"Find Your Why, Own Your Voice"

Sponsored by the Department of Internal Medicine's SWAG (Supporting Women in Achieving Greatness) Committee

Speakers:

Kamala Tamarisa, M.D.
Associate Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Cardiology
Director, Electrophysiology Research
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Gaytathri Krishnan, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine
Division of Infectious Diseases & Geographic Medicine
UT Southwestern Medical Center

About Kamala Tamarisa:

Dr. Tamirisa earned her medical degree at the Institute of Medical Sciences at Banaras University in India. She completed internal medicine residency training at St. Louis University Medical Center, where she served as Chief Resident, and then obtained fellowship training in cardiology, cardiac electrophysiology, and cardiac MRI at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

Dr. Tamirisas areas of clinical specialization include arrhythmias in pregnancy, subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillation, challenging venous access/venoplasty for device implantation, conduction system pacing, cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT), cardiac contractility modulation, and atrial fibrillation and supraventricular tachycardia.

Dr. Tamirisa’s research focuses on arrhythmias in pregnancy, access barriers to electrophysiology care, healthcare disparities, and workforce gaps within cardiovascular medicine and electrophysiology. 

She joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2026.

About Gayathri Krishnan:

Dr. Krishnan earned her medical degree from Thiruvananthapuram Medical College in India and completed internal medicine residency training at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock, where she served as Chief Resident. She then completed fellowships in infectious diseases and medical education at Washington University in St. Louis. She also holds a master's degree in health professions education from the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

Prior to joining UT Southwestern in 2025, she served as an Assistant Professor at Washington University School of Medicine, where she also held numerous educational leadership roles, including Director of the Long COVID Multidisciplinary Clinic, Director of the Forum for Women in Medicine Leadership Development Program for Women Trainees in Medicine, and Core Faculty member for the Internal Medicine Residency Program.

Dr. Krishnan’s clinical and academic interests include infectious diseases, fungal infections, HIV-related infections, medical education, curriculum development, leadership development, and trainee wellness. Her scholarly work has focused on histoplasmosis, candidemia, infections in immunocompromised patients, Long COVID, and innovative approaches to infectious diseases education.