Peter Libby
Distinguished in Acute Coronary Syndrome

Dr. Peter Libby

Cardiology
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Heart And Vascular Center
70 Francis Street, Carl J. And Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, 
Boston, MA 

Distinguished in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Brigham And Women's Hospital, Heart And Vascular Center
70 Francis Street, Carl J. And Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, 
Boston, MA 
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Dr. Peter Libby is a cardiovascular medicine specialist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and the Mallinckrodt Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School (HMS).Dr. Libby received his medical degree from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. He completed a residency in internal medicine and a fellowship in cardiovascular disease at Peter Bent Brigham Hospital (now BWH). He also completed a research fellowship in cellular physiology at HMS. Dr. Libby is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease.The author of some 400 original peer-reviewed publications, some 450 reviews, chapters, or other publications, Dr. Libby also serves as an Editor of the leading textbook of cardiovascular medicine.  Dr. Libby's clinical and research interests include vascular biology, atherosclerosis and preventive cardiology. The research laboratory that Dr. Libby directs studies the messengers created by the body that may produce arterial plaque and blockages, as well as normal and abnormal function of smooth muscle and endothelial cells. Dr. Libby is perennially named a top cardiologist. His research has received funding from the American Heart Association and National Institutes of Health. Dr. Libby has received research recognitions on four continents including the highest research awards from the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, the Gold Medal of the European Society of Cardiology, the Anitschkow award from the European Atherosclerosis Society, The Ernst Jung Gold Medal for Medicine, and the Earl Benditt award for vascular biology.

Dr. Libby is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA), Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 519 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 31 articles in the study of Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Graduate Institution
University Of California, San Diego, School Of Medicine, 1973
Residency
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital/Harvard Medical School, 1973 - 1976
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MA
Board Certifications
Internal Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Fellowships
Harvard Medical School, 1976 - 1979
Peter Bent Brigham Hospital, 1979 - 1980
Hospital Affiliations
Brigham And Women's Hospital
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Brigham and Women's Hospital, Heart and Vascular Center
70 Francis Street, Carl J. And Ruth Shapiro Cardiovascular Center, Boston, MA 02115
Call: 857-858-6125

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.


517 Total Publications

JACC: Basic to Translational Science: Honoring the Top Reviewers of 2024.
JACC: Basic to Translational Science: Honoring the Top Reviewers of 2024.
Journal: JACC. Basic to translational science
Published: December 07, 2025
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