Contact Information
6214 Bishop Blvd, Suite 2258, Dallas, TX 75205-2501
214-768-3145
Education
PhD, MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Chicago, IL
Academic Affiliations
University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Veterans Affairs, North Texas Health Care System
The Center for Chronic Disease Research and Policy, University of Chicago
About Me
Vishal Ahuja is the Corrigan Research Professor and an Associate Professor of Information Technology and Operations Management at SMU Cox School of Business and an Adjunct Faculty at UT Southwestern Medical Center. He is also the Academic Director of the Cox School's healthcare initiative. His research focuses on developing decision analytic tools that can be implemented easily by healthcare professionals and policymakers to improve patient health, advance the quality of care, and enhance the efficiency of care delivery.
For his research, Vishal partners with various organizations such as the Dept. of Veterans Affairs, where he has a faculty affiliation with the Primary Care High Risk Investigator Network. Additionally, he collaborates with organizations such as Parkland Hospital, Baylor Scott & White Health , Texas Health Resources, and Children’s Hospital. Vishal’s research has appeared in leading management and clinical journals. Further, he has either won or been a finalist for several awards and honors including Pierskalla Award for the Best Paper in Healthcare Management Science, Innovation in Analytics Award, and Sanjay and Panna Mehrotra Research Excellence Award, which recognizes significant contributions to the practice of health applications. Most recently, he won the Dlin/Fischer Clinical Research Award from the Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry for his research related to improving mental health outcomes of high-risk veterans.
Vishal's efforts have been recognized outside of academia, including from regulators, practitioners, and the broader healthcare community. His research was cited by the FDA in their workshop on “Assessing the Public Health Impact of Prescription Drug Postmarketing Safety Labeling Changes,” in which he was invited as an expert panelist.
In 2025, Vishal was named by to AI75 list that recognizes the most innovative leaders in AI in Dallas-Fort Worth across industries. He won the Outstanding Healthcare Innovator award by DCEO Magazine in 2023 and was a finalist for the Outstanding Healthcare Advocate award in 2020. Vishal regularly advises digital health startups, and is frequently invited to speak at academic and industry conferences, universities, and hospitals. Vishal currently serves on the advisory board of TraumaCare, an AI-based software solution to improve clinical decision-making.
Vishal holds an MBA and a PhD in Business Administration from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. At Cox, he teaches MBA courses in operations management, supply chain management, and service operations. To bring relevance to his research and teaching, Vishal attempts to draw from his diverse work experience in the corporate sector that spans several years in the chemical, manufacturing, and consumer goods industry.
