Professor Darren Keith McGuire

Dr. Darren K. McGuire, M.D is a general cardiologist in the Division of Cardiology at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and a clinical trialist with expertise in large-scale CV outcomes trial design and execution, and drug registration/regulation, with a focus on diabetes and cardiovascular disease. He is a Distinguished Teaching Professor of Medicine with Tenure, is the Jere H. Mitchell, M.D. Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Science and is the Lead Physician of the Parkland Health and Hospital System Cardiology Clinics. Dr. McGuire participated in numerous international cardiovascular clinical outcomes trials, including T2DM, obesity, and lipid trials. Dr. McGuire is a previous member of the FDA Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee. He is Deputy Editor of Circulation, Senior Editor of Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, and co-editor of the textbook: Diabetes in Cardiovascular Disease: A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease.