Dhaval Parekh

Dhaval Parekh is a Senior Faculty member at Baylor College of Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Pediatrics. He serves as Associate Director of the Adult Congenital Heart Disease Program at Texas Children's Hospital and practices at Texas Adult Congenital Heart Center. His clinical focus includes congenital and structural heart disease, with interventional catheterization expertise.

Education:

• MD, Silesian Medical Academy (2001)
• Residency, Medical College of Ohio (2005)
• Fellowship, University of Minnesota (2008)
• Pediatric Cardiology Postdoctoral Fellowship, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
• Adult Congenital Heart Disease Fellowship, Texas Children's Hospital/Baylor College of Medicine
• Congenital and Structural Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Texas Heart Institute (2018)
• Adult Interventional Cardiology Fellowship, Texas Heart Institute (2019)

Research interests center on adult congenital heart disease, structural heart interventions, and cardiac outcomes in pregnancy. His work examines mechanical circulatory support in complex congenital cases.

Professional memberships include the American Heart Association, American Society of Echocardiography, Adult Congenital Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, and Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI).