Vidya Jagadeesan, M.D.

Vidya Jagadeesan, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern and a member of its Division of Infectious Diseases and Geographic Medicine.

Dr. Jagadeesan earned her medical degree from the M.S. Ramaiah Medical College and Teaching Hospital in Bangalore, India. She completed internal medicine residency training at Greater Baltimore Medical Center in Baltimore, Maryland, where where she also served as Chief Resident. She then obtained advanced training through fellowships in infectious diseases and in medical microbiology at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City, and in transplant infectious diseases at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.

Prior to joining the faculty in 2023, Dr. Jagadeesan served on the faculty at the University of Pittsburgh.

Dr. Jagadeesan’s research focuses on infections in immunocompromised hosts, with a particular emphasis on invasive fungal diseases, antifungal therapeutics, and diagnostic strategies. Her scholarship includes work on preemptive antifungal therapy and the role of diagnostics in guiding treatment, reflecting an interest in optimizing early detection and management of fungal infections. She has also contributed to studies evaluating novel antifungal agents, including in vitro investigations of ibrexafungerp alone and in combination with azoles against Aspergillus species isolated from lung transplant recipients with prior antifungal exposure, underscoring her focus on drug-resistant and complex fungal pathogens in high-risk populations. Through her publications and presentations, Dr. Jagadeesan demonstrates a sustained commitment to advancing the understanding and management of fungal infections in vulnerable patient populations, particularly those undergoing transplantation or other immunosuppressive therapies.