Department of Internal Medicine
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Recognized by U.S. News & World Report
Five specialty care areas and 10 procedures or conditions connected with UT Southwestern’s Department of Internal Medicine are nationally ranked or highly rated by U.S. News & World Report.
Leading the Nation in Internal Medicine
From our founding more than 60 years ago, the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center has grown steadily in size and national distinction. Today, the department has a worldwide reputation as one of the nation’s finest.
Our objective is to be even better next year than we are this year. We constantly work toward that goal by offering the very best multidisciplinary patient care, conducting innovative breakthrough research, and training the next generation of internal medicine specialists.
Meet the Team
Our primary and secondary faculty includes two Nobel Prize winners and a variety of prestigious chair and distinguished chair titles. Our faculty is renowned for providing excellent education, research, and patient care.
Research
We continuously conduct basic science and clinical research with the goal of bringing the latest medical breakthroughs from the bench to the bedside. Our multidisciplinary approach to research fosters an ideal environment for physicians, scientists, and students to collaborate and cooperate.
Learn more about our research.
Education
Our exceptional faculty leads a variety of robust education programs to produce graduates who balance the core responsibilities of medicine: selfless dedication, competence, and compassion. As with the rest of UT Southwestern, Internal Medicine is pursuing the future of medicine today by preparing graduates to face upcoming challenges in health care areas such as population health, chronic disease, and disparities in health outcomes.
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Patient Care
We take a multidisciplinary approach to patient care, with physicians and researchers working closely with other divisions and departments to evaluate patients and perform complex procedures.
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Divisions
- Allergy and Immunology
- Cardiology
- Center for Hypothalamic Research
- Clinical Genetics
- Combined Medicine and Pediatrics
- Digestive and Liver Diseases
- Endocrinology
- General Internal Medicine
- Geriatric Medicine
- Hematology and Oncology
- Hospital Medicine
- Hypothalamic Research Center
- Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine
- Moss Heart Center
- Nephrology
- Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
- Rheumatic Diseases
- Touchstone Diabetes Center
- Vascular Medicine
Related Conditions and Treatments
- Abdominal Pain and Pelvic Pain
- Acute Care for Elders
- Acute Pulmonary Embolism
- Adrenal Conditions
- Adult Down Syndrome
- Advanced Endoscopy
- Airway Cancer
- Airway Conditions
- Airway Stenosis
- Allergies
- Amyloidosis
- Angina
- Angiography
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Aortic Dissection
- Aortic Regurgitation
- Aortic Stenosis
- Aplastic Anemia
- Arthritis
- Asthma
- Atrial Fibrillation
- Atrial Septal Defect
- Atrial Septal Defect Closure
- Atrial Septal Defect Repair
- Balloon Angioplasty and Heart Stents
- Balloon Septostomy
- Balloon Valvuloplasty
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Basal Cell Carcinoma
- Behavioral Treatments for Pain
- Benign Airway Tumors
- Bladder Cancer
- Blood Disorders
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Marrow Transplant (Stem Cell Transplant)
- Bone Tumors
- Breast Cancer
- Broken Heart Syndrome (Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy)
- CAR T-Cell Therapy
- Cancer Pain Management
- Cardiac Ablation
- Cardiac Arrest
- Cardiac Calcium Scoring
- Cardiac Catheterization
- Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Cardiac Rehabilitation
- Cardiac Sarcoidosis
- Cardiac Tamponade
- Cardiac Testing
- Cardio-Oncology
- Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Cardiovascular Imaging
- Celiac Disease
- Chemoembolization
- Chest Cancer
- Chest Pain
- Chronic Cough
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
- Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
- Cirrhosis
- Clinical Nutrition for Heart
- Coarctation of the Aorta
- Colonoscopy
- Colorectal Cancer
- Congenital Heart Disease
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Constipation
- Coronary Artery Disease
- Coronary Brachytherapy
