Dr. Alan Brown, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Interventional cardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Naperville, IL
Interventional and preventive cardiologist, past president of the National Lipid Association, formerly Director of the Lipid Clinic and Division of Cardiology at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; now listed as Medical Director, Division of Cardiology at Advocate Illinois Masonic Hospital and Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Wake Forest.
About Dr. Alan Brown, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Another clinician shares this name; we matched by specialty and location.
Dr. Alan S. Brown is a cardiologist in the Chicago area who works within the Advocate Health system. He sees patients at locations listed in Naperville, Downers Grove and Park Ridge, Illinois. He earned his medical degree from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1980 and also holds a Master's in Health Administration from the University of Providence.
His practice covers interventional cardiology, preventive cardiology and clinical lipidology, which is the care of people with cholesterol and lipid disorders. Directory listings name conditions such as high cholesterol, familial hypercholesterolemia and sitosterolemia among his focus areas. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology.
He holds leadership and teaching roles, including Director of the Division of Cardiology and of the Lipid Clinic at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Co-Director of the Cardiology Service Line for Advocate. He served as President of the National Lipid Association for 2018-19 and is a co-author on 2019 multi-society appropriate use criteria for cardiac imaging. He is listed with faculty titles at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and Wake Forest School of Medicine.
Federal Open Payments records show he received payments from drug and device companies. Such payments are common and legal, and are often tied to speaking, consulting or research work; the figures are listed below so patients can see them.
- Medical school and experience
- He graduated from Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine in 1980 and has more than 45 years in the medical field, with a focus on cardiology and interventional cardiology. healthgrades.com
- Clinical lipidology certification
- He is a certified clinical lipidologist and a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, and has worked as an interventional cardiologist since 1985. emedevents.com
- Hospital leadership roles
- He is listed as Director of the Division of Cardiology at the Advocate Heart Institute at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Co-Director of the Cardiology Service Line for Advocate Medical Group. pri-med.com
- National Lipid Association president
- He served as President of the National Lipid Association for the 2018-19 organizational year, after terms as President-Elect and Executive Council Chair. lipid.org
- Imaging guideline co-author
- He is a co-author of the 2019 multi-society Appropriate Use Criteria for Multimodality Imaging in the Assessment of Cardiac Structure and Function in Nonvalvular Heart Disease. sciencedirect.com
- Teaching appointments
- He is listed as a Clinical Associate Professor at Loyola Stritch School of Medicine, a Clinical Professor of Medicine at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, and a Professor of Cardiovascular Medicine at Wake Forest School of Medicine. lipid.org
- Hospital affiliations
- He is affiliated with several Illinois hospitals, including Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital and Advocate Lutheran General Hospital; Edward Hospital is also listed. health.usnews.com
- Cholesterol research activity
- He has presented cholesterol research, including a 2023 poster on the safety and effectiveness of evinacumab in children with homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, and directory data notes participation in a clinical trial. linkedin.com
- Industry payments on record
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $480,205.28 across 477 records, with the largest amounts from Amgen ($192,119.04), Regeneron ($93,475.71) and Esperion Therapeutics ($79,943.70). Payments from industry are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Several of the companies that paid him make cholesterol-lowering drugs, which overlaps with his clinical and speaking focus on lipid disorders. Patients who want more detail can look up the itemized records on the CMS Open Payments site. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- He appears in online directories under three different Illinois cities (Naperville, Downers Grove and Park Ridge) and has more than one Doximity listing. These appear to be different practice locations and duplicate entries rather than different doctors, so patients should confirm the location before an appointment. advocatehealth.com
Industry payments (CMS Open Payments)
Open the CMS recordFederal law requires drug and device companies to report what they pay clinicians: meals, travel, speaking, consulting, and research. Payments are common and legal; the point is that you can see them.
2021 to 2025
$480,205
477 payments
| 2021 | $92,730 |
| 2022 | $84,493 |
| 2023 | $72,316 |
| 2024 | $115,272 |
| 2025 | $115,394 |
Top payers
- Amgen Inc.$192,119
- Regeneron Healthcare Solutions, Inc.$93,476
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$79,944
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$24,974
- Amarin Pharma Inc.$14,100
Payment types
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$334,949
- Consulting Fee$91,562
- Travel and Lodging$37,433
- Food and Beverage$12,261
- Honoraria$4,000
A word of caution about these numbers
A payment does not mean your doctor is compromised or acting unethically. Most of these entries are drug samples left for patients, or lunch brought in for the office staff, and the amounts are usually small. Research funding and speaking at medical meetings are also normal parts of a clinical career.
As a rough guide, a total under $15,000 a year is usually not a concern. Much larger sums, especially from one company whose product your doctor recommends to you, are worth asking about. You are allowed to ask.
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Practice location
Advocate Health Care - Cardiology
801 S Washington St
Naperville, IL 60540
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