Joyce Ross, MSN
Not yet claimedLipidologist, Cardiologist, Preventive cardiologist, Nurse practitioner · Nurse practitioner
Philadelphia, PA
Nurse practitioner and certified clinical lipid specialist, past president of the National Lipid Association and the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, with a consultative practice in cardiovascular risk intervention and a clinical affiliation with the University of Pennsylvania.
About Joyce Ross, MSN
Updated Sep 20, 2026 · next review Dec 19, 2026Joyce L. Ross, MSN, CRNP, CS, CLS, FNLA, FPCNA, is a nurse practitioner and clinical lipid specialist in the Philadelphia area who focuses on preventive cardiology and cholesterol disorders. She has worked as a Consultative Education Specialist in Cardiovascular Risk Intervention at the University of Pennsylvania Health System, and previously practiced in Penn's Cardiovascular Risk Intervention Program alongside Dr. Daniel Rader, where she also served as a clinical research coordinator and sub-investigator.
Much of her public visibility comes from leadership in professional societies rather than from a consumer-facing practice. She became president of the National Lipid Association in May 2016 and was described as the first nurse practitioner elected to that role. She has also served as president of the Northeast Lipid Association and past president of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association, and was a founding board member of the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation.
She co-authored the National Lipid Association's recommendations for patient-centered management of dyslipidemia (Part 2) and contributed to the NLA's 2016 Annual Summary of Clinical Lipidology. She speaks often at continuing-education programs for other clinicians on cholesterol and cardiovascular risk.
CMS Open Payments records list $39,097.06 in industry payments to her across 71 records from 2021 to 2025, with the largest amounts from Esperion Therapeutics ($28,928.03) and Amgen ($8,733.06). Payments from drug and device companies are common and legal, and they are reported publicly.
- Clinical lipid specialist credential
- She is a Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Specialist, and holds Clinical Lipid Specialist accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology. reachmd.com
- National Lipid Association president
- She became president of the National Lipid Association on May 21, 2016, and was described as the first nurse practitioner elected to the role. She served as immediate past president in 2017-2018. lipid.org
- Guideline co-author
- She is a co-author of the National Lipid Association Recommendations for Patient-Centered Management of Dyslipidemia, Part 2, published in the Journal of Clinical Lipidology. lipidjournal.com
- University of Pennsylvania affiliation
- She served as Consultative Education Specialist in Cardiovascular Risk Intervention at the University of Pennsylvania Health System and previously practiced in Penn's Cardiovascular Risk Intervention Program. lipid.org
- Two master's degrees
- She earned her undergraduate and graduate education at Gwynedd Mercy College in Pennsylvania, graduating cum laude, and holds master's degrees as a Clinical Specialist (gerontology and administration) and as an Adult Nurse Practitioner. library.annanurse.org
- Society fellowships
- She is a Fellow of the National Lipid Association (FNLA) and a Fellow of the Preventive Cardiovascular Nurses Association (FPCNA), with her PCNA fellowship listing her at the University of Pennsylvania Health System. pcna.net
- Familial hypercholesterolemia work
- She was a founding board member of the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation, and an NLA member profile describes her clinical work in familial hypercholesterolemia and her husband's FH diagnosis at age 43. lipid.org
- Industry payments reported
- CMS Open Payments lists $39,097.06 across 71 records from 2021 to 2025, led by Esperion Therapeutics ($28,928.03) and Amgen ($8,733.06). openpaymentsdata.cms.gov
Worth knowing
- A continuing-education activity page lists her disclosures as a consultant for Amgen and Kaneka Medical America and a speaker for Amarin, Amgen, Kaneka, MEDS, and Medscape. These are disclosed financial relationships with companies that make cholesterol-related products. ce.paradigmmc.com
- A 2015 National Lipid Association byline listed her University of Pennsylvania Health System role as retired, so her current clinical availability to patients is not clear from public sources. lipid.org
- The research for this profile did not include a completed check of the Pennsylvania Department of State licensee and disciplinary database or court records. No discipline or legal matters were found, but this category was not verified. pals.pa.gov
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
$39,097
71 payments
| 2021 | $33,723 |
| 2022 | $4,901 |
| 2023 | $473 |
| 2024 | $0 |
| 2025 | $0 |
Top payers
- Esperion Therapeutics, Inc.$28,928
- Amgen Inc.$8,733
- Amarin Pharma Inc.$1,360
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.$76
Payment types
- Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program$23,275
- Travel and Lodging$14,137
- Food and Beverage$1,685
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
University of Pennsylvania (clinical associate; consultant and educator)
3400 Spruce St, Suite 8 Penn Tower
Philadelphia, PA 19104
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