios M, Nugent K, Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) 2016 Jan 29 1 39-41
- Successful treatment of post-intubation tracheal stenosis with balloon dilation, argon plasma coagulation, electrocautery and application of mitomycin C
  Audra Fuller MD, Mark Sigler MD, Shrinivas Kambali MD, Raed Alalawi MD The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2015 3 9 14-18
- Ciprofloxacin-Induced Renal Failure.
  Fuller, A. The Southwest Respiratory and Critical Care Chronicles 2015 3 12 32-38

Research

Interventional Pulmonology
Lung Cancer
Pleural Disease
Medical Education

Clinical Focus

Interventional Pulmonology
Pleural Diseases
Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Bronchoscopy
Management of Central Airway Obstruction
Management of Pulmonary Complications of Cancer and Cancer Therapies
Lung Cancer Screening

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