Biography

Ambarish Pandey, M.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in preventive cardiology and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction. 

Dr. Pandey earned his medical degree at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences. He completed both his residency in internal medicine and fellowship in cardiology at UT Southwestern. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical sciences from UT Southwestern. 

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2018. 

Dr. Pandey has published scores of professional, cardiology-based articles. In 2018, he was named a Texas Health Resources Clinical Scholar, an award that supports his research on screening and prevention of heart failure, particularly the difficult-to-treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.

He is a member of the American Heart Association (AHA), where he serves on several committees, including the Scientific Sessions Planning Committee and the Epidemiology Early Career Committee. He has received numerous AHA awards, including the 2019-20 Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award and the Steven N. Blair Award for Excellence in Physical Activity Research.

Education & Training
  • Other Post Graduate Training - UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (2014-2017)
  • Residency - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2011-2014), Internal Medicine
  • Medical School - All India Institute of Medical Sciences, India (2003-2009)
  • Fellowship - UT Southwestern Medical Center (2014-2018), Cardiology
  • Graduate School - UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (2014-2017)
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • American College of Cardiology (2014), Member
  • American Heart Association (2018), Member
Honors & Awards
  • Lifestyle and Cardiometabolic Health Young Investigator Award 2016, American Heart Association
  • Get With The Guidelines - HF Young Investigator Research Grant Award 2014, American Heart Association
  • Jay D. Coffman Early Career Investigator Award 2015, American Heart Association
  • Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators Forum Award for Clinical Research 2017
  • Clinical Scholar Award 2017, Texas Health Resources
  • Award for Excellence in Research Addressing Cardiovascular Health Equity 2018, American Heart Association
Books & Publications