Deborah Diercks

A nationally recognized leader, Deborah Diercks, M.D., joined UT Southwestern in June 2014 as the founding Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine. An exceptional physician, researcher, and educator, she leads the Emergency Medicine program at Parkland Hospital and UT Southwestern University Hospitals, which constitute one of the nation’s largest emergency medical programs. Dr. Diercks joined the University of California, Davis, in 1998 and was a major contributor to the growth and development of its emergency medicine programs. She has held positions within the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine, including its Board of Directors, and is a Senior Associate Editor of the Annals of Emergency Medicine. Dr. Diercks’ research focuses on the early management of acute coronary syndromes, the influence of gender on symptom characteristics, and the utilization of cardiac biomarkers. She graduated from the University of California, Berkeley, and earned her medical degree from Tufts University. She served a residency at University of Cincinnati and earned a master’s degree from Harvard School of Public Health.