Biography

Parag H. Joshi, M.D., an Associate Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in heart disease and preventive cardiology, including abnormal cholesterol, family history of heart disease, and early atherosclerosis, heart attacks, and strokes. He also performs and researches noninvasive imaging.

Dr. Joshi earned his medical degree at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine and completed a residency in internal medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. He received advanced training through cardiovascular diseases and prevention fellowships at Piedmont Heart Institute, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease, and the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He also received a Master of Health Science in clinical investigation from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

He is certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and in echocardiography by the National Board of Echocardiography. He is also board certified in cardiovascular CT, which is a noninvasive way of looking for plaque in the coronary arteries. 

He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2015, where he also serves as the Director of Cardiology Grand Rounds.

Dr. Joshi has delivered a variety of presentations, written dozens of peer-reviewed academic articles, and has contributed to several books. He is an Assistant Editor for the journal Circulation and an ad hoc reviewer for a variety of academic journals, including the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and the Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography.

Dr. Joshi is a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology and is a member of several professional organizations, including the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and the American Heart Association.

In 2019 and 2020, Dr. Joshi was named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor Rising Star. In 2017, he was named a Next Gen Innovator by Cardiology Today magazine.

Personal Note

Dr. Joshi was born and raised in Dallas, and is excited to be practicing medicine in his hometown.

Education & Training
  • Medical School - Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (2002-2006)
  • Residency - Emory University School of Medicine (2006-2009), Internal Medicine
  • Fellowship - Piedmont Heart Institute (2009-2011), Preventive Medicine
  • Other Post Graduate Training - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2013-2014)
  • Graduate School - Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health (2013-2014)
  • Fellowship - Johns Hopkins School of Medicine (2011-2015), Cardiology
Professional Associations & Affiliations
  • Vice-Chair, National Fellows Committee (2014-2015), Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
  • American College of Cardiology (2015), Fellow
  • American College of Physicians (2015), Member
  • Fellows Advisory Board - Cardiology Today publication (2014-2015), Member
  • American Heart Association (2015), Member
Honors & Awards
  • Texas Monthly Super Doctors, Rising Star 2020
  • Texas Monthly Super Doctors, Rising Star 2019
  • AHA Elizabeth Barrett-Connor Research Award Finalist 2014, Young Investigator's Award at the American Heart Association Annual Meeting
  • Inaugural Pollin Fellow in Cardiovascular Prevention 2013-2015, Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease
  • Best Overall Abstract 2013, American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting
  • "Up & Coming Cardiologists" 2013, Cardiosource WorldNews Feature
  • Best Fellow's Abstract 2014, American College of Cardiology Annual Meeting
Books & Publications
Research
  • Assessing risk for heart attack and stroke
  • Coronary Calcium Scoring
  • Cholesterol/Lipids
  • Coronary CT Angiography

Clinical Focus

  • Preventive Cardiology
  • Cardiac Imaging

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Dr. Joshi in the News

Dr. Joshi's preventive cardiology work was recently featured on the 'Today' show.