Dr. Pamela Morris, MD
Not yet claimedLipidologist, Cardiologist, Preventive cardiologist · Physician (MD)
Charleston, SC
Physician certified in clinical lipidology by the American Board of Clinical Lipidology, practicing at Medical Univ of S Carolina in Charleston, SC. Lipidologists manage cholesterol, triglycerides, and lipoprotein(a) with guideline-based care.
About Dr. Pamela Morris, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026Dr. Pamela B. Morris is a preventive cardiologist and clinical lipidologist at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) in Charleston. She cares for people who are referred because of heart disease risk factors, as well as people who already have coronary heart disease. She graduated from Wellesley College and Duke University School of Medicine and completed her internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Duke Medical Center. (https://www.getcare.muschealth.org/providers/pamela-morris-1427166479)
At MUSC she is a Professor of Medicine in Cardiology, holds an endowed chair in cardiovascular disease prevention, and founded and directs The Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program. She has also served as co-director of Women's Heart Care. She is board certified in clinical lipidology, the field focused on cholesterol and blood fats. (https://www.getcare.muschealth.org/providers/pamela-morris-1427166479, https://www.lipid.org/node/1775, https://www.lipidboard.org/find-a-diplomate/)
Much of her public work involves writing national cholesterol treatment guidance. She was vice chair of the 2026 ACC/AHA multi-society dyslipidemia guideline and vice chair of the 2016 and 2017 American College of Cardiology expert pathways on non-statin cholesterol therapies. She has chaired the ACC's Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Leadership Council and Section, and is a fellow of several heart and lipid societies. (https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001423, http://www.onlinejacc.org/content/68/1/92, https://www.lipid.org/node/1775)
Federal Open Payments records list $2,982.24 in industry payments to her from 2021 through 2025 across two records, mostly from Pfizer Inc. Payments between companies and doctors are common and legal, and this amount is small. (CMS Open Payments)
- Preventive cardiology and lipids
- She provides integrated preventive care for patients referred with heart disease risk factors and for patients with established coronary heart disease. getcare.muschealth.org
- Duke training
- She completed internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship at Duke Medical Center after medical school at Duke University School of Medicine. getcare.muschealth.org
- Board certified in lipidology
- She is listed as a diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. lipidboard.org
- Vice chair, 2026 cholesterol guideline
- She served as vice chair of the writing committee for the 2026 ACC/AHA multi-society guideline on managing dyslipidemia, with Roger S. Blumenthal as chair. ahajournals.org
- Non-statin therapy pathways
- She was vice chair of the 2016 ACC Expert Consensus Decision Pathway on non-statin therapies and its 2017 focused update, and a writing committee member for the 2022 version. onlinejacc.org
- MUSC professor and program director
- She is Professor of Medicine in Cardiology, holds an endowed chair in cardiovascular disease prevention, and founded and directs The Seinsheimer Cardiovascular Health Program. getcare.muschealth.org
- Women's heart care role
- She has served as co-director of Women's Heart Care at MUSC. lipid.org
- ACC prevention section chair
- She has chaired the American College of Cardiology's Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Leadership Council and Section. lipid.org
- Society fellowships
- She is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Society of Preventive Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology, and National Lipid Association. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Public comment on cholesterol
- In an American Heart Association release about the updated lipid guideline she said, "In general, lower LDL is better, especially for people at increased risk for a heart attack or stroke." newsroom.heart.org
Worth knowing
- Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $2,982.24 in industry payments across two records, with $2,850 from Pfizer Inc. and $132.24 from Abbott Laboratories. Such payments are common and legal. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- Public sources describe her endowed chair differently: the MUSC profile names it the Paul V. Palmer Chair, while the ACC biography names it the Paul V. Kramer chair. The difference is not resolved in public sources. acc.org
- A third-party ratings site lists a 1981 medical school graduation year, which was not confirmed by an official source. ratemds.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
$2,982
2 payments
| 2021 | $2,982 |
| 2022 | $0 |
| 2023 | $0 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- PFIZER INC.$2,850
- Abbott Laboratories$132
Payment types
- Honoraria$2,850
- Food and Beverage$132
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.
Sources: getcare.muschealth.org · x.com · acc.org · esc365.escardio.org · hcplive.com · researchgate.net · doximity.com · lipidboard.org. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
Summary prepared with AI assistance from the public sources linked above. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
Practice location
Medical Univ of S Carolina
135 Rutledge Ave #1201
Charleston, SC 29425
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