​Dr. Christie M. Ballantyne is a distinguished cardiologist and researcher specializing in lipidology, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease prevention. He serves as a Professor of Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas, where he also holds the position of Chief of the Sections of Cardiovascular Research and Cardiology. Additionally, Dr. Ballantyne is the Director of the Center for Cardiometabolic Disease Prevention and the Maria and Alando J. Ballantyne, M.D., Atherosclerosis Clinical Research Laboratory at Baylor.​