UT Southwestern Family Medicine Residency

Today we celebrate freedom, resilience, culture, and community. Happy Juneteenth from all of us at UT Southwestern Family & Community Medicine.

A week of hellos and goodbyes. Congrats to Drs. Mubashir Wani and Sundus Tameez on completing their final shifts with UTSW Family Medicine!

White coats on, journey begins. Welcome, Class of 2029 residents! We’re excited to have you with us.

World Cup mode at the clinic! L-R: Astrud Villareal, MD, Alexandra Valenzuela, CMOA, Anna Souza-Banks, CMOA, Julianna Lee, BSN, RN, AMB-BC

Celebrating our 14 incredible Family Medicine residents who graduated this Saturday. It was a truly wonderful day filled with many special moments. We couldn’t be more proud of each of you and all you’ve accomplished—your futures are bright! Stay tuned for more photos!

Congratulations to the UTSW Family Medicine Residency Class of 2026 on reaching this incredible milestone! Your dedication, resilience, and compassion have guided you through years of rigorous training and tomorrow marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in your journey as physicians. The care you’ve provided and the lives you’ve touched have already made a lasting impact, and there is no doubt you will continue to serve your communities with excellence and heart. Wishing each of you success, fulfillment, and joy as you move forward—well done!

Here is the second new faculty who recently joined our family medicine family! Introducing Dr. Dillon Cleary, MD.

About Me: I was born in Oklahoma City, OK. but grew up in Tallahassee, Fl. I Graduated from Florida State University with a degree in Biochemistry and then later completed my M.D. degree there as well. I entered the United States Air Force while completing my M.D. degree and subsequently completed my Family Medicine training at Saint Louis University followed by an OB Fellowship in the West Suburbs of Chicago. I served a total of 10 years active duty in the Air Force spending most of my time teaching as a faculty professor at Nellis AFB Family Medicine Residency Program in Las Vegas! I decided to continue my military career by currently serving in the Air Force Reserves as a flight surgeon.

Professional Interests: My medical interests include practicing obstetrics, inpatient medicine, and teaching. I am currently completing an M.Div program with the Masters Seminary at Countryside Bible Church.

Hobbies: My hobbies include reading, beekeeping, riding bikes, playing golf, watching Florida State football, and mostly spending time with my beautiful wife and four fantastic children.

Interesting Fact: My wife is Brazilian, so I enjoy speaking Portuguese and visiting Brazil - I've been about 15 times!

Welcome to the department, Dr. Cleary!

Tonight at 6 pm! "Exercise Prescription in Primary Care" with speaker Anima Gnawali, DO. You can access the link on our website landing page (link in bio).

Learning Objectives:

1. Review current evidence on exercise as a therapeutic intervention.
2. Integrate established physical activity guidelines into individualized, risk-stratified exercise prescriptions.
3. Employ evidence-based behavioral and clinical strategies to optimize exercise adherence.

About the Speaker:
Dr. Anima Gnawali is a PGY-3 Family Medicine resident at UT Southwestern Medical Center.