Lauren Dengle Sanchez, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics and Neurology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. She specializes in general pediatric neurology, neurofibromatosis, neuro-oncology, and Tourette syndrome.
After earning her medical degree at the UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School, Dr. Dengle completed residencies in pediatrics and child neurology at UT Southwestern.
Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with a special qualification in child neurology, she joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2014.
Among her other roles, Dr. Dengle is the Associate Program Director of the UT Southwestern Pediatric Neurology Residency and a member of the Neurofibromatosis Clinic and the Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia team. She also serves on the Program Director Committee at Children’s Medical Center Dallas.
In addition, she is a member of the American Academy of Neurology’s Consortium of Neurology Program Directors. In 2021, she was listed among D Magazine’s Best Doctors and Pediatric Specialists for Pediatric Neurology. She is also the mother of child with PURA Syndrome.
