Lavanya Dharmarajan, M.D.

Internal Medicine - Hospital Medicine - Parkland Health and Hospital System

Biography

Lavanya Dharmarajan, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, and a member of its Division of Hospital Medicine-PHHS.

Originally from Houston, she completed a dual Bachelor of Arts in Plan II Honors and Bachelor of Business Administration in Business Honors at the University of Texas at Austin. She received her medical degree from the University of Texas at Houston (McGovern Medical School) and went on to complete internal medicine residency training at Emory University in Atlanta.

Dr. Dharmarajan joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2021. Dr. Dharmarajan has a strong interest in global health and improving access to health care.

Outside of medicine, she enjoys travelling and spending time outdoors and with family and friends.

Education & Training

Residency - Emory University School of Medicine (2018-2021), Internal Medicine
Medical School - McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (2014-2018)

Books & Publications

Publications
- Expanding the differential: toluene-induced toxicity.
  Dharmarajan L, Ammar H, BMJ case reports 2017 Aug 2017
- Gender Differences in Community-acquired Meningitis in Adults: Clinical Presentations and Prognostic Factors.
  Dharmarajan L, Salazar L, Hasbun R, Journal of meningitis 2016 Jun 1 1

Research

Global Health