Preventive Medicine Year 2 

Lakshmi Sahini, MD, MPH

lakshmi.sahini@dshs.texas.gov

Medical School: Deccan College of Medical Sciences, India

Previous Experience: Transitional Year program at Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center, New Jersey; Earned MPH from the University of Massachusetts; Worked for four years at DSHS as an Epidemiologist in Chronic Health and Immunizations 

Professional Interests: Chronic Disease Prevention, Environmental Health, Toxicology and Cancer Prevention, Infectious Disease Control and Prevention, Global Health, Behavioral and Mental Health

Sandra Lozano, MD, MPH, CPH

sandra.lozano@dshs.texas.gov

Medical School: Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Previous Experience: Earned MPH degree at the University of North Texas Health Science Center; Completed OBGYN Residency at Methodist Dallas Medical Center; Decade of experience as a practicing OBGYN physician in private practice and community clinic settings

Professional Interests: Maternal and Child Health, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control, Global Health, Health Disparities and Social Determinants of Health, and Sexual and Reproductive Health

Preventive Medicine Year 1

Alison Yarp, MD, MPH

alison.yarp@dshs.texas.gov

Medical School: UT Health San Antonio Long School of Medicine

Previous Experience:

• Completed MPH in 2019 as part of MD/MPH dual degree program with UT Health School of Public Health
• Finished Psychiatry internship in 2020 at University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
• Worked as a medical education consultant for supplemental resources prior to entering preventive medicine
• Working on growing a nonprofit community for US medical trainees to support and encourage one another online

Professional Interests:

• Injury and Violence Prevention
• Behavioral and Mental Health
• Child and Adolescent Health
• Medical Education
• Community Health Education
• Health Technology and Social Media