The Lipid Clinic provides the full range of diagnostic and treatment services for children with cholesterol and triglyceride disorders. These conditions can lead to atherosclerosis — narrowing of the arteries — that increases a person's chance of having a heart attack or stroke. Very high levels of triglycerides can also cause pancreatitis.
The pediatric Lipid Clinic was established in 1971. The focus is on the diagnosis of genetic disorders of lipid metabolism and their management for primary prevention of heart disease, stroke, and lipid-related pancreatitis. We also see children with secondary (non-genetic) causes of lipid abnormalities. Lifestyle changes are stressed and drug treatment, if needed, is recommended.
The Lipid Clinic works with each patient to achieve normal levels of lipids through a combination of diet modification, exercise and carefully prescribed lipid lowering medications. Since our clinic's inception, we have made major contributions to diagnostic methods and treatments of lipid disorders. We are also at the forefront of clinical and basic research that aims to better understand lipid disorders and atherosclerosis, including the important discovery of a number of genes that are associated with coronary heart disease and stroke.
The Lipid Clinic is a source of training in the diagnosis and management of lipid disorders for residents and fellows in pediatrics, internal medicine, primary care and cardiology, as well as for practicing physicians.
You'll need a referral from your child's pediatrician or specialist to make an appointment. Once you have the referral, please call the number below.
Lipid Clinic
400 Parnassus Ave., Suite 550
San Francisco, CA 94143-1222
Phone: (415) 353-2350
Fax: (415) 353-2337
Hours: Thursday
8:30 – 11 a.m.
Last updated December 22, 2011
