Guest Speakers

On this page, you will find all the guest speakers we have had during our various events this school year as well as in previous years!

2024-2025

Dr. Safoora Harandi, M.D.

Safoora Harandi, MD, is a board-certified internal medicine physician at West Plano Medical Associates in Plano, Texas. After graduating with honors from medical school (finishing in the top 1% of her class), Dr. Harandi was invited to perform research in interventional cardiology at the prestigious Baylor University Medical Center in Dallas, Texas, where she interned and completed a residency in internal medicine. Dr. Harandi started her own practice in Plano, Texas, in 2004.

2023-2024

Veda Womack, PA-C

PA Womack has worked in various subspecialties in New York, Southern California and Texas that include: general surgery, renal transplant, urology, emergency medicine, critical care. Ten out of the 17 years of her experience focused on plastic and reconstructive surgery (specifically lymphatic surgery and complex reconstruction). PA Womack enjoyed teaching and training staff, residents and students during her clinical practice so much that she decided to switch to academia full-time in February 2018, when she joined UNTHSC PA Studies as an Assistant Professor.

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Kenya Samuels, PA-C

PA Samuels established herself as a pediatric intensive care physician assistant. Her clinical and academic experiences have awarded her 6 accepted presentations at national conferences. She has served on committees in the national Physician Assistant Education Association and the regional Texas Academy of Physician Assistants.

2022-2023

Dr. Howell-Stampley, MD

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Dr. Howell-Stampley is an experienced internist and program director of the masters of physician assistant studies program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Dr. Howell-Stampley is the 1st African American Master of Cary College in the UTSW medical school's academic colleges. She was elected to mastership in the American College of Physician's in April 2022.

Kimberly Donner, M.P.A.S., PA-C

Board-certified Physician Associate (PA) in the Department of Pediatrics – Pediatric Otolaryngology at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

PA Donner has worked in pediatric otolaryngology since 2013 and has worked in family medicine and emergency medicine prior to that.

Dr. Rashada Jordan DMSC, PA-C-CAQ Psych

She is a board-certified Physician Associate (PA). PA Jordan works at Fusion Family Consulting currently, a consulting outpatient psychiatry clinic. She has worked in the field since 2019. PA Jordan earned her Bachelor of Science from Coastal Carolina University, and her Masters of Science from Francis Marion University Physician Assistant Program. She has also recently completed a Doctorate of Medical Science from Lynchburg University in 2022.

Dr. Emily Adhikari, MD

Medical Director of Perinatal Infectious Diseases at Parkland Hospital, where she supervises pregnancy care for Dallas County women living with infectious diseases. Dr. Adhikari is also the assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.

2021-2022

Veronica Coleman, PA-C

A board-certified Physician Associate (PA) with a Masters degree in Physician Assistant Studies. Currently, PA Coleman practices clinically in Dallas, Texas at the UT Southwestern Medical Center Department of Surgery/Surgical Oncology specializing in Pancreatic Cancer Prevention. PA Coleman now serves as an Assistant Professor and the Director of Admissions with the UTSW Dept. of PA Studies, while continuing her clinical work with the Dept. of Surgery/Surgical Oncology.

Dr. Tiffany Moon, M.D.

Tiffany Moon, M.D., is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Management at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She serves on multiple committees for the American Society of Anesthesiologists and is an Oral Board Examiner for the American Board of Anesthesiology. She also serves on the Board of Directors for the International Society for the Perioperative Care of the Obese Patient (ISPCOP).

Dr. Amy Gruszecki MSFS, D.O.

Forensic pathologist certified by the American Board of Pathology. She is the chief forensic pathologist and medical director of American Forensics, which provides autopsy services and foresnic pathology consulting services. Dr. Gruszecki has numerous publications in forensic science and pathology, all from peer reviewed journals.

Sneha Patel MPAS, PA-C

Certified Physician Associate in Family medicine and is also the CEO of Metroplex Medical Centres. She owns 5 practices and will be opening 2 more soon! She serves as a clinical preceptor for UTSW students and has held an assistant professor position in the school of health professions.

Dr. Nathalie Brewer, M.D.

Nathalie Brewer, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in general pediatric surgery. Certified by the German Board for Pediatric Surgery, the European Board of Paediatric Surgery, and the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates, Dr. Brewer joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2019. She is also a member of the Children’s Oncology Group and the European Board of Paediatric Surgery.

Dr. Hina Dave, M.D.

Neurologist at the UT Southwestern Medical Center. Board certified neurology, neurophysiology, and epilepsy, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016. Dr. Dave has expertise in treating intractable epilepsy, new-onset seizures, the elderly with epilepsy, and women with epilepsy who are pregnant or trying to become pregnant. She serves as the Principal Investigator for the Seizure Registry Project at the Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute.

2020-2021

Dr. Hena Tewari, M.D.

Dr. Tewari is an obstetrics and gynecology physician. She is also an Associate Professor and Clerkship Director for 3rd Year Medical Students in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Amarillo.

Dr. Zulay Zambrano, D.O.

Dr. Zambrano is an ER physician at Texas Health Kaufman.

Dr. Sarah Hannah, M.D.

Dr. Hannah is an ER physician and medical director at THR Dallas.

Dr. Anjuli Gans M.D.

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Dr. Gans practices as a pediatrician and a clinical assistant professor of Pediatrics at UPenn.

Haleh Banani

Haleh Banani is a Dallas based mental health professional and inspiring life coach with over 20 years of experience. She has her Masters in Clinical Psychology from The University of Houston and is the founder of The Mindful Hearts—A Global Support Group for Women. As founder, Haleh provides training, inspiration, and practical tools to a community dedicated to helping women achieve emotional strength, serenity, and peace of mind. She has broken numerous gender barriers in her own industry, such as traveling internationally to speak at conferences and having her own TV show—coined “With Haleh”—in which she was the first woman to host a program for Al Fajr TV.