Dr. Vijay Nambi, MD
Not yet claimedCardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Lipidologist · Physician (MD)
Houston, TX
Vijay Nambi is a cardiologist at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He focuses on preventing heart disease and managing cholesterol.
About Dr. Vijay Nambi, MD
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Dr. Vijay Nambi is a cardiologist in Houston, Texas, who focuses on preventive cardiology and lipid (cholesterol) care. He is a professor in the cardiology section at Baylor College of Medicine and sees patients through Baylor Medicine, and he is also a staff cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs hospital (https://www.bcm.edu/departments/medicine/sections/cardiology/faculty, https://mychart.bcm.edu/MyChartPRD/app/providers/VijayNambiMD/, https://www.cardiometabolichealth.org/faculty/vijay-nambi/).
He directs the lipids and lipoprotein fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and has training in internal medicine, prevention and non-invasive cardiology, and vascular medicine, including ultrasound-based imaging. His PhD was in clinical research (https://www.cardiometabolichealth.org/faculty/vijay-nambi/, https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/vijay-nambi-27468). He completed an internal medicine residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine (https://www.doximity.com/pub/vijay-nambi-md).
Much of his public work is about cholesterol management. He is listed as a writing committee member of the 2026 multi-society guideline on the management of dyslipidemia (https://www.ahajournals.org/guidelines/dyslipidemia), has published research on cardiac troponin and carotid artery imaging for predicting heart disease and stroke (https://www.bcm.edu/people-search/vijay-nambi-27468), and has taught continuing education sessions on statin and non-statin therapy (https://www.acc.org/Education-and-Meetings/Meetings/Meeting-Items/2024/07/01/Webinar-Challenges-in-Contemporary-Lipid-Management).
Payments from drug and device companies to doctors are common and legal, and they are reported publicly. CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show a total of $212.71 across 14 records, mostly from iRhythm Technologies, Novo Nordisk, and Lantheus Medical Imaging.
- Professor at Baylor College of Medicine
- He is listed as a professor in the cardiology section at Baylor College of Medicine and sees patients through Baylor Medicine in Houston. bcm.edu
- Directs lipid fellowship, VA cardiologist
- He is program director of the lipids and lipoprotein fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine and a staff cardiologist at the Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Affairs hospital. cardiometabolichealth.org
- Cholesterol guideline writing committee
- He is listed among the writing committee members of the 2026 ACC/AHA and multi-society guideline on the management of dyslipidemia. ahajournals.org
- Training background
- He completed an internal medicine internship at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago, residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, and a cardiovascular disease fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine. doximity.com
- Board certification listed
- WebMD lists him as board-certified in internal medicine through the American Board of Internal Medicine. doctor.webmd.com
- Hospital affiliations
- He is listed as affiliated with Ben Taub General Hospital, Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center McNair Campus, and Houston Methodist Hospital. doximity.com
- Society service roles
- He has served as an officer in the Southwest Lipid Association, chair of the vascular council and education committee member at the American Society of Echocardiography, and a speaker and grant reviewer for the American Heart Association. bcm.edu
- Research on risk prediction
- His published work includes a 2011 Circulation study on high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T and a 2012 Stroke study on carotid arterial wall characteristics, both using the ARIC study population. bcm.edu
- Quoted on cholesterol treatment
- In a May 2025 consumer health article he was quoted saying "we don't know what 'normal' LDL cholesterol is," and that the question is whether to treat it. medshadow.org
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments records for 2021-2025 show $212.71 total across 14 records, with the largest amounts from iRhythm Technologies, Novo Nordisk, and Lantheus Medical Imaging. openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- Online directories disagree about his medical school. U.S. News lists Madras Medical College, while Healthgrades lists the University of Alaska Anchorage campus in 1998. Directory data of this kind is often inaccurate, and the conflict was not resolved. healthgrades.com
- A directory lists board certification in internal medicine, but board certification in cardiovascular disease was not confirmed through ABIM or ABMS records during this research. doctor.webmd.com
- No personally operated social media accounts were verified, and the research session ended before all categories, including any disciplinary or malpractice records, could be conclusively checked. bcm.edu
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
$213
14 payments
| 2021 | $21 |
| 2022 | $20 |
| 2023 | $23 |
| 2024 | $148 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- iRhythm Technologies, Inc.$171
- Novo Nordisk Inc$21
- Lantheus Medical Imaging, Inc.$20
Payment types
- Food and Beverage$213
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: bcm.edu · mychart.bcm.edu · bcm.edu · commonspirit.org · reachmd.com · cardiometabolichealth.org · health.usnews.com · doximity.com. Something wrong or out of date? Tell us and we will correct it.
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Practice location
Baylor College of Medicine
1504 Taub Loop
Houston, TX 77030
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