Chiaka Akarichi, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Surgery at UT Southwestern Medical Center. Dr. Akarichi earned her medical degree at Dartmouth Medical School and completed a residency in general surgery at Drexel University College of Medicine/Hahnemann University Hospital. She received advanced training in acute and reconstructive burn surgery through a fellowship at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and in surgical critical care through a fellowship at New York Medical College/Westchester Medical Center. Certified by the American Board of Surgery in general surgery and surgical critical care, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2020. She has a very busy comprehensive burn care practice at the Parkland Burn Center, for which she holds the title of associate medical director.