- Medical School - UT Southwestern Medical School (2005-2015)
- Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2015-2018), Internal Medicine
- Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2019-2023), Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
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Varun Sondhi, M.D., Ph.D.
- Internal Medicine - Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine
Biography
Varun Sondhi, M.D., Ph.D., is an Assistant Instructor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in general pulmonary medicine and critical care medicine.
Dr. Sondhi earned his medical degree and a doctoral degree in pharmacology through the Medical Scientist Training Program at UT Southwestern Medical School. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in pulmonary and critical care medicine at UT Southwestern.
Board certified in internal medicine, pulmonary medicine, and critical care medicine, Dr. Sondhi joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2023.
His research interests include lung cancer and pulmonary fibrosis.
Education & Training
Professional Associations & Affiliations
- Endocrine Society (2013-2014), Member
- American College of Physicians (2016-2017), Member
Honors & Awards
- Best Basic Science Article Award, Internal Medicine House-Staff 2018, UT Southwestern
- Outstanding Abstract Award and Travel Award 2013, Endocrinology Society
Books & Publications
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Publications
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The Hormone FGF21 Stimulates Water Drinking in Response to Ketogenic Diet and Alcohol.
Song P, Zechner C, Hernandez G, Cánovas J, Xie Y, Sondhi V, Wagner M, Stadlbauer V, Horvath A, Leber B, Hu MC, Moe OW, Mangelsdorf DJ, Kliewer SA Cell metabolism 2018 Jun 27 6 1338-1347.e4 -
Impaired 17,20-Lyase Activity in Male Mice Lacking Cytochrome b5 in Leydig Cells.
Sondhi V, Owen BM, Liu J, Chomic R, Kliewer SA, Hughes BA, Arlt W, Mangelsdorf DJ, Auchus RJ Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) 2016 Apr 30 4 469-78 -
Detection of FGF15 in plasma by stable isotope standards and capture by anti-peptide antibodies and targeted mass spectrometry.
Katafuchi T, Esterházy D, Lemoff A, Ding X, Sondhi V, Kliewer SA, Mirzaei H, Mangelsdorf DJ Cell metabolism 2015 Jun 21 6 898-904 -
27-Hydroxycholesterol links hypercholesterolemia and breast cancer pathophysiology.
Nelson ER, Wardell SE, Jasper JS, Park S, Suchindran S, Howe MK, Carver NJ, Pillai RV, Sullivan PM, Sondhi V, Umetani M, Geradts J, McDonnell DP Science (New York, N.Y.) 2013 Nov 342 6162 1094-8
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The Hormone FGF21 Stimulates Water Drinking in Response to Ketogenic Diet and Alcohol.
Research
- Lung cancer
- Organizing pneumonia
- Pulmonary fibrosis
Clinical Focus
- Critical Care Medicine
- Pulmonary Medicine