Sanah Ladhani, M.D.

Sanah Ladhani, M.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Hematology and Oncology.

Originally from Dallas, Dr. Ladhani holds a bachelor's degree in molecular and cellular biology, with minor concentrations in chemistry and medicine, health, and society, which she received with honors from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee, where she also completed her medical degree. She then obtained internal medicine residency training at Highland Hospital in Oakland, California, where she was Chief Resident. During her residency, Dr. Ladhani’s research in chronic liver disease and health disparities was published in several prominent academic journals, such as JAMA, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology, and Oxford’s Alcohol and Alcoholism. Her work was also featured in NEJM Journal Watch.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Ladhani joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2022.

Personal Note

Outside of medicine, Dr. Ladhani serves with the Human Rights Initiative of North Texas, studies interior design, explores local museums, and spends time with her family.

Chief Resident

Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital 2020, Internal Medicine

Medical School

Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (2017)

Residency

Alameda Health System-Highland Hospital (2020), Internal Medicine

• Health Disparities
• Hospital Medicine
• Inpatient Cancer Care Delivery
• Medical Education

Featured Publications

Impact of Safety-Net Burden on In-Hospital Mortality and Hospitalization Costs Among Patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis and Alcoholic Cirrhosis.

Ladhani S, Hirode G, Singal AK, Wong RJ, Alcohol Alcohol 2021 Apr 56 3 368-375

Disparities in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Surveillance: Dissecting the Roles of Patient, Provider, and Health System Factors.

Ladhani S, Ohri A, Wong RJ, J Clin Gastroenterol 2020 03 54 3 218-226

Prevalence of Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Adults in the United States, 2001-2016.

Wong T, Dang K, Ladhani S, Singal AK, Wong RJ, JAMA 2019 05 321 17 1723-1725

• Best of JCG, Liver Category Research Award
  Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology Editorial Board (2020)
• Resident Scholar of the Year Research Award
  Department of Internal Medicine, Highland Hospital, Alameda Health System, California (2020)
• Top Scoring Research Abstract Research Award
  Northern California Society for Clinical Gastroenterology (2019)
• Best Abstract in the Alcohol Category Research Award
  American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (2018)

• American Asociation for the Study of Liver Diseases (2018)
• American College of Physicians (2017)
• American Society of Clinical Oncology
• Society of General Internal Medicine (2021)
• Society of Hospital Medicine (2021)