Dr. Sarah Way, MD, JD

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• Commensal enteric bacteria lipopolysaccharide impairs host defense against disseminated Candida albicans fungal infection.
• Clearance of Shigella flexneri infection occurs through a nitric oxide-independent mechanism.
• Impact of either elevated or decreased levels of cytochrome bd expression on Shigella flexneri virulence.

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Get to know Emergency Physician Dr. Sarah Way, who serves patients in Texas.

Dr. Way is an emergency physician treating a wide range of acute conditions or injuries in an emergency room.

Affiliated with Texas Health, she serves as the Assistant Medical Director of the Emergency Department & President of the Medical Staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas. She can also be found on staff at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano.

Academically, Dr. Way graduated with her medical degree from McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University. She then went on to perform her residency in emergency medicine at Parkland Memorial Hospital from 2004 – 2007, and holds a Juris Doctor degree from California Western School of Law.

Successful in her field, she is board-certified in emergency medicine by the American Board of Emergency Medicine (ABEM). The ABEM is one of 24 medical specialty certification boards recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties. It certifies emergency physicians who meet its educational, professional, and examination standards.

Emergency medicine, also known as accident and emergency medicine, is the medical specialty concerned with the care of illnesses or injuries requiring immediate medical attention. An emergency physician works in an emergency department to care for acutely ill or injured patients on an unscheduled basis.

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