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Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc.

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Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc.





Andrew P. DeFilippis, M.D., M.Sc.

  • Assistant Professor of Medicine
University of Louisville Health Care Outpatient Center
401 East Chestnut Street, Ste. 310
Louisville, KY 40202

502-852-7959 - Academic Office
502-813-6500 - Patient Appointments



ULP Medical Cardiovascular Medicine

Clinical Expertise

Coronary Artery Disease; Coronary Atherothrombosis; Lipidology; Cardiac Intensive Care


Board Certifications

  • American Board of Internal Medicine - Internal Medicine / Cardiovascular Disease


Education and Training

  • Medical School: Georgetown University

  • Residency: Emory University

  • Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University

  • M.Sc.: Emory University


Recent Publications

  • Defilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Martin SS, Reed RM, Jones SR, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Budoff MJ. Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and serum lipoproteins: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2013 Apr;227(2):429-36. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2013.01.022. Epub 2013 Jan 29. PubMed PMID: 23419204.

  • Bardia A, Arieas ET, Zhang Z, Defilippis A, Tarpinian K, Jeter S, Nguyen A, Henry NL, Flockhart DA, Hayes DF, Hayden J, Storniolo AM, Armstrong DK, Davidson  NE, Fetting J, Ouyang P, Wolff AC, Blumenthal RS, Ashen MD, Stearns V. Comparison of breast cancer recurrence risk and cardiovascular disease incidence risk among postmenopausal women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012 Feb;131(3):907-14. doi: 10.1007/s10549-011-1843-1. Epub 2011 Nov 1. PubMed PMID:  22042368; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3582017.

  • Reed RM, Hashmi S, Eberlein M, Iacono A, Netzer G, DeFilippis A, Girgis RE, Toth PP, Scharf S, Jones S. Impact of lung transplantation on serum lipids in COPD. Respir Med. 2011 Dec;105(12):1961-8. doi: 10.1016/j.rmed.2011.10.003. Epub  2011 Oct 21. PubMed PMID: 22019328.

  • DeFilippis AP, Blaha MJ, Ndumele CE, Budoff MJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, McClelland RL, Lakoski SG, Cushman M, Wong ND, Blumenthal RS, Lima J, Nasir K. The association of Framingham and Reynolds risk scores with incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification in MESA (Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis). J Am Coll Cardiol. 2011 Nov 8;58(20):2076-83. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2011.08.022. PubMed PMID: 22051329.

  • Blaha MJ, Budoff MJ, DeFilippis AP, Blankstein R, Rivera JJ, Agatston A, O'Leary DH, Lima J, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. Associations between C-reactive protein, coronary artery calcium, and cardiovascular events: implications for the JUPITER population from MESA, a population-based cohort study. Lancet. 2011 Aug 20;378(9792):684-92. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(11)60784-8. PubMed PMID: 21856482; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3173039.

  • Reed RM, Iacono A, DeFilippis A, Eberlein M, Girgis RE, Jones S. Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is associated with high levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2011 Jun;30(6):674-8. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2010.12.010. Epub 2011 Feb 8. PubMed PMID: 21306919.

  • Reed RM, Iacono A, DeFilippis A, Jones S, Eberlein M, Lechtzin N, Girgis RE. Statin therapy is associated with decreased pulmonary vascular pressures in severe COPD. COPD. 2011 Apr;8(2):96-102. doi: 10.3109/15412555.2011.558545. PubMed PMID: 21495837.

  • Blaha MJ, DeFilippis AP, Rivera JJ, Budoff MJ, Blankstein R, Agatston A, Szklo M, Lakoski SG, Bertoni AG, Kronmal RA, Blumenthal RS, Nasir K. The relationship between insulin resistance and incidence and progression of coronary artery calcification: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA). Diabetes Care. 2011 Mar;34(3):749-51. doi: 10.2337/dc10-1681. Epub 2011 Feb 3. PubMed PMID: 21292863; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3041221.

  • McEvoy JW, Blaha MJ, Defilippis AP, Budoff MJ, Nasir K, Blumenthal RS, Jones SR. Coronary artery calcium progression: an important clinical measurement? A review of published reports. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2010 Nov 9;56(20):1613-22. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.06.038. Review. PubMed PMID: 21050970.

  • Tota-Maharaj R, Defilippis AP, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ. A practical approach to the metabolic syndrome: review of current concepts and management. Curr Opin Cardiol. 2010 Sep;25(5):502-12. doi: 10.1097/HCO.0b013e32833cd474. Review. PubMed PMID: 20644468.

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