Melanie Sulistio, M.D.

Melanie Sulistio, M.D., is a Professor of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Cardiology, which she serves as Associate Chief of Faculty Development. Her areas of clinical interest include electrocardiogram (ECG) and echocardiogram interpretation, hemodynamics, and critical care.

Dr. Sulistio holds a bachelor's deree in pre-professional science from the University of Notre Dame. She earned her medical degree at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, where she also completed an internal medicine residency, a National Institutes of Health-funded cardiology research fellowship, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship.

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2009. She has held numerous educational and administrative leadership positions, including Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency, Associate Program Director of the Cardiology Fellowship, and Associate Dean for Student Affairs.

In addition to her clinical practice, Dr. Sulistio is active in clinical education at UT Southwestern. Her many related roles include serving as Co-Director of the Internal Medicine Simulation Program for Clinical Excellence, Medical Student Educational Director for Cardiology, and Director of the IMRP’s ECG Lecture Series.

Dr. Sulistio is the founding physician of two palliative cardiology clinics: HeartMAP at UT Southwestern and Heart 2 Heart at Parkland Health. Her clinical and scholarly interests include palliative cardiovascular care, shared decision-making, the management of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators near the end of life, medical education, physician-patient communication, and a more human-centered culture in medicine. 

A dedicated medical educator and mentor, Dr. Sulistio has developed curricula in cardiovascular medicine and simulation and has received numerous honors for teaching, clinical excellence, and humanism in medicine. She is a Distinguished Teaching Professor in the UT Southwestern Academy of Teachers and a recipient of the UT System Board of Regents’ Outstanding Teaching Award

Dr. Sulistio is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. She is also an active member of several professional organizations, including the Texas Medical Association, Dallas County Medical Society, Alliance for Academic Internal Medicine, and Association of American Medical Colleges.