David Aguilar, M.D.

Section Chief, General and Noninvasive Cardiology

Internal Medicine - Cardiology
General Cardiology
Cardiovascular Prevention

Biography

David Aguilar, M.D., is a Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center. A member of the Division of Cardiology, he specializes in general cardiology, cardiovascular disease prevention, and cardiometabolic diseases such as hypertension, diabetes, and obesity.

Dr. Aguilar earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, where he also gained advanced training through a cardiovascular medicine fellowship. He also earned a master’s degree in clinical investigation at Baylor.

Certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular diseases, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2024.

Dr. Aguilar previously served as the Gerald S. and Joan Berenson Chair in Healthy Aging and Longevity at LSU Health New Orleans.

He is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association. Dr. Aguilar also serves on the editorial boards of American Heart Journal, Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, Circulation, and Diabetes Care.

Dr. Aguilar has delivered numerous national and international presentations and published more than 100 academic articles, reviews, and book chapters related to his areas of expertise.

Personal Note

When he’s not at work, Dr. Aguilar enjoys traveling, hiking, and spending time with his family.

Professional Associations & Affiliations

American College of Cardiology
American Heart Association

Honors & Awards

Gerald S. and Joan Berenson Chair in Healthy Aging and Longevity 2023, LSU Health New Orleans
Faculty of the Year Award 2021, Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Cardiology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School
Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award 2020, UTHealth McGovern Medical School
Faculty of the Year Award 2019, Department of Internal Medicine/Division of Cardiology, UTHealth McGovern Medical School

