Dr. Ashish P. Vakharia

Ashish Vakharia, DMD Dr. Vakharia was born in and raised in Pittsburgh, PA. His undergraduate education was completed in Biology and Chemistry from The University of Pittsburgh. He received his dental training from both the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine and the University of Puerto Rico School of Dentistry—where he learned to speak Spanish. While in school Dr. Vakharia received the American Academy of Dental Practice Administration’s award for the top senior student in clinical practice and practice management. In addition he has completed over 400 hours of volunteer dentistry at various clinics throughout the country. Dr. Vakharia enjoys all aspects of general dentistry including cosmetic dentistry. Dr. Vakharia genuinely cares for his patients and is routinely seen going the extra mile for them. He routinely completes nearly 3x the required continuing education. Dr. Vakharia ,like Dr. Sims also reviews and provides expert analysis in dental malpractice cases—a claim very few dentists can make. He is an avid sports fan who is a devout Pittsburgh Steelers fan and enjoys all kinds of music. Did you know that while Dr. Vakharia was in school he appeared on the popular game show “Wheel of Fortune”—ask the staff about the “lost” video of it! He joined the Parkway Dental team in early 2006.