RKT HEART HEALTH & CARDIOLOGY SYMPOSIUM

Led by Dr. Anand Rohatgi, MD, Professor and Director of Preventative Cardiology at UT Southwestern, this free symposium is an opportunity to assess your own heart health, tap into a wealth of knowledge about prevention of heart disease, and inspire yourself to take on the challenge of your own heart health.

Dr. Rohatgi, MD is part of UT Southwestern Medical Center which has been recognized by US News & World Report as one of the nation’s top 15 hospitals for cardiology and heart surgery.

Schedule: 

WHY ATTEND?

• Learn about the heart and its amazing functions
• Gain a new appreciation and get inspire to take better care of your heart
• Assess your heart health and learn ways to improve heart health
• Heart health is critical for a happy life
• Without proper knowledge of heart health, the effects of heart disease can sneak up on you or your loved one 
• About 1 in 5 deaths each year are caused by heart disease, that’s nearly a million people every year in the US alone South Asians, particularly Indians, living in the US are more likely to die from heart disease than the general population
• research has proven that Indians develop heart disease up to a decade earlier than the general population 
• over 70% of children in the US have poor heart health according to renown cited in June 2022 issue of Circulation.
• why wait for heart disease to strike you or your loved one when it can be prevented? 

WHO CAN ATTEND?

The symposium is a free event organized as a community service to  benefit people of all ages.  Whether you are 5 or 80, you can never be too young or too old to learn to make your heart healthy.  After all, a healthy heart means a happy life! 

KIDS PROGRAM

Bring your kindergartner and your teens! Fun age appropriate heart health learning activities for ages 5 and above.  

REGISTRATION OPTIONS:

Even though the event is free to the public, registration is required. Advanced registration.  Advanced registration offers the convenience of expedited entry. Due to limited space, the availability of walk in registration is unknown at this time.  

All participants are required to register. There are 2 options for registration:
 

In Person

Online

KIDS HEART HEALTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM

It’s become a known statistic that 70% of kids in the US have poor heart health.  It’s never too early to start building the right habits to care for the heart.  It all starts with awareness and knowledge.  Learning about the heart and the importance of maintaining it can be fun and exciting.  God as the Divine Architect has crafted the heart and it is absolutely amazing.  The Kids Heart Health Challenge is designed to inspire kids to learn and grow in their understanding, appreciation and care for their heart.  They can learn how vital the heart is to their overall holistic health.  

Kids can check out demonstrations and participate in games, contests, quizzes as well as individual activities for all different age levels.  

Kids are encouraged to make their own personal heart health pledge and add it to the wall in the Heart Health Pledge Hall.  

Kids Heart Health Challenge Activities: 

Age appropriate activities for ages 5 to adult include:

• Use Play Dough for Making Circulatory System - Learn Ciriculation System
• Make a Heart House
• Build and Play a Circulatory System Game
• Make a Heart Model & Breath Into It
• Can You Beat Your Own Heart?  Compete with your heart – to understand how much volume it pumps in just a minute of time
• Listen to Your Heart by Stethoscope  & Make Your own Stethoscope
• Watch Your Pulse in Action Using A Marshmallow ! & Learn How to Check Your Pulse
• Demo – Learn the Dangers of Narrowed Veins & Arteries
• Jump Rope Contest – The Value of Fitness 
• Learn Heart Anatomy By Coloring – with Age Appropriate Coloring Challenges – Ages 5 to Teen
• Watch a Circulation and Heart Video By the Renown Bill Nye “The Science Guy”
• Add Your Personal Promise for Heart Health to the Kids Heart Health Pledge Wall

ABOUT DR. ROHATGI, MD – SYMPOSIUM LEADER
 

Anand Rohatgi, M.D., M.S.C.S., FACC, FAHA, is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Internal Medicine’s Division of Cardiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He specializes in preventive cardiology.

Dr. Rohatgi earned his medical degree at Duke University School of Medicine. He completed an internal medicine residency at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and a cardiology fellowship at UT Southwestern. He also holds a master’s degree in clinical science from UT Southwestern.

Board certified in cardiovascular disease and internal medicine, he joined the UT Southwestern faculty in 2008.

In addition to his clinical roles, Dr. Rohatgi is the Associate Program Director of UTSW’s Cardiovascular Fellowship, and he serves on several campus committees to enhance clinical research. He is an active CME speaker and has given several invited national talks.

Dr. Rohatgi’s research focuses on the role of novel biomarkers in improving risk prediction for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease. Specifically, his main area of interest is the role of high-density lipoproteins (HDL) in cardiovascular disease. He also focuses on high-risk populations, including those with diabetes and people of South Asian ancestry.

He has received past awards for research from the American Heart Association.
Dr. Rohatgi serves as a reviewer for a number of publications, including The Lancet, Journal of the American Medical Association, Journal of the American Heart Association, American Journal of Cardiology, and Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. He is an Associate Editor for Circulation and on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Clinical Lipidology.

He is a Fellow of both the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association and a member of the American College of Physicians, the National Lipid Association, and the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, among other professional organizations. He also chairs the board of directors of the nonprofit Texas Loves Children.