The Heart Institute Lipid Clinic

The Heart Institute Lipid Clinic can benefit patients with difficult-to-manage lipid disorders, including:

• Complex dyslipidemias, such as familial hypercholesterolemia and familial combined hypercholesterolemia
• Complicated therapies, such as where two or more liver-metabolized drugs are needed
• Side effects from cholesterol lowering medication
• Patients resistant or unresponsive to prior or current therapy
• Very high-risk patients
• Significant personal or family history of premature coronary artery disease

The Heart Institute Lipid Clinic offers:

• Advanced lipid and genetic testing
• Ambulatory blood-pressure monitoring
• Screening for diabetes and metabolic syndrome
• Monitoring lab values
• Nutritional instruction
• Risk factor education
• Exercise recommendations
• Clinical research with novel lipid-lowering treatments

Peter A. Mc Cullough, MD

Physician specialist Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiology, and clinical lipidology. Dr. McCullough completed his medical degree at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dallas, residency at the University of Washington in Seattle, a cardiology fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital, and a master's degree in public health at the University of Michigan. At Providence Park, Dr. McCullough leads a clinical and research team fostering innovative approaches in preventive cardiology. He is internationally recognized, with over 700 published scientific communications.