Christie Ballantyne, MD
Enriched profileSection Chief of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine · Baylor College of Medicine
Christie Ballantyne is Section Chief of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine. OpenAlex indexes 2,038 publications with 125,874 citations (h-index 162); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4 registered studies with this person as an investigator. By OpenAlex citation count, this profile ranks in the top 1% of Cardiovascular Disease profiles in the findmyKOL directory.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Christie Ballantyne, MD, is Section Chief of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research, Baylor College of Medicine. The public record shows 2,038 publications with 125,874 citations (h-index 162), centered on Coronary Artery Disease / ACS, Dyslipidemia / Lipid Disorders. It also documents an investigator role on 4 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 27 companies, 15 NIH-funded awards (1990–2022).
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Science advances
- Top research focus: Coronary Artery Disease / ACS
- 4 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 27 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 89 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingPublic positions
sourced statements on record- As NLA president-elect
led advocacy for a lipid specialist/lipidology taxonomy code with CMS
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Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 27 Aug 2026
Listed as an investigator on 4 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Effects of Ezetimibe, Simvastatin, and Vytorin on Reducing L5 a Subfraction of LDL in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome.
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
- Effectiveness of Intensive Lipid Modification Medication in Preventing the Progression of Peripheral Arterial Disease (The ELIMIT Study)
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 27 Aug 2026
27 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLCProgram year202526 payments$20,991openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationProgram year20252 payments
- Eli Lilly and CompanyProgram year20256 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2024)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
100%Statin30%Rosuvastatin Calcium67%Atorvastatin Calcium33%Part D≥41 patientsPCSK9 Inhibitor28.5%Repatha Sureclick83%Praluent Pen17%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
Updated 27 Aug 2026
15 NIH research awards on record, funded 1990–2022 per NIH RePORTER. The latest:
- Clonal hematopoiesis in humans: determinants of development and progression
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2022$1,441,860R01HL148050 - Clonal hematopoiesis in humans: determinants of development and progression
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2021$1,425,387R01HL148050 - Clonal hematopoiesis in humans: determinants of development and progression
Baylor College of Medicine
FY2020$1,470,291R01HL148050
Publications
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Plasma GDF15 affects long-term dementia risk and alters neuroimmune signaling.
Science advances
Article2026 - Eicosapentaenoic acid ethyl ester cardioprotection: beyond triglycerides.
European heart journal
Article2026 - Zodasiran for cholesterol and triglyceride lowering in patients with hyperlipidemia: final report of phase 1 basket trial.
Nature medicine
Clinical Trial2026
Online presence
Updated 27 Aug 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/christie-ballantyne-md
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linkedin.com/in/christie-ballantyne-875163b
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
drgabriellelyon.com/podcast_list/heart-health-simplified-expert-tips-that-work-dr-christie-ballantyne
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lipid.org/lipidinsights
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Background & recognition
Updated 27 Aug 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- American Board of Internal Medicine
board certified in Internal Medicine
- American Board of Internal Medicine
board certified in Cardiovascular Disease
- Diplomate
American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →lipid.org ↗
- Section Chief of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Research
Baylor College of Medicine
- Director
Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention, Baylor College of Medicine
Awards & honors
honors on the public record- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →bcm.edu ↗
- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →professional.heart.org ↗
Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Texas Heart Institute
Houston, TX
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Baylor College of Medicine
- Department of Molecular and Human Genetics
Baylor College of Medicine
Media & interviews
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