Dr. Vivian T Pugh, MD

Areas of expertise and specialization

Faculty Titles & Positions

• Associate Director of Inpatient Medicine Scott and White, Temple TX 2011 - 2012

Awards

• Veterans Administration James E. C. Walker, M.D. Award. Excellence In Patient Care. 2008 University of Connecticut 
• Cum Laude MD graduation 2005 University of Monterrey 
• Academic Excellence Award Medicine 2006 College Federation State, Nuevo Leon, Mexico 
• Paul A. Paladino Chief Resident Award- Outstanding Teaching As Chief Resident 2011 University of Connecticut 
• Castle Connolly Exceptional Women In Medicine 2018 Castle Connolly 
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors-Austin Monthly 2022 Castle Connolly 
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors-Austin Monthly 2021 Castle Connolly 
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors-Austin Monthly 2020 Castle Connolly 
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors-Austin Monthly 2019 Castle Connolly 
• Castle Connolly Top Doctors-Austin Monthly 2018 Castle Connolly 

Professional Memberships

• American College of Physicians  
• American Medical Association  

Charities and Philanthropic Endeavors

• Ready Cares --- Executive Director

Professional Society Memberships

• ACPAMATMATMS

Professional Affiliations

• ACP AMATMATMS

Articles and Publications

• Medadi S, Mathur S, TEIXEIRA V. Specific GI Microbial Infections in Wu, G.Y. and Pappano, A.,Pocket Handbook of GI Pharmacotherapeutics 57-82. Humana Editorial. 2009.4th Annual CME Course For Physician Assistants, speaker, 01/2012- Ethics and Geriatric Assessment In the Hospital.Hospital Medicine Boot Camp CME course speaker, 10/2012.- Medical Ethics.American Society of Nuclear Cardiologists (ASNC), 09/2010- Peer-Reviewed Abstract Presentations:Page of2 4- TEIXEIRA V, Mathur S, Iqtidar A, et al. Risk Stratification Of Diabetic Patients With NoKnown Coronary Artery Disease Using Stress Single Photon Emission ComputedTomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Does Gender Play A Role? J.Nucl.Cardiol.2010; 31.06 (Manuscript in Preparation).- TEIXEIRA V, Kazi F, Iqtidar A, et al. Can Stress Single Photon Emission ComputedTomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Effective Cardiac Risk Stratification InDiabetic Patients With No Known Coronary Artery Disease? J.Nucl.Cardiol. 2010; 36.29(Manuscript in Preparation).- Ghatak A, TEIXEIRA V, Rashid M, et al. Is There A Low Risk Group In Diabetic PatientsUndergoing Stress Myocardial Perfusion Imaging: Comparison of Prognostic Value ofPharmacologic Vs. Exercise Stress. J.Nucl.Cardiol. 2010; 36.31American College of Cardiologists (ACC), March 2010- Peer-Reviewed Abstract Presentations:- Nair S, Mathur S, TEIXEIRA V, et al. Can Stress Single Photon Emission ComputedTomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Provide Effective Cardiac Risk Stratification inOctogenarians With No Known Coronary Artery Disease? J.Am.Coll.Cardiol. 2010; 55;A88- Rashid M, Ghatak A, TEIXEIRA V, et al. Does the Obesity Paradox exist in DiabeticPatients with no known Coronary Artery Disease? Risk Stratification using Stress SinglePhoton Emission Computed Tomography Myocardial Perfusion Imaging. J.Am.Coll.Cardiol.2010; 55;A90- Arora S, Mathur S, TEIXEIRA V, et al. Location Location Location: Does it Matter withStress SPECT Myocardial Perfusion Imaging Outcomes? J.Am.Coll.Cardiol. 2010; 55;A88Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM) New England Regional Meeting, March 2008- Oral Abstract Presentation:- TEIXEIRA V and Franco T. Stenting for Renal Artery Stenosis. J. Gen.Intern.Med. 2008Connecticut Chapter, American College of Physicians Fall Meeting, October 2008- Peer-Reviewed Abstract Presentation:- TEIXEIRA V. Glitazones For The Heart: Yay or Nay? Ann.Intern.Med. 2008Connecticut Chapter, American College of Physicians Fall Meeting, October 2009- Peer-Reviewed Abstract Presentation:- TEIXEIRA V, Lane, T. Metronidazole-Induced Pancreatitits. Ann.Intern.Med. 2009Schneiderman H, TEIXEIRA V. Old Rickets in an Old Woman and New Rickets in a New Millennium.Consultant. 2008. 48: 778-785.Slim H, Ghatak A, TEIXEIRA V, et al. Does Location Matter? Prognostic Value of Single PhotonEmission Computed Tomography (SPECT) Myocardial Perfusion Imaging by Vascular Territory.(submitted to ACC 2011).Parwani P, Rai M, TEIXEIRA V, et al. Diabetic Patients with Single Vessel Ischemia: More SevereCAD than Non-Diabetic Patients? (submitted to ACC 2011).

What do you attribute your success to?

• My parents' unconditional support in my calling to be a doctor since the young age of 6 and growing up in an area of great disparity in medical care. My residency director, D.r Thomas Lane who taught me so much about primary care and treating patients as if they are family. Throughout my career, I made amazing friends in my colleagues and had a wonderful experience working in St. David's and Baylor Scott and White systems. They really supported me throughout my career and I felt appreciated even during the toughest of times during the pandemic.

Areas of research

• I am focusing on obtaining an MPH and being accessible to patients in need via telehealth. Especially our mental health patients who are stigmatized.

Philanthropic Initiatives

• Helping veterans and health care providers by giving back to those who give for us via Ready Cares.

Favorite Place to Vacation

• Brazil, Italy, Northeast USA

Hobbies / Sports

• Ballet, music, and collecting art.

Favorite professional publications

• The New England Journal of MedicinePreventive Medicine

Areas of research

Pharmacogenetics

Disparity In Mental Health Care

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