Dr. Jorge Plutzky, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Boston, MA
Dr. Jorge Plutzky is a cardiologist at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston who leads its preventive cardiology program. He runs a clinic for patients with complex cholesterol and lipid problems.
About Dr. Jorge Plutzky, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Jorge Plutzky is a cardiologist in Boston who directs Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is an associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. He earned his medical degree at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and did his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Besides Preventive Cardiology, he leads the hospital's Lipid Clinic, the Pollin Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health, and the Vascular Disease Prevention Program. His listed clinical interests include cardiovascular disease, preventive education about heart conditions, and how diabetes and weight-related conditions affect the heart. His research covers lipid metabolism, metabolic pathways, arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology.
He is listed as the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and is a co-author on the SELECT trial of semaglutide and heart outcomes in people with obesity but without diabetes, published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2023, plus follow-up analyses in The Lancet and Diabetes Care.
Public records in the CMS Open Payments database show $288,991.72 in industry payments to him across 134 records from 2021 to 2025, led by Novo Nordisk. Payments from drug and device companies to physicians who do research and speaking are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Board certification
- Board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease. physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org
- Directs preventive cardiology
- Director of Preventive Cardiology for the Cardiovascular Division at Brigham and Women's Hospital, which includes the Lipid/Prevention Clinic. pri-med.com
- Harvard faculty appointment
- Associate professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School. physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org
- Lipid and women's heart clinics
- Directs the Brigham and Women's Hospital Lipid Clinic and the Pollin Center for Women's Cardiovascular Health. health.harvard.edu
- Training background
- Medical degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (class of 1986); internal medicine residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital and the West Roxbury VA, then a cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital. physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org
- SELECT trial co-author
- Co-author of the 2023 New England Journal of Medicine report on semaglutide and cardiovascular outcomes in obesity without diabetes, and of later analyses in The Lancet and Diabetes Care. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Published research record
- Listed as author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications; his 2003 Science perspective on PPARs as therapeutic targets was single-authored. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Writes for patients
- Has an author page with Harvard Health Publishing, which produces consumer health content from Harvard Medical School. health.harvard.edu
- Diabetes and heart focus
- Clinical interests include preventive education on heart disorders and the impact of diabetes and bariatric conditions on cardiovascular health. physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.org
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments records total $288,991.72 across 134 records from 2021 to 2025. The largest payers were Novo Nordisk Inc ($140,152.23), Novo Nordisk AS ($60,343.22), Corcept Therapeutics ($32,089.69), Boehringer Ingelheim ($14,495.16), and Ipsen Bioscience ($9,690). Novo Nordisk makes semaglutide, the drug studied in the SELECT trial he co-authored. Such payments are common and legal, and patients may wish to ask how they relate to treatment recommendations. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- The NPI number supplied for this profile (1639135023) was not independently checked against the national provider registry during this research, so confirm identity with the practice before booking. physiciandirectory.brighamandwomens.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
$288,992
134 payments
| 2021 | $22,241 |
| 2022 | $40,725 |
| 2023 | $55,566 |
| 2024 | $101,751 |
| 2025 | $68,707 |
Top payers
- Novo Nordisk Inc$140,152
- Novo Nordisk AS$60,343
- Corcept Therapeutics$32,090
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$14,495
- Ipsen Bioscience Inc$9,690
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$197,774
- Travel and Lodging$47,709
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$40,484
- Food and Beverage$3,025
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
Brigham and Women's Hospital Lipid/Prevention Clinic
77 Avenue Louis Pasteur Nrb 7
Boston, MA 02115
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