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Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award
 

SCCT Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award

Dr. Arthur Agatston, the award’s namesake, is a visionary and pioneer in the field of noninvasive cardiac imaging and one of the world’s leading preventive cardiologists. This award promotes the prevention of death from heart disease by recognizing individuals whose pioneering efforts have saved lives from the leading killer throughout the world, coronary artery disease.

2025 SCCT Arthur S. Agatston Cardiovascular Disease Prevention Award

Ron Blankstein, MD, MSCCT
Associate Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Program
Director, Cardiac Computed Tomography
Co-Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Training Program
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School Cardiovascular Medicine, Radiology
Brigham and Women's Hospital

 

SCCT has selected Dr. Blankstein for this award in recognition of his many contributions to the field of preventive cardiology, and in particular his dedication to improving patient outcomes through the use of cardiovascular CT. He pioneered and led programs like the SCCT Prevention Symposium and the Future Leaders Program.

This award recognizes his profound impact on the field, like his key role in the 2021 Guideline for the Evaluation and Diagnosis of Chest Pain, which has significantly changed the landscape for cardiovascular CT and will lead to decreased CV-related mortality in the U.S. as it has in other countries. 

Past Awardees

Ron Blankstein,
MD, MSCCT
(2025)
Renu Virmani,
MD
(2024)
Martha Gulati,
MD
(2023)
Michael Blaha,
MD, MPH
(2022)
Phillip Greenland,
MD
(2021)
Khurram Nasir,
MD, FSCCT
(2020)
Roger Blumenthal,
MD, FSCCT
(2019)
Peter Libby,
MD
(2018)
Peter Wilson,
MD
(2017)
Jagat Narula,
MD, PhD, FSCCT
(2016)
Arthur Agatston,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Bruce Brundage,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Matt Budoff,
MD, MSCCT
(2015)
Tracy Q. Callister,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Warren R. Janowitz,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Raolo Raggi,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
John Rumberger,
PhD, MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Harvey Hecht,
MD, FSCCT
(2015)
Prediman K. Shah,
MD
(2014)
Valentin Fuster,
MD, PhD, FSCCT
(2013)
Sanjay Gupta,
MD, FSCCT
(2012)
Scott Grundy,
MD, FSCCT
(2011)
William Castelli,
MD, FSCCT
(2010)