The National Triglyceride Alliance is an independent working group dedicated to creating a healthcare landscape where the treatment of high triglycerides becomes a core tenet of patient care.
WHO WE ARE
The National Triglyceride Alliance comprises a group of companies and clinician and patient associations dedicated to the advancement of clinical practice in the management of high triglycerides and stands at the forefront
of educating and advocating for the proactive treatment of high triglycerides.
The National Triglyceride Alliance believes that by prioritizing this often-overlooked risk factor, healthcare professionals can significantly reduce risks in multiple conditions, prevent premature deaths, and elevate the
standard of patient care.
MISSION
To transform clinical practice through education and advocacy, empowering healthcare professionals to prioritize proactive treatment of high triglycerides— saving lives, reducing risks, and revolutionizing patient care.
VISION
To create a healthcare landscape where the treatment of high triglycerides becomes a core tenet of patient care.
Core Values
Excellence in Education
To provide clinicians with the most current, evidence-based knowledge on triglycerides and through cutting-edge resources, training, and continuous professional development.
Advocacy for Change
To champion policies and initiatives that place triglyceride management at the heart of preventive care and influence healthcare systems to recognize its critical role.
Collaboration
To foster partnerships with healthcare institutions, researchers, policymakers, and professional organizations to drive a collective impact on patient care.
Patient-Centric Focus
To improve patient outcomes, empowering clinicians with the tools and strategies to make a real difference in the lives of those they treat.
Strategic Priorities
Awareness
Increase awareness to the public on the dangers of high triglycerides.
Education
Educate patients and healthcare professionals on the importance of proactive triglyceride management.
Advocacy
Advocate for updated clinical guidelines and proactive triglyceride management as a critical component of care.
Research
Generate data on the role of proactively managing triglycerides and the reduction of cardiovascular risk.
Member Partners
The National Triglyceride Alliance would like to acknowledge the following Member Partners for their support of our overall educational mission and goals for 2025:
Scientific Advisory Committee
Archna Bajaj, MD, M.S.C.E.
CHAIRPERSON
Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine
(Translational Medicine and Human Genetics)
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Staff Physician
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz
Philadelphia VA Medical Center
James Underberg, MD, MS, FACPM, FACP, FNYAM, FASPC, FNLA
Expert Committee
Lipidology & Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Diplomate American Board of Clinical Lipidology
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine NYU Medical School & NYU Center for CV Prevention
Director, Bellevue Hospital Lipid Clinic
Past President – NLA
Seth J. Baum MD, MASPC, FACC, FAHA, FNLA
EXPERT COMMITTEE
Chief Medical Officer of Flourish Research
Clinical Affiliate Professor of Cardiology at the
Charles E Schmidt College of Medicine
Florida Atlantic University
Past President – ASPC
Andres Gelrud, MD, MMSc, FASGE
Expert Committee
Director – Pancreatic Disease Program for Gastro Health and Baptist Health South Florida’s
Miami Cancer Institute
Associate Editor – Pancreas, the journal of Neuroendocrine Tumors and Pancreatic Diseases and Sciences
Eliot A. Brinton, MD, FAHA, FNLA, FACE
Expert Committee
President, Utah Lipid Center
Adjunct Faculty, Department of Family and Preventive Medicine,
Spencer Fox Eccles School of Medicine
Associate Editor, Journal of Clinical Lipidology
Past President – American Board of Clinical Lipidology
SHANNON CHRISTEN, RD, CDCES
EXPERT COMMITTEE
Registered Dietitian and Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist
Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Diabetes and Division of Cardiology- Heart & Vascular
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
UC Health
Monica Aggarwal, MD, FACC
Expert Committee
Associate Professor Adjunct
Division of Cardiology, University of Florida
Chief Medical Officer, 4Roots Farm
Preventive Cardiologist and Lipid Specialist
Advent Health
Michael Miller, MD, FACC, FAHA, FASPC, FNLA
Expert Committee
Professor of Medicine
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
Vice Chair of Medicine
Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Chief of Medicine
Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center
Sponsors
The National Triglyceride Alliance would like to acknowledge the following Sponsors for their support of our overall educational mission and goals for 2025:
Founding Sponsor
National Sponsor
Local Sponsor
