Dr. Khera is Professor of Medicine at the University of Texas, Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, Texas where he serves as Director of Preventive Cardiology, and holder of the Dallas Heart Ball Chair in Hypertension and Heart Disease. His clinical and research interests include the primary and secondary prevention of coronary artery disease, focusing on risk assessment and risk factor modification in those with premature and familial disease. He is Immediate Past President of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology and currently Vice Chair of the AHA Scientific Sessions Planning Committee. Dr. Khera is an Associate Editor for the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology and Circulation, where he also serves as Digital Strategies Editor. Dr. Khera has contributed over 200 publications in the field of preventive cardiology.