Joshua Grimm, MD

Clinical Biography

Joshua Grimm, M.D., is a board-certified cardiothoracic surgeon within the Institute for Cardiovascular Health, a clinical partnership between UT Health Austin, The University of Texas at Austin and Ascension Texas.

Dr. Grimm earned his undergraduate degree in economics from The University of Texas at Austin and his medical degree from the University of Texas Medical School at Houston. He completed a general surgery residency and a postdoctoral research fellowship in cardiac surgery at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Additionally, he completed a fellowship and super fellowship in cardiothoracic surgery and advanced aortic surgery, respectively, at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Grimm’s clinical interests include adult cardiac surgery, with a dedicated focus on open and endovascular techniques to manage a myriad of aortic pathologies, including dissections and aneurysms. Additionally, he is excited to help build the Ross Program in to address aortic valve pathology, especially in active, young and middle-aged patients.

His research interests include outcomes-based assessments following heart surgery as well as translational basic science as it relates to a variety of aortic conditions. He has led and enrolled patients in several industry-driven trials involving the application of novel aortic stent grafts in acute dissections and aneurysms.

Dr. Grimm is a member of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons. Additionally, he has presented at national and international meetings and authored more than 75 peer-reviewed journal articles as well as several other commentaries and book chapters.

Dr. Grimm is a cardiothoracic surgeon with UT Health Austin.