Sonya Naganathan, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor & IT Chair University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Biography

Sonya Naganathan, M.D., M.P.H., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She earned her medical degree at the University of Toledo and completed her residency in emergency medicine at Washington University in St Louis. She then obtained a master’s degree in public health while completing a fellowship in global emergency medicine at Brown University. Her international work has focused on international disaster assistance, particularly in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Her research has focused primarily on the development of emergency medicine and acute care delivery in low-and-middle income countries (LMICs). Her interests include humanitarian logistics and operations, critical care in resource-limited settings, and medical education.