Matthew J. Budoff

Matthew J. Budoff, MD, FACC, FAHA, is a professor of medicine at the David Geffen School of Medicine and is the director of cardiac CT at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, Calif. Budoff is chief investigator in several active medical research trials and is a frequent lecturer on topics of cardiology at symposia, congresses, and annual conferences on nearly every continent. He has authored or coauthored more than 500 research papers, 6 books, and 36 book chapters. Budoff received the Einstein Award for Scientific Achievement from the International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK, and was awarded the Top Oral Abstract at the American Heart Association’s 2009 meeting. Most recently, he was named to the U.S. News & World Report list of Top Doctors for 2011.