Deborah B. Diercks, MD, MSc, MBA

Deborah B. Dr. Diercks, MD, MSc, MBA, is professor and chair of emergency medicine at UT Southwestern. 

She earned her medical degree from Tufts University and completed residency at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Diercks' academic focus is cardiovascular disease, with a particular interest in the early diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

In addition to leading her department, she serves on the American Board of Emergency Medicine Board of Directors, the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) Program Committee, and the SAEM Faculty Development Committee. She also chaired the American College of Emergency Physicians Clinical Policy Committee in 2025 and serves as a senior editor for Academic Emergency Medicine.