Q&A with cardiology fellow Sivakumar Sudhakaran, MD
Growing up in Corpus Christi, Texas, Sivakumar Sudhakaran, MD, knew he wanted to be a doctor—combining his love of math and science with his passion to help others. Now in his third year of a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Baylor University Medical Center, he is training with an experienced team of physicians.
He shared, “What I’m learning at Baylor Scott & White from my attendings is informing and shaping the type of doctor I want to be, in addition to teaching me how to care for the medical and procedural needs of my patients in the future. I firmly believe people go into medicine to help and serve those in front of them, and that is clear in the actions I see displayed by physicians across the hospital every day.”
What makes Baylor Scott & White a unique place to learn?
The environment here is a great combination of clinical practice and academic medicine. Many places lean to one side, but one of the core principles taught here is the importance of having an academic mindset to know how to best treat the person in front of you. The best, most well-rounded physicians are constantly learning to inform best practices and are able to analyze new information to see how we can better serve patients. The program at Baylor Scott & White is very unique in that it hits a great middle mark between clinical and academic medicine, and trains physicians to be lifelong learners for their patients.
How has your training impacted how you hope to care for patients in the future?
The best thing I can say is that the patient always comes first. No matter what, act in the best interest of the patient.
What would you say to donors who supported our cardiology fellows?
A sincere and heartfelt thank you, because in my mind, supporting education and training is the most important thing we can do to deliver advanced quality patient care. Top institutions all have smart people and good resources, and supporting education like this fellowship really elevates and differentiates Baylor Scott & White from others and prepares us to best care for generations in the future.
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