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Sarah Wingfield, M.D.

Sarah Wingfield, M.D.

Associate Professor

School
Medical School
Department
Internal Medicine

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  • Biography

    Sarah A. Wingfield, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of its Division of Geriatric Medicine. She serves as Director of UT Southwestern’s Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) Program, as well as an attending geriatrics physician at UTSW hospitals.

    Dr. Wingfield earned her medical degree at UT Southwestern. She completed an internal medicine residency, a geriatric medicine fellowship, and an advanced geriatric physician fellowship at Duke University Medical Center. She also holds a degree in chemistry from Trinity University.

    A UT Southwestern faculty member since 2016, Dr. Wingfield is certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in both internal medicine and geriatric medicine.

    Her research interests include the perioperative care of older adults and new models of care.She has a passion for medical education and quality improvement. She has delivered a number of invited lectures.

    She is a member of the American Geriatrics Society and the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, among other professional organizations.

    In 2019 and 2020, Dr. Wingfield was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor Rising Star.

    Personal Note

    Outside of medicine, Dr. Wingfield enjoys reading, spending time with her family and playing with her two Labrador retrievers.

  • Education
    Medical School
    UT Southwestern Medical School (2011)
    Residency
    Duke University Medical Center (2014), Internal Medicine
    Fellowship
    Duke University Medical Center (2016), Geriatric Medicine
  • Research Interest
    • New Models of Care
    • Perioperative Care of Older Adults
  • Publications

    Star Featured Publications

    Cancer Screening in Older Adults.
    Wingfield SA, Heflin MT Clin. Geriatr. Med. 2016 Feb 32 1 17-33
  • Honors & Awards
    • Hemphill-Gojer Award in Internal Medicine
      UT Southwestern (2011)
    • Alpha Omega Alpha
      Medical Honor Society (2010)
  • Professional Associations/Affiliations
    • American Geriatric Society (2016)