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 oncology and is an expert in treating prostate, bladder, kidney, testicular, and penile cancers, as well as rare tumors such as adrenocortical carcinoma. He leads Simmons Cancer Center’s germ cell tumor board and serves as the site principal investigator on high-profile clinical trials involving urothelial cancer.

Dr. Arafat earned his medical degree at the Damascus University Faculty of Medicine in Syria and completed his residency in internal medicine 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.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Arafat joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018. He is an active member of several 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 developing novel therapeutic strategies and utilizing new biomarkers to improve clinical outcomes for patients with genitourinary malignancies. His contributions to both basic and clinical research have been published in numerous academic articles.

Among many other honors and awards, Dr. Arafat was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctors “Rising Star” in 2020.