Mujeeb Basit, M.D.

Dr. Mujeeb Basit, M.D., is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology.

Originally from Hyderabad, India, Dr. Basit grew up in Houston. He holds a bachelor's degree with honors in computer science from Baylor University in Waco, Texas. He earned his medical degree at George Washington University in Washington, D.C. He then completed a master's degree in clinical informatics at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He received internal medicine residency training at George Washington University, followed by fellowships in cardiology at St. Elizabeth Medical Center in Boston, and clinical informatics at Harvard University.

Certified by the American Board of Internal medicine in cardiology, Dr. Basit joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2016.

Dr. Basit's clinical interests include general cardiology and personalized management of long-term cardiovascular risk.

Personal Note

Dr. Basit’s interests outside of medicine include his family, cooking, travel, and photography.

Medical School

George Washington University Medical Center (2008)

Internship

The George Washington University (2009), Internal Medicine

Residency

The George Washington University (2011), Internal Medicine

Fellowship

St. Elizabeth's Medical Center (2014), Cardiology

Other Post Graduate Training

Harvard Medical School (2016)

Graduate School

Harvard Medical School (2016)

Graduate School

Harvard Medical School (2016), Medical Sciences

Fellowship

Harvard Medical School (2016), Clinical Informatics

• Clinical Decision Support Evaluation and Optimization
• Precision Medicine and Genetic Data in EHRs
• Usability Design for Electronic Health Record Systems

Featured Publications

The Dallas Heart Study: a population-based probability sample for the multidisciplinary study of ethnic differences in cardiovascular health.

Victor RG, Haley RW, Willett DL, Peshock RM, Vaeth PC, Leonard D, Basit M, Cooper RS, Iannacchione VG, Visscher WA, Staab JM, Hobbs HH Am. J. Cardiol. 2004 Jun 93 12 1473-80

Correcting data shifts in gel files created by Model 377 DNA Sequencers.

O'Brien KM, Ironside MA, Athanasiou MC, Basit MA, Evans GA, Garner HR BioTechniques 1998 Jun 24 6 1002-3

• Golden Humanism Award (Outstanding Service)
  George Washington School of Medicine (2008)

• American College of Cardiology (2011)
• American Medical Informatics Association (2014)
• American Medical Society (2008)