Dr. Sopirala serves as the chief infection prevention officer for Parkland Health and an associate professor for infectious disease for UT Southwestern Medical Center. In her role for Parkland Health, she leads infection control and processes improvement efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections. She also leads academic detailing of surveillance for these infections. She was key in establishing a link nurse program in three different hospitals she worked which provides key education for front-line nurse representatives who learn to carry out patient safety initiatives.
