Dr. Erin Michos, MD
Not yet claimedPreventive cardiologist, Cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Lutherville, MD
Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center; her work focuses on cardiovascular risk prediction, lipids and statin therapy, physical activity and nutrition, and cardiovascular disease in women.
About Dr. Erin Michos, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Erin Donnelly Michos is a preventive cardiologist at Johns Hopkins. She went to medical school at Northwestern University, then did her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, and earned a Master of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Clinic listings for her appear in both Lutherville, MD and Columbia, MD.
Her clinical work is described as an outpatient preventive cardiology clinic plus work in the echocardiography (heart ultrasound) lab, along with teaching at the medical and public health schools. She holds a faculty position in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine with a joint appointment in Epidemiology, and serves as Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health Research and Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Ciccarone Center.
Much of her public record is research. Her American College of Cardiology profile credits her with 600 publications and 11 book chapters, covering topics such as heart disease in pregnancy, coronary artery calcium and biomarkers, lipids, and cardiometabolic disease. She is a co-investigator in the NIH-funded MESA and ARIC studies and co-director of the AHA-funded IMPACT Center at Johns Hopkins. She is also listed as Co-Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Federal Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $257,359.25 to her across 222 records, with the largest amounts from Novo Nordisk, Boehringer Ingelheim, and Merck Sharp & Dohme. Payments from drug and device companies to physicians are common, legal, and publicly reported.
- Training at Northwestern and Hopkins
- Medical school at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, with internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and an MHS from the Bloomberg School of Public Health. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Board-certified cardiologist
- Listed as a board-certified cardiologist affiliated with The Johns Hopkins Hospital. healthgrades.com
- Women's heart health research
- Director of Women's Cardiovascular Health Research and Associate Director of Preventive Cardiology at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Clinic and echo lab work
- Her clinical duties are described as a preventive cardiology outpatient clinic and the echocardiography lab, plus teaching. doximity.com
- 600 publications
- Her American College of Cardiology profile credits 600 publications and 11 book chapters, in areas including cardio-obstetrics, coronary artery calcium, lipids, and cardiometabolic disease. acc.org
- NIH cohort studies
- Co-investigator in the NIH-funded MESA and ARIC cohort studies and training director for four American Heart Association Strategic Focused Research Networks. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Society fellowships
- Holds fellowship status in the American College of Cardiology (FACC), American Heart Association (FAHA), American Society of Echocardiography (FASE), and American Society for Preventive Cardiology (FASPC). cardiometabolichealth.org
- Research focus areas
- Listed research interests include preventive cardiology, cardiovascular epidemiology, echocardiography, heart disease in women, risk prediction, lipids, biomarkers, and vitamin D. researchgate.net
- Journal editor role
- Her X account bio lists her as Co-Editor in Chief of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. x.com
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 list $257,359.25 in industry payments across 222 records. The largest payers were Novo Nordisk Inc ($72,419.08), Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals ($34,756.66), Novo Nordisk AS ($25,608.03), Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH ($25,276.78), and Merck Sharp & Dohme ($14,896.78). Such payments are common and legal, and often reflect consulting or speaking work; patients may wish to ask how they relate to treatment recommendations. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Her academic rank is listed inconsistently across sources: some pages, including the American College of Cardiology and Bloomberg School listings, describe her as Associate Professor, while other pages say Professor. This may reflect a promotion not yet updated everywhere. acc.org
- Her X (Twitter) account is set to protected, so her posts are not publicly viewable. No public Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, YouTube, or Threads accounts were found. x.com
- Clinic listings place her in both Lutherville, MD and Columbia, MD, so patients should confirm the location before an appointment. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
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
$257,359
222 payments
| 2021 | $25,159 |
| 2022 | $66,535 |
| 2023 | $77,048 |
| 2024 | $52,081 |
| 2025 | $36,537 |
Top payers
- Novo Nordisk Inc$72,419
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$34,757
- Novo Nordisk AS$25,608
- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH$25,277
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$14,897
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$176,444
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$42,919
- Travel and Lodging$23,166
- Food and Beverage$9,971
- Honoraria$4,860
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
Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I, Suite 360
Lutherville, MD 21093
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