Gregory S. Pokrywka, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASPC, NCMP

Gregory Pokrywka, MD, FACP, FNLA, FASPC, NCMP, is a  from Baltimore/Towson, MD.

He attended Duke University, worked as a biochemist, attended University of Maryland Medical School and was Chief Resident in Internal Medicine at Mercy Hospital, Baltimore.

He has been in private practice since 1987 and formed the Baltimore Lipid Center in 2001. Dr. Pokrywka has further pursued his interest in Menopausal Lipidology through certification as a Credentialed Menopause Practitioner by the North American Menopause Society (NAMS).

He is a November 2005 Inaugural Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and is one of a handful of U.S physicians double-certified in Menopause and Lipidology.

In March of 2009, Dr. Pokrywka was elected by his peers to the honor of "Fellow of the National Lipid Assn." (FNLA) Fellowship in the National Lipid Association recognizes the excellence, innovation, and leadership of health professionals in the NLA with respect to Clinical Lipidology in private practice or academic settings. Fellowship is reserved for NLA members who have made significant regional and/or national contributions to the science and practice of Clinical Lipidology.

In August of 2016 Dr. Pokrywka was among the first physicians elected by his peers as a Fellow of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology (ASPC). This honor recognizes excellence, innovation, and leadership in preventive cardiology.

Dr. Pokrywka now serves as Assistant Professor for the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

In November of 2011, Dr. Pokrywka completed a DATA 2000 compliant buprenorphine training program, and regularly treats opiate abuse patients, both in his own practice and as a Medical Director for First Step, Baltimore. He has also participated in over 25 Clinical Trials with the IRC Clinical Research Center of Towson, MD, as a Sub-Investigator and Principal Investigator since 2012.

Dr. Pokrywka is a member of the American Heart Association Council on Atherosclerosis, the National Lipid Association (NLA), the International and the European Atherosclerosis Societies, the American Society of Preventive Cardiology, the Androgen Excess and PCOS Society, the Obesity Society, the Familial HyperCholesterolemia Foundation, the Lipoprotein(a) Foundation, and is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians.

He participates enthusiastically in the Go Red for Women and Women Heart campaigns to fight heart disease in women. He was elected to serve as a member of the Board of Directors of the Southeast Lipid Assn., 2009-2016, serves as NLA Regional Representative, and Vice-Chair of the NLA Membership Committee.