Books & Publications

Books
- Cardiac tumors in Adult Clinical Cardiology Self-Assessment Program (ACC-SAP), version 11
  Aguilar D (2023), Washington, D.C., American College of Cardiology Foundation
- Diabetes and cardiovascular disease in Cardiology Secrets (6th ed.)
  Aguilar D (2022), Philadelphia, PA, Saunders Publishers
- Epidemiology of diabetes and heart failure in Diabetes in Cardiovascular Disease: A Companion to Braunwald's Heart Disease
  Aguilar D (2014), Philadelphia, PA, Elsevier
- Echocardiography in pulmonary embolism and secondary pulmonary hypertension in Essential Echocardiography: A Practical Casebook with DVD
  Aguilar D, Bulwer BE (2006), Totowa, N.J., Humana Press
Publications
- Accelerated Longitudinal Glycemic Changes in Relation to Urinary Toxic/Essential Metals and Metal Mixtures Among Mexican Americans Living in Starr County, Texas.
  Weiss MC, Sun J, Jackson BP, Turyk ME, Wang L, Brown EL, Aguilar D, Brown SA, Hanis CL, Argos M, Sargis RM, Diabetes care 2024 Nov 47 11 1908-1915
- 2024 Update to the 2020 ACC/AHA Clinical Performance and Quality Measures for Adults With Heart Failure: A Report of the American Heart Association/American College of Cardiology Joint Committee on Performance Measures.
  Kittleson MM, Breathett K, Ziaeian B, Aguilar D, Blumer V, Bozkurt B, Diekemper RL, Dorsch MP, Heidenreich PA, Jurgens CY, Khazanie P, Koromia GA, Van Spall HGC, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2024 Sep 84 12 1123-1143
- Predictors of Toxic Metal/Metalloid Exposures Among Mexican Americans in Starr County, Texas.
  Weiss MC, Sun J, Jackson BP, Turyk ME, Wang L, Brown EL, Aguilar D, Hanis CL, Argos M, Sargis RM, Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities 2024 Jul
- Aspirin Dosing in Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes: Insights From ADAPTABLE.
  Aguilar D, Davis BR, Diabetes care 2024 Jan 47 1 52-53
- Cardiometabolic Health: Actionable Prevention Strategies and New Care Models.
  Leonards O, Aguilar D, Texas Heart Institute journal 2024 Jan 51 1
- C-Reactive Protein Levels Correlate with Measures of Dysglycemia and Gut Microbiome Profiles.
  Brown EL, Essigmann HT, Hoffman KL, Petrosino J, Jun G, Brown SA, Aguilar D, Hanis CL, Current microbiology 2023 Dec 81 1 45
- Arsenic metabolism, diabetes prevalence, and insulin resistance among Mexican Americans: A mendelian randomization approach.
  Weiss MC, Shih YH, Bryan MS, Jackson BP, Aguilar D, Brown EL, Jun G, Hanis CL, Argos M, Sargis RM, Environmental advances 2023 Jul 12
- Preventing Heart Failure in People With Hypertension: The Time Is Now.
  Aguilar D, JACC. Heart failure 2023 Jun 11 6 689-690
- Acute Coronary Syndromes Among Patients with Prior Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery.
  Palm DS, Drame A, Moliterno DJ, Aguilar D, Current cardiology reports 2022 Nov 24 11 1755-1763
- 2022 AHA/ACC/HFSA Guideline for the Management of Heart Failure: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines.
  Heidenreich PA, Bozkurt B, Aguilar D, Allen LA, Byun JJ, Colvin MM, Deswal A, Drazner MH, Dunlay SM, Evers LR, Fang JC, Fedson SE, Fonarow GC, Hayek SS, Hernandez AF, Khazanie P, Kittleson MM, Lee CS, Link MS, Milano CA, Nnacheta LC, Sandhu AT, Stevenson LW, Vardeny O, Vest AR, Yancy CW, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2022 May 79 17 e263-e421
- Comprehensive Management of Cardiovascular Risk Factors for Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association.
  Joseph JJ, Deedwania P, Acharya T, Aguilar D, Bhatt DL, Chyun DA, Di Palo KE, Golden SH, Sperling LS, Circulation 2022 Mar 145 9 e722-e759
- American Heart Association's Life's Simple 7: Lifestyle Recommendations, Polygenic Risk, and Lifetime Risk of Coronary Heart Disease.
  Hasbani NR, Ligthart S, Brown MR, Heath AS, Bebo A, Ashley KE, Boerwinkle E, Morrison AC, Folsom AR, Aguilar D, de Vries PS, Circulation 2022 Mar 145 11 808-818
- Prescribing Trend of Inappropriate Medications in Outpatient Clinics for Older Adults With Heart Failure in the United States: NAMCS 2012 to 2016.
  Kobayashi M, Kwak MJ, Aguilar D, Goyal P, Holmes HM, Deshmukh AA, Aparasu RR, The American journal of cardiology 2021 Aug 152 168
- Trypanosoma cruzi in Nonischemic Cardiomyopathy Patients, Houston, Texas, USA.
  Nolan MS, Aguilar D, Misra A, Gunter SM, Erickson T, Gorchakov R, Rivera H, Montgomery SP, Murray KO, Emerging infectious diseases 2021 Jul 27 7 1958-1960
- A Phase II study of autologous mesenchymal stromal cells and c-kit positive cardiac cells, alone or in combination, in patients with ischaemic heart failure: the CCTRN CONCERT-HF trial.
  Bolli R, Mitrani RD, Hare JM, Pepine CJ, Perin EC, Willerson JT, Traverse JH, Henry TD, Yang PC, Murphy MP, March KL, Schulman IH, Ikram S, Lee DP, O'Brien C, Lima JA, Ostovaneh MR, Ambale-Venkatesh B, Lewis G, Khan A, Bacallao K, Valasaki K, Longsomboon B, Gee AP, Richman S, Taylor DA, Lai D, Sayre SL, Bettencourt J, Vojvodic RW, Cohen ML, Simpson L, Aguilar D, Loghin C, Moyé L, Ebert RF, Davis BR, Simari RD, European journal of heart failure 2021 Apr 23 4 661-674
- Association of NT-ProBNP, Blood Pressure, and Cardiovascular Events: The ARIC Study.
  Hussain A, Sun W, Deswal A, de Lemos JA, McEvoy JW, Hoogeveen RC, Matsushita K, Aguilar D, Bozkurt B, Virani SS, Shah AM, Selvin E, Ndumule C, Ballantyne CM, Nambi V, Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2021 Feb 77 5 559-571
- Leveraging a health information exchange for analyses of COVID-19 outcomes including an example application using smoking history and mortality.
  Tortolero GA, Brown MR, Sharma SV, de Oliveira Otto MC, Yamal JM, Aguilar D, Gunther MD, Mofleh DI, Harris RD, John JC, de Vries PS, Ramphul R, Serbo DM, Kiger J, Banerjee D, Bonvino N, Merchant A, Clifford W, Mikhail J, Xu H, Murphy RE, Wei Q, Vahidy FS, Morrison AC, Boerwinkle E, PloS one 2021 16 6 e0247235
- Levels and Change in Galectin-3 and Association With Cardiovascular Events: The ARIC Study.
  Aguilar D, Sun C, Hoogeveen RC, Nambi V, Selvin E, Matsushita K, Saeed A, McEvoy JW, Shah AM, Solomon SD, Boerwinkle E, Ballantyne CM, Journal of the American Heart Association 2020 Jul 9 13 e015405

Research

Prevention and risk-factor modification for cardiovascular disease, especially among people with diabetes

Clinical Focus

General Cardiology
Cardiovascular Prevention
Cardiometabolic Diseases
Hypertension

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