Shannon A. Markus, MD MPH

Shannon Markus, MD, MPH is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Dell Medical School in Austin, Texas, where she recently served as Associate Medical Director. She received her Bachelor's degree from The University of Texas at Austin before attending medical school at Perelman Medical School at the University of Pennsylvania. She earned her Master of Public Health degree at The University of Texas Health Science Center with a focus on leadership before moving to Nashville to complete a residency in Emergency Medicine at Vanderbilt. At Vanderbilt, Dr. Markus served as the inaugural Fellow in Health Policy and Equity, during which time she co-created a GME-wide Resident Interdisciplinary Elective in Health Equity and performed postdoctoral research in health disparities in the COVID pandemic. Her academic interests include policies that affect our most vulnerable populations, including reducing barriers to care, care for the uninsured and underinsured, protection of safety-net institutions, and studying how sociodemographic factors affect health outcomes. She is passionate about mentoring URM students and residents. Dr. Markus enjoys international travel, caring for her 100+ houseplants, camping, and cooking. She is married to Reid and has four fur-babies at home.