- Crystalline Arthropathies
- Culinary Medicine
- Cushing Syndrome
- Cutaneous Lymphoma
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Diabetes
- Digestive Disease
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy
- Drug Allergies
- Ehlers-Danlos
- Endobariatrics
- Endocrinology
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophageal Diseases
- Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation
- Extremity Pain
- Familial Arrhythmias and Arrhythmic Cardiomyopathies
- Fatty Liver Disease
- Female Urinary Incontinence
- Food Allergies
- Fragility Fracture
- Gallbladder/Bile Duct Cancer
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastrointestinal Cancer
- General Cardiology
- General Gastroenterology
- General Gastrointestinal Surgery
- General Internal Medicine
- Genetics and Hereditary Cancers
- Genitourinary Cancer
- Geriatrics
- Gliomas
- Head and Neck Cancer
- Headache
- Heart Attack
- Heart Rhythm Disorders
- Heart Rhythm Management
- Heart Transplant
- Heart Valve Disorders
- Hemophilia
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- High Blood Pressure
- Hospital Medicine
- Human Immunodeficiency Virus
- Huntington’s Disease
- Hyperhidrosis
- Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
- Immunology
- Incontinence
- Infectious Diseases
- Inferior Vena Cava Filter
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease
- Interdisciplinary Pain Management
- Interstitial Lung Disease
- Interventional Cardiology
- Interventional Pulmonology
- Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
- Kidney Cancer
- Kidney Stones
- Kidney Transplant
- Kidneys
- LVAD Surgery
- Laryngeal Cancer
- Leukemia
- Lipid Metabolism
- Liver Cancer
- Liver Diseases
- Liver Transplant
- Living-Donor Kidney Transplant
- Living-Donor Liver Transplant
- Loeys-Dietz
- Long QT Syndrome
- Lung Cancer
- Lung Nodules
- Lung Transplant
- Lungs
- Lupus
- Lymphoma
- MGUS
- MRSA
- Marfan Syndrome
- Maze Procedure for Atrial Fibrillation
- Mediastinal Tumors and Disease
- Medical Genetics
- Melanoma
- Memory Disorders
- Merkel Cell Carcinoma
- Mesothelioma
- Mineral Disorders
- Mineral Metabolism
- Mitral Stenosis
- Mitral Valve Regurgitation
- Mitral Valve Repair or Mitral Valve Replacement
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Multiple-Gated Acquisition Scan
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myeloma
- Myocardial Revascularization
- Myocarditis
- Myositis
- Nasopharyngeal Cancer
- Nervous System Tumors
- Neuro-Oncology
- Neuroendocrine Disorders
- Neurogastroenterology and Motility
- Nutrition
- Occupational Lung Disease
- Oncology Imaging
- Oropharyngeal Cancer
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteogenesis Imperfecta
- Osteomyelitis
- Osteoporosis and Vertebral Fracture
- Ovarian Cancer
- Pacemaker Surgery
- Palliative Care
- Pancoast Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cancer Prevention
- Pancreatic Diseases
- Parathyroid Conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus
- Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
- Pediatric Cardiology
- Pediatric Endocrinology
- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition
- Pediatric Genetics and Metabolism
- Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Pediatric Nephrology
- Pediatric Rheumatology
- Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
- Pericardial Effusion
- Pericardiectomy
- Pericarditis
- Peritoneal Cancer
- Phenylketonuria
- Photopheresis
- Pleural Cancer
- Pleural Effusion
- Polycystic Kidney Disease
- Polymyalgia Rheumatica
- Porphyria
- Portal Vein Hypertension
- Preventive Cardiology
- Primary Care
- Prostate Cancer
- Pulmonary Hypertension
- Pulmonary Rehabilitation
- Radioembolization
- Respiratory Disorders
- Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatologic Autoimmune Disease
- Rheumatology
- Sarcoidosis
- Sarcoma
- Scleroderma
- Sickle Cell
- Sjogren's Syndrome
- Skin Allergies
- Skin Cancer
- Sleep and Breathing Disorders
- Spondyloarthritis
- Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Syncope
- Testicular Cancer
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- Tetralogy of Fallot Repair
- The UTSW POSH Program
- Therapeutic Apheresis
- Thymic Tumors
- Thyroid Cancer
- Thyroid Conditions
- Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement
- Transposition of the Great Arteries
- Tuberculosis
- Urinary Tract Infection
- Vascular Access
- Vasculitis
- Ventricular Septal Defect
- Von Willebrand Disease
- Weight Wellness