Dr. Norman Lepor received his medical degree at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a clinical professor of medicine at the Geffen University of California, Los Angeles School of Medicine, as well as an attending cardiologist at the Smidt Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute. Dr. Lepor is a former president of the California chapter of the American College of Cardiology. He has many peer reviewed publications in journals, such as New England Journal of Medicine and his research interests include complex lipid disorders.