Biography

Sarah Khan, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in obesity medicine.

Dr. Khan earned her medical degree at King Edward Medical University in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed a residency in internal medicine at Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein School of Medicine in the Bronx, New York City. She also performed gastroenterology research at UT Southwestern under the mentorship of Dr. Prabhakar Swaroop.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Obesity Medicine, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016.

Dr. Khan’s clinical interests include creating awareness of weight bias and weight stigma while helping educate the patient population on the implications of weight gain and its impact on quality of life.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and the American College of Lifestyle Medicine.

Dr. Khan has authored and presented several posters for the American College of Gastroenterology and the American College of Physicians on topics related to her expertise.

In 2021, Dr. Khan was named by her peers as Internal Medicine Physician of the Year for D Magazine and has been listed among Texas’ Top Doctors since 2019.

Personal Note

When she’s not at work, Dr. Khan enjoys reading, cooking, traveling, and volunteering for academic and community causes.

Education & Training
  • Medical School - King Edward Medical College (2003-2009)
  • Residency - Montefiore Medical Center (2013-2016), Internal Medicine
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • American College of Lifestyle Medicine
  • American College of Physicians
  • The Endocrine Society
  • The Obesity Society
Honors & Awards
  • Texas’ Top Doctors 2019-2022
  • Internal Medicine Physician of the Year 2021, D Magazine
Research
  • Gastroenterology

Clinical Focus

  • Obesity Medicine

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