Vaidehi Kaza

Vaidehi Kaza, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. She specializes in lung transplantation and pulmonary critical care, with a focus on improving immune system tolerance and pre- and post-transplantation care modalities.

• Education: Medical degree from Osmania Medical College (India), internal medicine residency at Interfaith Medical Center (Brooklyn), and pulmonary critical care fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), where she served as Chief Fellow.

Dr. Kaza joined UT Southwestern in 2010 and serves as the Medical Director of the Lung Transplant Program. Her work bridges clinical expertise with translational research aimed at enhancing patient outcomes through novel therapeutic strategies.

• Professional Affiliations: American Thoracic Society, American College of Chest Physicians, International Society for Heart & Lung Transplantation, and other organizations.