Joseph L. Witztum
Preventive Cardiology
University of California, San Diego
About
Joseph L. Witztum works in Preventive Cardiology affiliated with University of California, San Diego.
Joseph L. Witztum is a Distinguished Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego. He has been at UCSD since 1979. His research includes the role of oxidized LDL and immunological mechanisms in atherogenesis, and he sees patients in a lipid clinic.
Research focus
AtherosclerosisOxidized Low Density LipoproteinLipoprotein(a)Immune Mechanisms in AtherogenesisLipid Metabolism in Cardiovascular Disease
Impact
611 pubs · 91,303 cites · h-index 155
Training
MD
Washington University School of Medicine
1969
Bachelor's Degree
Vanderbilt University
Affiliations
Work Experience
Distinguished Professor of Medicine
University of California, San Diego · 1979 - Present
Faculty Position in Endocrinology and Metabolism
Washington University School of Medicine · 1979