Skip to Main Content

Faculty Directory

Back to
Faculty Directory
Pooja Koolwal, M.D.

Pooja Koolwal, M.D.

Assistant Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

You have reached the Academic Profile.

For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile.

  • Biography

    Pooja Koolwal, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Nephrology.

    Originally from Staten Island, New York, Dr. Koolwal holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Texas Pan American in Edinburg, Texas, which she received summa cum laude. She earned her medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. She then completed internal medicine residency training at Washington University in St. Louis, where she also obtained advanced training through a fellowship in nephrology.

    Dr. Koolwal joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018.

    Personal Note

    Outside of work, she enjoys spending time with family and traveling.

  • Education
    Medical School
    Baylor College of Medicine (2013)
    Residency
    Washington University Barnes Jewish Hospital/ St. Louis Children's Hospital Consortium Program (2016), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    Washington University School of Medicine (2018), Nephrology
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Travel advice for the immunocompromised traveler: prophylaxis, vaccination, and other preventive measures.
    Patel RR, Liang SY, Koolwal P, Kuhlmann FM Ther Clin Risk Manag 2015 11 217-28
    Epidermal growth factor down-regulates the expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) through E-cadherin in pancreatic cancer cells.
    Tong Z, Chakraborty S, Sung B, Koolwal P, Kaur S, Aggarwal BB, Mani SA, Bresalier RS, Batra SK, Guha S Cancer 2011 Jun 117 11 2408-18
  • Honors & Awards
    • Outstanding Teaching Award - Fellows
      UT Southwestern (2020)
    • Knowlton Incentive for Excellence Award
      Washington University, St. Louis (2017)
    • Internal Medicine Distinguished Service Award
      Washington University, St. Louis (2016)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Society of Nephrology (2017)