The rising trend of cardiovascular diseases particularly coronary artery disease (CAD) among physicians is a matter of serious concern. They are noted to have higher prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors compared to the general population. The scenario may not be much different among the teaching faculty in a medical college. We carried out a retrospective study of 19 medical teachers of University College of Medical Sciences who suffered acute CAD episode during 1989 -2007. The mean age was 51.73 ± 9.8 years with all patients being males. The incidence of early onset CAD (age ≤ 45 yrs) in the study was 21%. There was high percentage of smokers (63.15%) and 34% had been taking regular alcohol. Central obesity was noted in 89.47% while 68.4% had hypertension, 36.8% diabetes mellitus and 21.5% had a family history of CAD. Although these figures do not give a prevalence estimate of CAD amongst medical faculty, they do reflect the significant presence of early coronary artery disease among physicians. It is imperative that physicians as a community need to wake up to the cardiovascular risks facing them on account of faulty life style and job stress.