Roger S. Blumenthal
Distinguished in Metabolic Syndrome

Dr. Roger S. Blumenthal

Cardiology
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Distinguished in Metabolic Syndrome
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, 
Lutherville, MD 
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Roger Blumenthal is the Kenneth Jay Pollin Professor of Cardiology, professor of medicine and director of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in Baltimore, Maryland. His principal clinical and research interests involve: 1) strategies to improve cardiovascular risk assessment to identify those adults at elevated risk and those at very low risk of cardiovascular disease and 2) the optimal management of atherosclerotic vascular disease. He is an expert in the pathogenesis, treatment and prevention of atherosclerotic vascular disease. Dr. Blumenthal was the principal developer of the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease. He is on the official national spokesperson panel for the American Heart Association and has co-written more than 600 articles dealing with many aspects of coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis management. An experienced writer, Dr. Blumenthal is on the editorial board of Circulation, Cardiology Today, and The American College of Cardiology and Extended Learning Center. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association’s Epidemiology and Prevention Council. He was co-editor-in-chief of the textbook Preventive Cardiology – A Companion to Braunwald’s Heart Disease. He received his medical degree from Cornell Medical College, where he was awarded the Weiss Prize for Excellence in Clinical Medicine. He did his internal medicine and cardiology fellowship training at The Johns Hopkins Hospital before joining the Johns Hopkins cardiology faculty. Dr. Blumenthal was the 2019 recipient of the Landon School Anthony Kupka Distinguished Alumnus Award. He was co-chairperson of the 2019 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Guideline on prevention of cardiovascular disease.

Dr. Blumenthal is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Metabolic Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Atherosclerosis, Coronary Heart Disease, Metabolic Syndrome, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI), and Heart Bypass Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 572 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 21 articles in the study of Metabolic Syndrome.

Residency
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Internal Medicine, 1988
Specialties
Cardiology
Licenses
Internal Medicine in MD
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American Board Of Internal Medicine
Fellowships
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Cardiology, 1992
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University Of MD St Joseph Medical Center
Languages Spoken
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Gender
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Johns Hopkins Health Care & Surgery Center - Green Spring Station, Lutherville
10755 Falls Road, Pavilion I STE 360, Pavilion I STE 360, Lutherville, MD 21093
Call: 443-997-0270
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Johns Hopkins Outpatient Center
601 North Caroline Street, Suite 7200, Baltimore, MD 21287
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572 Total Publications

Translating New Obesity Definitions Into Clinical Practice.
Translating New Obesity Definitions Into Clinical Practice.
Journal: JAMA
Published: December 11, 2025
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