Ann Navar, M.D., Ph.D.

Ann Marie Navar, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Internal Medicine and Population and Data Sciences at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. She specializes in preventive cardiology.

Originally from Corpus Christi, Dr. Navar holds a bachelor's degree in Spanish from the University of Texas at Austin. She earned her doctorate in global disease epidemiology and control at Johns Hopkins School of Health. She earned her medical degree, completed a combined residency in internal medicine and pediatrics, and completed a research fellowship at Duke University in North Carolina.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, Dr. Navar joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2021.

At UT Southwestern, Dr. Navar is a member of numerous committees, including Internal Medicine Residency Recruitment, Cardiovascular Residency Recruitment, the DOM Search Committee, the EPIC Optimization Committee, the School of Public Health Space Planning Committee, and the School of Public Health Data Science Planning Committee.

Dr. Navar’s research interests include cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology, mining real-world data including information available in electronic health records, and risk prediction and communication. She serves as an associate editor of JAMA Cardiology and is a board member of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. She is the author of numerous published articles and is frequently invited to guest lecture.

In 2021, Dr. Navar received the Meritorious Achievement Award from the American Heart Association. In 2020. she became a Fellow of the American Society for Preventative Cardiology.