Ron Blankstein, MD, FACC, MSCCT, FASNC, FASPC is Director of Cardiac Computed Tomography, Director of the Cardiovascular Imaging Training Program, and a Senior Physician in Preventive Cardiology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. He is also a Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Blankstein’s clinical expertise focus on the evaluation and management of coronary artery disease and prevention of cardiovascular disease. Dr. Blankstein has authored over 700 articles and text-book chapters, including multiple national guidelines.

Dr. Blankstein is a past-president of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography and has served on the Board of Directors of the American Society of Preventive Cardiology and the Board of Directors of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology. He is the immediate past chair of the ACC Imaging Section Leadership Council, and is a past member of the ACC Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Leadership Council. He is also a member of the ACC Nutrition & Lifestyle Work Group. Dr. Blankstein is an Associate Editor of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging and an Executive Editor of the American Journal of Preventive Cardiology. In 2022, 2023, and 2024 he was awarded the distinction of Highly Cited Researcher (Top 1% in field) by Clarivate. In 2025 he was awarded the SCCT Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award.