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 Dr. Fesmire received her Medical Degree from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center after having received her Bachelors of Arts in Biology and Masters of Arts in Molecular and Cellular Biology at the University of Texas at Austin. She served her Residency and Internship at Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
Dr. Fesmire has participated in several areas of Research as well as an FDA-funded Clinical Trial. She currently serves as Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center with additional responsibilities as Supervising Faculty, Assistant Course Director and serving on the Clinical Guidelines Committee.
Curriculum Vitae
| EDUCATION |
University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
December 1990
Undergraduate Degree: Bachelors of Arts in Biology
University of Texas,
Austin, Texas
May 1993
Graduate Degree: Masters of Arts in Molecular and Cellular Biology
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
May 1997
Medical Degree
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School
Dallas, Texas
July 1997 through June 2000
Residency and Internship
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| PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS |
Assistant Professor, U.T. Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas
October 2000 to present
- Full General Internal Medicine practice at the James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center with additional academic commitment of 6-12 weeks per year as Supervising Faculty of the Southwestern house staff at Parkland Hospital.
- Assistant Course Director - Introduction to Clinical Medicine Course at UTSW.
- Clinical Guidelines Committee. Participate in the development of practice guidelines used at the Aston Center, Parkland Hospital, and Out-patient Clinics; Co-Author of Guidelines for Treatment of the Abnormal Pap Smear and Evaluation and Treatment of Community Acquired Pneumonias.
- FDA-funded Clinical Trial: BioStar's OiaSys Rapid Influenza A and B Analyzer; P.I. with Dr. Rita Gander, Dept. of Pathology UTSW.
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| HONORS and SPECIAL RECOGNITION |
Residency Training
Superior Ratings in all rotations, 1997 to 2000
University of Texas Graduate School
Phi Kappa Psi Honor Society, 1991 to present
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| RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
Residency Training
- Improvement in QT Dispersion with Selective vs. Non-Selective Beta-Blockade in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, E.J. Eichhorn, Supervisor, Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center, July 1997 - August 1998
Medical School
- Human Ovarian Expression of 17b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Types 1,2, and 3, Bill Rainey, Supervisor, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, May-August 1995.
- Zone-Specific Localization of Steroidogenic Enzymes in Serial Sections of Human Adrenal Gland, Bill Rainey, Supervisor, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, May - August 1995.
University of Texas Graduate School
- Thesis: Determination of Intracellular Calcium concentration in Anabaena PCC 7120 Using the Fluorescent Probe Fura-2, Jerry Brandt and Martin Poenie, Supervisors, August 1991-May 1993.
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| PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS |
Residency Training
- Improvement in QT Dispersion with Selective vs. Non-Selective Beta-Blockade in Patients with Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Susan I. Fesmire, E.J. Eichhorn. Presented at XXth Congress of the European Society of Cardiology, Vienna, Austria, August 1998.
Medical School
- Human Ovarian Expression of 17b-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Types 1,2,and 3, Yin Zhang, R. Ann Word, Susan Fesmire, Bruce Carr and Bill Rainey, Department of Reproductive Endocrinology, Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 81 (10), 1995
- Zone-Specific Localization of Steroidogenic Enzymes in Serial Sections of Human Adrenal Gland, The University of Texas Southwestern 33rd Annual Medical Student Research Forum, April 1995.
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| EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES |
Residency Training
Residency Instructor for Second-year Medical School
Introduction to Clinical Medicine, 1998.
Medical School
Vice President Class of 1997, 1994-Graduation
University of Texas Gradate School
Freshman Biology Laboratory Instructor, 1991-1993
University of Texas Undergraduate
Alpha Delta Pi Sorority | |
