Parveen K. Garg, MD

Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine

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Overview

Dr. Garg is a graduate of the Honors Program in Medical Education at Northwestern University where he completed his undergraduate and medical school education. He also obtained a Masters Degree in Public Health during this time. He then moved to New York to complete his training in internal medicine at NYU medical center.

After completing residency, Dr. Garg returned to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to complete a fellowship in cardiovascular diseases. Upon completion of his general cardiology fellowship, he stayed for an additional year of training in advanced cardiovascular imaging and vascular medicine.

Dr Garg’s main clinical interest is in Preventive Cardiology. He specializes in treating in those at high cardiovascular, such as a strong family history of early heart disease or a high coronary artery calcium score. He is also board certified in Clinical Lipidology and treats conditions related to cholesterol management, including statin intolerance, difficult to manage triglyceride levels and high cholesterol due to a genetic disorder—Familial Hypercholesterolemia or elevated Lipoprotein (a).

Publications

  • CAC Screening for Elevated Lipoprotein(a): Clarifying ASCVD Risk Without Losing Sight of Lifetime Exposure. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2026 May 26; 87(20):2873-2875.. View in PubMed
  • Association of self-rated health and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: Findings from three cohorts. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2026 Feb; 25:101378.. View in PubMed
  • Circulating ketone bodies and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: insights from the MESA and UK Biobank cohorts. Eur J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep 24.. View in PubMed
  • BK channel agonists may affect matrix vesicle secretion and ameliorate vascular calcification via autophagy. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2025 Aug 30; 15(4):820-832.. View in PubMed
  • Demographics of lipoprotein(a) and stroke: The UK biobank. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Sep; 23:101055.. View in PubMed
  • Association Between Elevated Total Homocysteine and Heart Failure Risk in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis Cohort. J Am Heart Assoc. 2025 03 04; 14(5):e038168.. View in PubMed
  • Lipoprotein(a), high-sensitivity c-reactive protein, homocysteine and cardiovascular disease in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Am J Prev Cardiol. 2025 Mar; 21:100903.. View in PubMed
  • Neighborhood physical activity facilities predict risk of incident mixed and vascular dementia: The Cardiovascular Health Cognition Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 01; 21(1):e14387.. View in PubMed
  • Factors associated with lipid lowering therapy in the multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis. Lipids Health Dis. 2024 Nov 14; 23(1):375.. View in PubMed
  • Simultaneous multi-slice cardiac real-time MRI at 0.55T. Magn Reson Med. 2025 Apr; 93(4):1723-1732.. View in PubMed