Dr. Roger S. Blumenthal is professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Blumenthal was the principal developer of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Heart Disease, and he is the director of preventive cardiology at The Johns Hopkins Hospital.
He is a member of the official national spokesperson panel for the American Heart Association (AHA) and a member of AHA’s committee on Exercise, Cardiac Rehabilitation, and Prevention. Dr. Blumenthal is on the medical advisory board of the Sister-to-Sister Foundation, which is dedicated to promoting cardiovascular health in women. He is the chairperson of the American College of Cardiology Committee on Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
Dr. Blumenthal is on the editorial boards of Today in Cardiology, Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, the Journal of Women's Health, Cardiology Review and is senior editor of Preventive Cardiology.
His principal clinical and research interests are the optimal management of ischemic heart disease, the effects of hormone replacement therapy on coronary risk, noninvasive detection of coronary atherosclerosis, and the development of new strategies to optimize the management of cardiovascular disease risk factors. He specializes in treating adults who are at high risk for future cardiovascular events.
Dr. Blumenthal obtained his bachelor’s degree from the Johns Hopkins University and received his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College, where he was awarded the Weiss Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. He completed his internal medicine residency and cardiology fellowship training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital and joined the Johns Hopkins cardiology faculty in 1992.
