Matthew J Budoff MD
Cardiothoracic Imaging, Preventive Cardiology
Professor of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
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1124 w Carson StreetTorrance, CA 90502
Phone+1 310-222-4107
Fax+1 310-782-9652
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Education & Training
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1994 - 1997- Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1990 - 1993
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health SciencesClass of 1990
Certifications & Licensure
AZ State Medical License 2002 - Present
CO State Medical License 2024 - 2027
CA State Medical License 1991 - 2025
WI State Medical License 2018 - 2025
FL State Medical License 2012 - 2021
American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2008-2014
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012
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Clinical Trials
- Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) Start of enrollment: 1999 Jan 01
- Kronos Early Estrogen Prevention Study (KEEPS) Start of enrollment: 2005 Sep 01
- Perfusion Imaging and CT -Understanding Relative Efficacy Start of enrollment: 2007 Jun 01
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Aortic valve calcium as a novel risk marker for kidney function deterioration: The MESA study.Ashkan Abdollahi, Maryam Mojarrad Sani, Mahsima Shabani, Bruna S Matuck, Michael J Blaha
European Journal of Internal Medicine. 2025-04-21 - Cardiac computed tomography imaging biomarkers for prediction of new-onset heart failure: Multi-ethnic study of atherosclerosis.Angelo L de la Rosa, Aditya Mehta, Spencer Hansen, Robyn L McClelland, Jairo Aldana-Bitar
Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. 2025-04-15 - AI-enabled opportunistic measurement of liver steatosis in coronary artery calcium scans predicts cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality: an AI-CVD study within...Morteza Naghavi, Kyle Atlas, Anthony Reeves, Chenyu Zhang, Jakob Wasserthal
BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care. 2025-04-12
Journal Articles
- Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Burden with Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Serial Coronary Computed Tomographic AngiographyMatthew J Budoff, Habib Samady, JAMA Network Open
- Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level with Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk FactorsSeamus P Whelton, John W Mcevoy, Matthew Budoff, Khurram Nasir, Roger S Blumenthal, Michael J Blaha, JAMA Cardiology
- The Present and Future JACC State-of-the-Art Review Coronary Calcium Score and Cardiovascular RiskMichael J Blaha, Matthew J Budoff, Philip Greenland, Karol E Watson, ScienceDirect
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Authored Content
- Impressions of ACC 2022April 2022
- Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Burden with Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Serial Coronary Computed Tomographic AngiographyJuly 2020
- Association of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Burden with Progression of Coronary Atherosclerosis Assessed by Serial Coronary Computed Tomographic AngiographyJuly 2020
- Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level with Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk FactorsJune 2020
- Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level with Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk FactorsJune 2020
- Association of Normal Systolic Blood Pressure Level with Cardiovascular Disease in the Absence of Risk FactorsJune 2020
- Radiation Exposure and Coronary Artery Calcium Scans in the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication CohortAugust 2018
- Radiation Exposure and Coronary Artery Calcium Scans in the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication CohortAugust 2018
- Radiation Exposure and Coronary Artery Calcium Scans in the Society for Heart Attack Prevention and Eradication CohortAugust 2018
- Impact of C-reactive Protein and Coronary Artery Calcium on Benefit Observed with AtorvastatinMay 2018
- The Prognostic Value of High Sensitivity C-reactive Protein in a Multi-Ethnic Population After >10 Years of Follow-up: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)May 2018
- Circulating Interleukin-6 Is a Biomarker for Coronary Atherosclerosis in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: Results from the Multi-Ethnic Study of AtherosclerosisMarch 2018
- 10-Year Resource Utilization and Costs for Cardiovascular CareMarch 2018
- Fractional Flow Reserve Derived from Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Diagnostic Performance in Hypertensive and Diabetic PatientsDecember 2016
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Press Mentions
New Study Shakes up Heart Disease Theory: High Cholesterol May Not Mean High RiskApril 15th, 2025- HMN 2025: How New Analysis Finds Ketogenic Diet-Induced Excessive Ldl Cholesterol Doesn’t Predict Coronary Heart IllnessApril 8th, 2025
- New Research Finds Ketogenic Diet-Induced High Cholesterol Does Not Predict Heart DiseaseApril 7th, 2025
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Grant Support
- Coronary Artery Calcium and its Association with Protective/Risk Factors and Epigenetic Patterns in Diverse US Hispanic/Latino AdultsUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO2021–2025
- Coronary Artery Calcium and its Association with Protective/Risk Factors and Epigenetic Patterns in Diverse US Hispanic/Latino AdultsUNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO2021–2025
- Coronary Artery Calcium, Aortic Calcification and Density in MESALUNDQUIST INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL INNOVATION AT HARBOR-UCLA MEDICAL CENTER2020–2025
- Cardiac CT DebloomingGE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC2020–2025
- Cardiac CT DebloomingGE MEDICAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES, INC2020–2025
- Ventricular Size And Valve Calcification Measures By CTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2009–2010
- Impact Of Malnutrition, Inflammation On Coronary Artery Calcification In HemodiaNational Center For Research Resources2008
- Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease Study--Ebct ReadingNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2007
- Ventricular Size And Value Calcification Measures By CTNational Heart, Lung, And Blood Institute2003–2006
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