Waddah Arafat, M.D.

Biography

Waddah Arafat, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Hematology and Oncology. He serves as Medical Director of the Clinical Cancer Informatics Program at Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center.

He specializes in genitourinary (GU) oncology, with expertise in the management of prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular, and penile cancers, as well as rare malignancies such as adrenocortical carcinoma. He leads the Simmons Cancer Center’s Germ Cell Tumor Board and serves as site principal investigator on multiple high-impact clinical trials in urothelial and other GU cancers.

Dr. Arafat earned his medical degree from the Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in Syria and completed his Internal Medicine residency at the Indiana University School of Medicine. He then received advanced training in hematology and oncology through a fellowship at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Arafat joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018. He is an active member of leading professional organizations, including the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the American Society of Hematology, and the American Association for Cancer Research.

Dr. Arafat's research focuses on novel therapeutic strategies, biomarker development, and clinical informatics applications aimed at improving outcomes for patients with genitourinary malignancies. His contributions to translational and clinical oncology research have been published in numerous academic articles.

Among his recognitions, Dr. Arafat was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctors “Rising Star” in 2020.