Dr. Seth Martin, MD
Not yet claimedPreventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Lutherville, MD
Professor of Medicine and Director of the Advanced Lipid Disorders Program at Johns Hopkins; a cardiologist and lipidologist who developed the Martin/Hopkins LDL cholesterol equation now used in professional guidelines.
About Dr. Seth Martin, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Seth Shay Martin is a preventive cardiologist and lipid specialist at Johns Hopkins. He sees patients in the lipid and preventive cardiology clinics at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center and works as an attending cardiologist on the general cardiology and cardiology consult services. He practices in Lutherville and Baltimore, Maryland.
He trained in internal medicine at Duke University after earning his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania, then completed a cardiology fellowship at Johns Hopkins and a Master of Health Science degree at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. He is a professor in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
At Johns Hopkins he directs the Advanced Lipid Disorders Program at the Ciccarone Center and co-directs the mTECH Center and Digital Health Lab. Much of his work focuses on cholesterol disorders and on using technology, such as smartphone apps, to help people after a heart attack. He co-founded Corrie Health, a digital health company. His Hopkins profile says he has published more than 400 articles.
Federal Open Payments records list $137,008.01 in industry payments to him across 106 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from HeartFlow, Amgen, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, and Merck Sharp & Dohme. Payments from industry to doctors are common and legal, and are reported publicly.
- Preventive cardiology and lipid clinics
- He is an attending cardiologist who sees patients in the lipid and preventive cardiology clinics at the Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Directs lipid disorders program
- He has directed the Advanced Lipid Disorders Program at the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center since 2018, after co-directing it from 2015. ilep.eu
- Medical training
- He earned his medical degree at the University of Pennsylvania (class of 2008), trained in internal medicine at Duke, and completed a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Johns Hopkins from 2011 to 2015. doximity.com
- Public health degree
- He earned a Master of Health Science (MHS) at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in 2014-2015. doximity.com
- Professor at Johns Hopkins
- He is a professor in the Division of Cardiology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and core faculty at the Ciccarone Center. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Digital health research
- He co-directs the Johns Hopkins mTECH Center and Digital Health Lab, which studied a smartphone app linked to lower hospital readmission rates for heart attack survivors. hopkinsmedicine.org
- Co-founder of Corrie Health
- He co-founded the Corrie Health digital platform, a company focused on heart care technology. aspconline.org
- Teaching role in residency
- In 2023 he was appointed Firm Faculty Leader for the Barker Firm of the Osler Medical Residency at Johns Hopkins. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Large publication record
- His Johns Hopkins profile states he has published more than 400 articles. profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org
- Fellowship training awards
- During his Hopkins fellowship he was named a Marie-Josee and Henry R. Kravis Cardiovascular Fellow and a Pollin Cardiovascular Prevention Fellow. ahahealthtech.org
Worth knowing
- CMS Open Payments records list $137,008.01 in industry payments across 106 records for 2021-2025. The largest payers were HeartFlow ($41,409.79), Amgen ($20,883.92), Novartis ($18,469.45), Sanofi-Aventis ($16,182.57), and Merck Sharp & Dohme ($13,400.78). Several of these companies make cholesterol or heart-related products. Such payments are common and legal, and are publicly reported. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
- He co-founded Corrie Health, a digital health company, while also leading research on digital health tools at Johns Hopkins. Patients may wish to ask how this is managed. corriehealth.com
- His specific ABMS board certifications could not be confirmed in the sources reviewed. The letters FACC, FAHA, and FASPC are professional society fellowships rather than board certifications. Certification can be checked directly through public verification sites. certificationmatters.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
$137,008
106 payments
| 2021 | $26,739 |
| 2022 | $14,651 |
| 2023 | $22,984 |
| 2024 | $42,829 |
| 2025 | $29,805 |
Top payers
- HEARTFLOW, INC.$41,410
- Amgen Inc.$20,884
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation$18,469
- SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC$16,183
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC$13,401
Payment types
- Consulting Fee$98,518
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$28,179
- Food and Beverage$6,732
- Travel and Lodging$2,805
- Honoraria$775
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: profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org · hopkinsmedicine.org · pure.johnshopkins.edu · doximity.com · cardiometabolichealth.org · ilep.eu · ahahealthtech.org · hopkinsmedicine.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, reviewed every three months. It is not a review, a rating, or an endorsement.
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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