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What We Do

The Northwest Lipid Research Clinic was established in 1972 as one of twelve lipid study centers in the United States. Since that time we have conducted dozens of research studies, seen thousands of patients, and trained many health care professionals. The Northwest Lipid Research Clinic (NWLRC) has a broad range of services and skills to diagnose, treat, and educate you about lipids, endocrine disorders, and diabetes. The Clinic also conducts research studies in these areas.

Today our multidisciplinary team conducts:

Research

• Pharmaceutical treatments for lipid and endocrine disorders
• Hormone replacement therapy, birth control, diabetes & pregnancy
• Dietary treatment of hyperlipidemia

Click here to learn about volunteering for a research study.

Treatment

• Weekly outpatient lipid specialty clinic
• Plasma apheresis for patients with familial homozygous hypercholesterolemia, or persons with heart disease and LDL-cholesterol levels above 200 on medications.

Click here to learn about being a patient at the lipid specialty clinic.

Lipid and Nutrition Analyses

• Lipoprotein and apolipoprotein measurements for single-center trials
• Consultation, biostatistical and data management services for nutrition research (University of Washington Clinical Nutrition Research Unit)

Training

• Physician training in the management of lipid disorders

The NWLRC is affiliated with

• University of Washington 
  
  • School of Medicine
  • School of Public Health Graduate Program in Nutritional Sciences
  • Clinical Nutrition Research Unit
     
• Harborview Medical Center