About

VUMC Lipid Core

Overview of Services

 

 

Lipid Services:

 Plasma Lipid Profile:  Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL Cholesterol, Free Fatty Acids

 Gas chromatographic Tissue/Cell/Plasma Lipid Analyses:  Phospholipids, Diglycerides, Free Fatty Acids, Triglycerides, Cholesterol Esters (includes fatty acid profile), 

                                                                                              Total Cholesterol, Unesterified Cholesterol (quantitation only)

 Plasma Fast Protein Lipoprotein Separation (FPLC):  includes total cholesterol and triglycerides 

             

 

Leadership

Director: Larry Swift, Ph.D.
Administrative Officer: Jessie Pirtle
Lab Manager:  Carla Harris

 For general inquiries, please contact Carla Harris at carla.m.harris@vumc.org or 615-343-2645.  Please note new email address.

 

Location and hours of operation

Hours Location

Monday-Friday

8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.   

CC-3327 Medical Center North 


Links and Resources

  1. https://labnodes.vanderbilt.edu/resource/view/id/13162/community_id/2230
  2. www.mmpc.org