Physician Departures

New Patient Appointment or 214-645-8300

UT Southwestern has many fine physicians providing expert medical care for our patients. Routinely, we have physicians who close their practice to retire or relocate. Your clinic will be happy to recommend a new provider to assume your care.

Patient medical records may be obtained by calling 214-456-3030 (UTSW) or 214-456-2509 (Children's Health Dallas).

The following physicians are preparing to close their practice at UT Southwestern on the following dates:

Julio Alvarenga Thiebaud, M.D. – April 30, 2026

Sitaram Chilakamarry, M.D. – Feb. 28, 2026

Thomas Cotter, M.D. – Feb. 28, 2026

Jean de Leon, M.D. – March 3, 2026

Maryjane Farr, M.D. – Jan. 31, 2026

Lauren Franzblau, M.D. – May 22, 2026

Chellse Gazda, M.D., M.P.H. – April 10, 2026

Ihab Hajjar, M.D. – April 15, 2026

Arthur Hong, M.D. – April 24, 2026

Christine Hwang, M.D. – April 7, 2026

Andrea Klein, M.D. – April 28, 2026

Katie Kraft, M.D. – May 15, 2026

Christian Larsen, M.D. – Jan. 30, 2026

Edward Mims, M.D. – May 9, 2026

Ina Patel, D.O. – April 21, 2026

Patricio Polanco, M.D. – May 16, 2026

G. Sunny Sharma, M.D. – March 20, 2026

Jeffrey Tessier, M.D. – March 27, 2026

Narine Wandrey, M.D. – May 6, 2026