James A. Underberg, MD, is a clinical lipidologist. He is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at NYU School of Medicine and the NYU Center for Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He is also the Director of the Bellevue Hospital Lipid Clinic. Dr. Underberg holds joint appointments in the divisions of General Internal Medicine and Endocrinology at NYU.

Dr. Underberg is a Diplomate of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology and Immediate Past President of the National Lipid Association. He is a Fellow of the National Lipid Association and President Elect of the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. He serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Lipidology and is a board member of the National Lipid Association, the Foundation of the National Lipid Association, The American Society of Preventive Cardiology and the American Board of Clinical Lipidology. Dr. Underberg also serves on the scientific advisory board of the Familial Hypercholesterolemia Foundation.

Dr. Underberg's clinical interests focus on the clinical management of patients with lipids and lipoprotein disorders and cardiovascular disease prevention. He maintains an active clinical research program in these areas and has authored numerous articles and book chapters in the field of clinical lipidology.

Kevin C Maki, PhD is the Founder and Chief Scientist for Midwest Biomedical Research (Chicago, Illinois) and MB Clinical Research (Boca Raton, Florida). He specializes in the design and conduct of clinical studies in human nutrition, metabolism, and chronic disease risk factor management. Dr. Maki also holds an Adjunct Faculty position teaching Biostatistics and Applied Epidemiology at DePaul University. He is a Fellow of the National Lipid Association, The Obesity Society, and the American College of Nutrition, as well as a certified Clinical Lipid Specialist and Vice President of the Board of Governors for the Accreditation Council for Clinical Lipidology.

Dr. Maki has participated in more than 300 clinical trials and observational studies as an investigator, consultant, or statistician, and published more than 250 scientific papers, books, and book chapters. He earned a PhD in Epidemiology from the University of Illinois at Chicago's School of Public Health, and an MS in Preventive and Rehabilitative Cardiovascular Health from Benedictine University.