Dr. Susan Hedayati (IMAGE) UT Southwestern Medical Center Caption Dr. Susan Hedayati, assistant professor of internal medicine, has demonstrated that depressed patients undergoing dialysis are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed. Credit UT Southwestern Medical Center Usage Restrictions Please use our credit line. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.