Practice cardiology the way the evidence is moving.
Dr. Regina Druz’s integrative cardiology methodology — taught through Heartwell Academy and operationalized through Heartwell.ai. For clinicians who want better protocols, sharper tools, and patients who actually do the work.
Three pillars of integrative cardiovascular practice.
The methodology isn’t ideology. It’s a framework for clinical practice that uses every tool conventional cardiology offers, plus several it underuses, applied in a sequence that matches how cardiovascular disease actually develops.
Root cause, not symptom.
Conventional cardiology manages risk factors. Integrative cardiology addresses what’s driving them — inflammation, insulin resistance, hormonal dysregulation, microbiome disruption, genetic predisposition, environmental exposure. The methodology is rigorous and evidence-based; it isn’t alternative medicine in cardiology clothing.
Polygenic, not population.
Standard risk calculators average across populations and miss the patient in front of you. Modern preventive cardiology uses polygenic risk scores, Lp(a), advanced lipid panels, and biomarker patterns to build a risk profile that’s actually personalized. Heartwell.ai is the tool that makes this practical in a 20-minute office visit.
Intervention, not just observation.
Patients commit to lifestyle and pharmacologic interventions when they can see the projected impact on their 10-year risk. The methodology trains clinicians to model that conversation. Heartwell.ai runs the calculations live in the visit, so the patient sees the delta — and decides accordingly.
Two ways to bring this into your practice.
Most clinicians start with one and add the other within a few months. The Academy teaches you how to think about prevention. Heartwell.ai is the tool you use after.
Master the methodology.
CME-eligible courses on integrative lipid management, GLP-1 cardiometabolic protocols, AI in cardiovascular practice, and the certification pathway for clinicians building integrative cardiology as a core practice pillar. Live case reviews. Practice Launchpad community.
- ◆ 4 courses live · Certification bundle
- ◆ Live case reviews
- ◆ Practice community
Use the tool in clinic.
Multi-calculator cardiovascular risk assessment with intervention simulation, AI-powered clinical summaries, and patient-facing reports. Five validated risk scores in parallel. Free Starter tier. Founding Partner program for practice-wide deployment.
- ◆ 5 risk scores in parallel · Genetic + biomarker integration
- ◆ Intervention simulator
- ◆ Patient PDFs
“The Academy teaches you how to think about prevention. Heartwell.ai is the tool you use after.”
Who this is for.
The methodology is portable across specialties. What changes is the patient population you apply it to.
Cardiologists and lipidologists
Peer-level continuing education and a clinical decision-support tool that respects your training. The methodology gives you a framework for what to do once standard guideline therapy isn’t quite the right fit — which, in cardiovascular prevention, is most of the time.
Primary care and functional medicine MDs
You see cardiovascular risk earlier than any cardiologist does. The methodology gives you the clinical confidence to address it in your existing practice — not refer it out, not watch it progress.
NPs, PAs, and integrative practitioners
Protocols you can actually run in your scope of practice, with evidence-based citations and clinician-in-the-loop tools that respect both your judgment and your regulatory environment. Substantial portions of the Heartwell Academy student body are NPs and PAs.
Group practice and value-based organization leaders
Implementing the methodology across a team requires a different conversation than enrolling one clinician. We work with practices, hospital systems, and value-based organizations through dedicated programs.
Other ways HHC works with professionals.
Heartwell Academy and Heartwell.ai are the primary individual-clinician pathways. For practices, hospital systems, and population-health organizations, we have dedicated programs.
Cardiology Practices
Affiliate program for cardiology practices implementing the methodology with clinical, operational, and marketing support.
Learn more →Hospitals & Health Systems
Partnership opportunities for integrative cardiovascular service lines and prevention programs.
Learn more →Value-Based Organizations
Outcomes-based collaboration for payers and provider organizations focused on cardiovascular cost reduction.
Learn more →Ready to go deeper?
The Academy and Heartwell.ai are designed to work together. Most clinicians start with one and add the other as their practice evolves. Both have low-friction entry points — a single course, or the free Heartwell.ai Starter tier — so you can engage on your terms.