Dr. Martha Gulati is a cardiologist who focuses on preventive cardiology and heart disease in women. She went to medical school at the University of Toronto and did her internship, residency, and cardiology fellowship at the University of Chicago, where she also earned a master's degree in the science of health studies for clinical professionals. She is board certified in cardiovascular disease.
At Cedars-Sinai in Los Angeles she was director of Preventive Cardiology, associate director of the Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiac Center, and associate director of the Barbra Streisand Women's Heart Center. She held the Anita Dann Friedman Endowed Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Medicine and Research.
More recent public sources list her as Professor of Cardiology at Houston Methodist DeBakey Heart and Vascular Center and the first director of the Davis Women's Heart Center, holding the Davis Endowed Chair in Women's Cardiovascular Health. Patients should confirm where she currently sees patients before booking.
She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, the American Heart Association, the American Society for Preventive Cardiology, and the European Society of Cardiology, and is a past president of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology. She wrote the book "Saving Women's Hearts" and is active on social media about women's heart health. In CMS Open Payments data for 2021-2025, she is listed with $140,411.36 across 113 records, mostly from Medtronic, Merck Sharp & Dohme, Boehringer Ingelheim, ZOLL, and Siemens. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and can include things like consulting, speaking, travel, or research-related support.
Federal 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
$140,411
113 payments
| 2021 | $2,640 |
| 2022 | $37,291 |
| 2023 | $28,946 |
| 2024 | $28,410 |
| 2025 | $43,124 |
Top payers
- Medtronic, Inc.$23,492
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$18,530
- Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$15,966
- ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)$12,500
- Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.$11,518
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$62,590
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$44,081
- Travel and Lodging$17,043
- Honoraria$12,500
- Compensation for serving as faculty or as a speaker for a medical education program$2,500
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.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
