Alex Preston, M.D., M.P.H. Titles and Appointments Clinical Assistant Professor Schools Medical School Departments Psychiatry You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Alex Preston, MD, MPH recently graduated as the first women’s mental health fellow here at UTSW. She earned a Master’s in Public Health at Columbia University specializing in Sexual and Reproductive Health and found a desired focus in Reproductive Psychiatry beginning as a medical student at UT Dell in Austin. She is passionate about helping women experience improved mental health and live fuller lives, whether that be addressing perimenstrual exacerbation of psychiatric disorders, healing from a perinatal mood disorder, or thoughtfully designing interventions to maintain psychiatric wellness during the menopause transition or during a breast or gynecologic cancer. Education Graduate School Columbia Mailman School of Public Health (2014) Medical Education Dell Medical School at the University of Texas at Austin (2021), MD Residency The University of Arkansas for Medical Science (2025), Psychiatry Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2026) Publications Featured Publications High Rates of Probable Posttraumatic Stress Disorder in an Acute Psychiatric Women’s Inpatient Unit: An Opportunity to Improve Diagnosis and Direct Critical Efforts Alex K. Preston, Wesley R. White, Karina E. Sanders, Breanna A. Walker, Katelyn H. Durey, Clare C. Brown 2025 Results 1-1 of 1 1 Honors & Awards Outstanding Graduating ResidentAwarded to one resident every year for excellence in clinical care (2025) The Purushottam Thapa Resident of the Year AwardFor recognition of professional excellence and leadership in the field of psychiatry and commitment to education within the psychiatric community and the public (2024)
