Kruti Thakkar, M.D.
Assistant Professor

Dr. Thakkar is originally from India and received her medical training from M. S University of Baroda Medical College. She then completed a residency in Internal Medicine from the Loma Linda University Medical Center in Southern California in 2010 where she was given an opportunity to serve as a chief resident. She served as an attending physician at Kaiser Permanente in Southern California for 6 years. Prior to Joining UTSW, she worked in the private sector for 1 year. She brings to UTSW a strong background of primary care and chronic disease management. Her interests are women’s health, diabetes and preventive medicine. Dr. Thakkar is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. Dr. Thakkar’s interests outside of Medicine is cooking, painting and spending time with family/friends.

Medical School

University of Baroda Medical College (2003)

Residency

Loma Linda University Medical Center (2010), Internal Medicine

Chief Resident

Loma Linda University Medical Center (2011), Internal Medicine

• Patient Safety
• Quality Improvement

Featured Publications

Quality and Safety Training in Primary Care: Making an Impact

John M. Byrne, Susan Hall, Sam Baz, Todd Kessler, Maher Roman, Mark Patuszynski, Kruti Thakkar and T. Michael Kashner JGME 2012 4 4

• NCQA Diabetes Recognition Program Award
  National Committee for Quality Assurance