Prof Suhny Abbara, M.D., is a Professor of Radiology at UT Southwestern Medical Center and Chief of its Cardiothoracic Imaging Division. He also serves as Chief of Cardiothoracic Imaging at Parkland Health & Hospital System. His clinical interests include cardiovascular imaging and lung cancer screening.
Originally from Germany, Dr. Abbara earned his medical degree at Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf. He completed his residency in diagnostic radiology at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, D.C., and in surgery at the University of Hawaii Surgical Residency Program in Honolulu. He received advanced training in cardiac imaging through a fellowship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Prior to joining the UT Southwestern faculty in 2013, Dr. Abbara was Director of Clinical Cardiac Imaging at Massachusetts General Hospital. At Harvard Medical School, he was Director of Education for the Cardiac Magnetic Resonance (MR) and Computed Tomography (CT) Program and an Associate Professor of Radiology.