"Preventing Cardiovascular Disease Today: Putting 20 Years of Progress into Practice"

Speaker:

Amit Khera, M.D., MSc.
Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
Director, Preventive Cardiology
Associate Chief of Cardiology, Faculty Development
UT Southwestern Medical Center

About Amit Khera:
Originally from Akron, Ohio, Dr. Khera holds a bachelor's degree in American history from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. 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.

As a clinician, he specializes in cardiac risk assessment and risk factor modifications. His research focuses on cardiac disease prevention.

Dr. Khera joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2004.