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Tulika Jain, MD

Tulika Jain, MD

Dr. Jain was born in Dallas, Texas. She completed a double major in biology and economics at Austin College as an undergraduate, graduating magna cum laude. She was a Presidential Scholar at Austin College and received distinctions in chemistry and economics. After obtaining her medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, where she received honors in all of her medicine sub-internships, she continued her training at UT Southwestern for internship and residency in Internal Medicine (1998-2001) and her Cardiology Fellowship (2001-2006). She is board certified in internal medicine and board eligible in cardiovascular disease.

Tulika Jain, MD Dr. Jain completed an advanced imaging cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern where she specialized in cardiac CT, cardiac MRI, nuclear cardiology and echocardiography. She spent two years researching methods for noninvasive coronary imaging as a tool for prevention of cardiac events, while receiving training in biostatistics and epidemiology. She has published literature on the relationship between atherosclerosis and obesity, as well as comparisons of the burden of coronary atherosclerosis by ethnicity and gender.

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Board Certification

  • Internal Medicine, 2001
  • Cardiovascular Disease, 2006

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • University of Texas Southwestern
    Medical Center at Dallas
    – Fellowship, Advanced Cardiac Imaging, 2005 -2006
    – Cardiac MRI, Coronary CT Angiography
    – Nuclear Cardiology, Echocardiography,
    Diagnostic Catheterization
  • Fellowship, Clinical Cardiology, 2003-2006
  • Donald W. Reynolds
    Cardiology Research Fellowship, 2001-2003
  • Internship and Residency, Internal Medicine, 1998-2001

EDUCATION

  • Doctor of Medicine, 1998
    University of Texas Southwestern
    Medical School
  • Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1994
    Austin College
    Sherman, Texas

Heart Valves

Heart Valves
The heart has four valves that open and close in a coordinated manner during the pumping and filling of the heart. This keeps blood flowing in a forward direction. Without the valves, blood would simply “slosh back and forth” as the heart beats.