Associate professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School; Director of the Vascular Disease Prevention Program and Director of Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dr. Plutzky received his medical degree from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine at BWH and West Roxbury Veterans Administration Medical Center (now VA Boston Healthcare Systems), as well as a fellowship in cardiology at BWH. Dr. Plutzky is Board Certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.
Dr. Plutzky’s clinical interests include cardiovascular disease, preventive education on cardiac disorders, and the impact of diabetes and bariatric conditions on cardiovascular health. The author of more than 50 peer-reviewed published papers, his research interests include metabolic pathways, lipid metabolism, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.
