RonBlanksteinMD
Cardiology • Boston, MAPreventive Cardiology
Professor, Medicine-Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
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Office
75 Francis St
Bwh ; Room Sh 5096
Boston, MA 02115Phone+1 857-307-1989
Education & Training
University of ChicagoFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2004 - 2007- University of ChicagoResidency, Internal Medicine, 2001 - 2004
Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 2001
Certifications & Licensure
MA State Medical License 2007 - 2026
IL State Medical License 2001 - 2014
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2012
- Fellow (FACC) American College of Cardiology
Clinical Trials
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Alert-Based Computerized Decision Support for Optimizing Low-Density Lipoprotein Management Start of enrollment: 2021 Oct 08
Roles: Sub-Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- FDG PET/CT imaging and circulating biomarkers of inflammation in desmoplakin cardiomyopathy.Sanjay Divakaran, Vinay Randhawa, Usman A Tahir, Matthew Robertson, Anam A Waheed
ESC Heart Failure. 2025-04-01 - Leveraging Preexisting Cardiovascular Data to Improve the Detection and Treatment of Hypertension: The NOTIFY-LVH Randomized Clinical Trial.Adam N Berman, Michael K Hidrue, Curtis Ginder, Linnea Shirkey, Japneet Kwatra
JAMA Cardiology. 2025-03-31 - AI-Quantitative CT Coronary Plaque Features Associate with a Higher Relative Risk in Women: CONFIRM2-Registry.Gudrun M Feuchtner, Pietro G Lacaita, Jeroen J Bax, Fatima Rodriguez, Rine Nakanishi
Circulation. Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025-03-31
Journal Articles
- Sociodemographic Disparities in Influenza Vaccination Among Adults with Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease in the United StatesRon Blankstein, Michael J Blaha, Salim S Virani, Khurram Nasir, JAMA Cardiology
- Editorial Comment Insights from Autopsies: Potential Role of Thrombus in Structural Valve Deterioration∗Deepak L Bhatt, Ron Blankstein, ScienceDirect
- Original Investigation Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction and Cardiovascular Risk in Obese PatientsNavkaranbir S Bajaj, Ron Blankstein, Sharmila Dorbala, Ankur Gupta, Deepak L Bhatt, Viviany R Taqueti, Ali Tavakkoli, ScienceDirect
Lectures
- CTA for Stable Chest Pain: Advantages and Limitations When Compared to Other Modalities2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- Cutting Edge Cardiac CT: Joint Symposium of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and American College of Cardiology2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/17/2019
- Determining Future Plaque Risk With Coronary CT2019 ACC Scientific Session & Expo, New Orleans - 3/16/2019
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Authored Content
- Quantitative Coronary Plaque Analysis by Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Is It Ready for Primetime?November 2024
- Statin Therapy Allocation in Intermediate Risk PopulationSeptember 2021
- Getting down with Diet and Exercise for Coronary Artery Disease Treatment: Insights from the DISCO-CT Study ∗May 2021
- ACCEL Lite: When Can Noninvasive CTCA Be Used Instead of Cardiac Catheterization?February 2021
- Journal of the American College of CardiologyApril 2019
- Journal of the American College of CardiologyApril 2019
- Journal of the American College of CardiologyApril 2019
- Journal of the American College of CardiologyApril 2019
- Journal of the American College of CardiologyApril 2019
- Guest Editorial | the Expanding Role of CCTA Post ESC Congress 2018; Editors' PerspectiveNovember 2018
- Guest Editorial | the Expanding Role of CCTA Post ESC Congress 2018; Editors' PerspectiveOctober 2018
- Reply Cardiovascular Risk Models and Statin TherapyMay 2018
- Coronary Plaque Volume and Stenosis Important Determinants of Myocardial IschemiaJanuary 2018
- Cardiovascular Risk and Statin Eligibility of Young Adults After an MI Partners YOUNG-MI RegistryJanuary 2018
- Cardiovascular Risk and Statin Eligibility of Young Adults After an MI Partners YOUNG-MI RegistryJanuary 2018
- Cardiovascular Risk and Statin Eligibility of Young Adults After an MI Partners YOUNG-MI RegistryJanuary 2018
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Press Mentions
Less Plaque Progression with CAC-Guided Primary Prevention: CAUGHT-CADMarch 6th, 2025- Coronary Plaques Reined in with Coronary Calcium Scans in the PictureMarch 5th, 2025
- Blood Pressure Drug Recalled Due to Black Contaminants—FDA Highlights Safety RisksJanuary 30th, 2025
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