Amit Khera, M.D. Director, Preventive Cardiology; Associate Chief of Cardiology for Faculty Development Professor Endowed Title Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease School Medical School Department Internal Medicine You have reached the Academic Profile. For more information on the doctor and patient care, please visit the clinical profile. Biography Amit Khera, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a member of the Division of Cardiology. He specializes in cardiac risk assessment and risk factor modifications. Dr. Khera is Director of UT Southwestern’s Preventive Cardiology Program. In addition, he is the Associate Chief of Cardiology for Faculty Development and holds the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease. Originally from Akron, Ohio, Dr. Khera holds a bachelor's degree in American history from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, where he graduated magna cum laude. He earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston and completed a residency in internal medicine at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. He then received advanced training through a cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern. Dr. Khera also holds a master’s degree in epidemiology from Harvard University. A Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, Dr. Khera joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2004. Dr. Khera's main research focus is preventing cardiac disease. He has published over 200 academic articles on his findings. Dr. Khera is Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. He is a Fellow of the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. He is also an active member of other professional organizations, including the Dallas County Medical Society. Dr. Khera has been honored by the American Heart Association for cardiovascular research in women’s health and by the American College of Cardiology for his work in preventive cardiology. He was included in D Magazine's Best Doctors list from 2014-2024, and was also named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor from 2013-2024. Education Medical School Baylor College of Medicine (1998) Internship Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital (1999), Internal Medicine Residency Harvard Medical School/Brigham & Women's Hospital (2001), Internal Medicine Fellowship UT Southwestern Medical Center (2004), Cardiology Research Interest Early Detection and Risk Assessment in Cardiovascular Disease Familial and Genetic Contributions to Coronary Artery Disease Primary and Secondary Prevention of Coronary Artery Disease Publications Physical Activity and Progression of Coronary Artery Calcification in Men and Women Shuval K, Leonard DS, Defina LF, Barlow CE, Berry JD, Turlington WM, Pavlovic A, Radford NB, Gabriel KP, Khera A, Levine BD JAMA Cardiology 2024 Jul 9 659-666 Apolipoprotein B: Bridging the Gap Between Evidence and Clinical Practice De Oliveira-Gomes D, Joshi PH, Peterson ED, Rohatgi A, Khera A, Navar AM Circulation 2024 Jul 150 62-79 US population qualifying for aspirin use for primary prevention of cardiovascular disease Huang AL, Navar AM, Ayers C, Rohatgi A, Michos ED, Virani SS, Joshi P, Peterson ED, Khera A American Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2024 Jun 18 Measurement and Application of Incidentally Detected Coronary Calcium: JACC Review Topic of the Week Parsa S, Saleh A, Raygor V, Hoeting N, Rao A, Navar AM, Rohatgi A, Kay F, Abbara S, Khera A, Joshi PH Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2024 Apr 83 1557-1567 Novel plasma biomarkers of coronary artery calcium incidence or progression: Insights from the prospective multi-ethnic Dallas Heart Study cohort Grinberg T, Eisen A, Talmor-Barkan Y, Kornowski R, Hamdan A, Witberg G, Ayers C, Joshi P, Rohatgi A, Khera A, de Lemos JA, Neeland IJ Atherosclerosis 2024 Mar 390 Addressing Structural Racism Through Public Policy Advocacy: A Policy Statement From the American Heart Association Author Collaboration ob, Albert MA, Churchwell K, Desai N, Johnson JC, Johnson MN, Khera A, Mieres JH, Rodriguez F, Velarde G, Williams DR, Wu JC Circulation 2024 Feb 149 E312-E329 SELECTing Treatments for Cardiovascular Disease — Obesity in the Spotlight Khera A, Powell‑Wiley TM New England Journal of Medicine 2023 Dec 389 2287-2288 A Synopsis of the Evidence for the Science and Clinical Management of Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic (CKM) Syndrome: A Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association Ndumele CE, Neeland IJ, Tuttle KR, Chow SL, Mathew RO, Khan SS, Coresh J, Baker-Smith CM, Carnethon MR, Després JP, Ho JE, Joseph JJ, Kernan WN, Khera A, Kosiborod MN, Lekavich CL, Lewis EF, Lo KB, Ozkan B, Palaniappan LP, Patel SS, Pencina MJ, Powell-Wiley TM, Sperling LS, Virani SS, Wright JT, Rajgopal Singh R, Elkind MS, Rangaswami J Circulation 2023 Nov 148 1636-1664 Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Health: A Presidential Advisory from the American Heart Association Ndumele CE, Rangaswami J, Chow SL, Neeland IJ, Tuttle KR, Khan SS, Coresh J, Mathew RO, Baker-Smith CM, Carnethon MR, Despres JP, Ho JE, Joseph JJ, Kernan WN, Khera A, Kosiborod MN, Lekavich CL, Lewis EF, Lo KB, Ozkan B, Palaniappan LP, Patel SS, Pencina MJ, Powell-Wiley TM, Sperling LS, Virani SS, Wright JT, Rajgopal Singh R, Elkind MS Circulation 2023 Nov 148 1606-1635 Novel Size-Based High-Density Lipoprotein Subspecies and Incident Vascular Events Deets A, Joshi PH, Chandra A, Singh K, Khera A, Virani SS, Ballantyne CM, Otvos JD, Dullaart RP, Gruppen EG, Connelly MA, Ayers C, Navar AM, Pandey A, Wilkins JT, Rohatgi A Journal of the American Heart Association 2023 Nov 12 Results 1-10 of 224 1 2 3 4 5 Next Last Honors & Awards MasterAmerican Society for Preventive Cardiology (2023) D Magazine Best Doctors in Dallas (2014-2024) Texas Super Doctors (2013-2024) AHA Trudy Bush Award For Cardiovascular Research in Women's Health (2009) Outstanding Teacher AwardUTSW Class of 2009 (2007) Career Development Award in Clinical or Preventive CardiologyAmerican College of Cardiology/Pfizer (2006) Excellence in Teaching Award NomineeHarvard Medical School (2002) Outstanding Student Award Class of 1998Baylor College of Medicine (1998) Alpha Omega AlphaHonor Medical Society (1997) Professional Associations/Affiliations American College of Cardiology (2004) American Heart Association (2003) American Medical Association (2004) American Society for Preventive Cardiology (2010) Dallas County Medical Society (2004)