Dr. Amit Khera, MD
Not yet claimedPreventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Dallas, TX · Telehealth in 1 state
Professor of Internal Medicine, Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program and Clinical Chief of Cardiology at UT Southwestern; he specializes in cardiac risk assessment and risk factor modification to prevent coronary artery disease.
About Dr. Amit Khera, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Amit Khera is a preventive cardiologist and lipidologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He is a Professor of Internal Medicine, Clinical Chief of Cardiology, and Director of the Preventive Cardiology Program, and he holds the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease. His clinical focus is cardiac risk assessment and helping patients change the risk factors that lead to heart disease.
He earned his medical degree at Baylor College of Medicine in 1998, did his internal medicine residency at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, and completed a cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern. He also holds a master's degree in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. He is board certified in cardiovascular disease by the American Board of Internal Medicine and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. He joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2004 and sees patients in the UT Southwestern system, including William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital and Parkland Health.
He has published more than 200 academic articles and is active in national heart organizations. He is a Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, chairs the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Planning Committee, and is a Fellow of both the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology. He was named to receive the 2025 Chairman's Award at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list one industry payment totaling $107.27, from Esperion Therapeutics. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and an amount this small is typical of items such as a meal at an educational event.
- Board certifications
- Diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine in cardiovascular disease and Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. profiles.utsouthwestern.edu
- Leads preventive cardiology program
- He heads UT Southwestern's Preventive Cardiology Program, which works with patients to assess their risk of developing cardiovascular disease. utsouthwestern.edu
- Clinical Chief of Cardiology
- He serves as Clinical Chief of Cardiology at UT Southwestern and holds the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease. utswmed.org
- Training and degrees
- Medical degree from Baylor College of Medicine, internal medicine residency at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern, and a master's in epidemiology from the Harvard School of Public Health. profiles.utsouthwestern.edu
- National society leadership
- Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and current Chair of the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions Planning Committee. pri-med.com
- Published research
- He has published over 200 academic articles, including a 2025 JAMA Cardiology paper on the AHA PREVENT equations, lipoprotein(a), and risk assessment for primary prevention. profiles.utsouthwestern.edu
- 2025 AHA Chairman's Award
- He was named to receive the 2025 Chairman's Award at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions. newsroom.heart.org
- Hospital affiliations
- Affiliated with UT Southwestern Medical Center, William P. Clements Jr. University Hospital, and Parkland Health. doximity.com
- Teaching roles
- He has served as Program Director for the Cardiology Fellowship and as Associate Chief of Cardiology for Faculty Development. cme.utsouthwestern.edu
- Industry payments
- CMS Open Payments lists one payment totaling $107.27 for 2021-2025, from Esperion Therapeutics. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Another cardiologist with the same name (Amit Khera) practices and publishes in the preventive cardiology field at a different institution, so search results and articles can be mixed up. Confirm you are looking at the UT Southwestern Dallas physician. profiles.utsouthwestern.edu
- The X/Twitter account listed for him could not be independently confirmed in this research, and no Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, or Threads accounts were verified either way. x.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$107
1 payment
| 2021 | $0 |
| 2022 | $107 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$107
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$107
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
UT Southwestern Clinical Heart and Vascular Center
2001 Inwood Road, 5th Floor
Dallas, TX 75390
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