HeartSavers has a state-of-the-art facility in Timonium and Cupertino that is at the forefront of this fight against heart disease, the nation's number one killer. When you visit the facility you will meet with one of our their cardiologists, who are among the most experienced and renowned in the nation...
Physicians' Background
Matthew J. Budoff, M.D., FACC is a co-founder of Heart Savers
I and has been acting as National Medical Director since 1999. Dr. Budoff is the chief instructor for physicians worldwide for the interpretation of EBT scans. He is also the founding member and treasurer of United States Society of Arteriosclerosis Imaging and Chairman of EBT users Committee. He is currently the Assistant Professor of Cardiology at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, where he has been an Attending Physician since 1993. Additionally, Dr. Budoff is the Chairman of the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Statement on EBT and Multi-slice CT Scanner. n 1990, Dr. Budoff graduated from George Washington University School of Medicine with honors and completed his training in internal medicine and cardiology at Harbor-UCLA School of Medicine. Dr. Budoff has lectured all over the world and received many honors, awards, numerous grants and fellowships. He is a board certified cardiologist that has published over forty papers in prestigious medical journals on Electron Beam Tomography andis highly regarded by his fellow physicians as a world class cardiologist.
Medical Director Dr. Matthew J. Budoff has long been at the forefront of EBT technology. He has given numerous lectures and performed many promising studies on EBT. He is one of the leading figures in the field and is also a trainer for doctors worldwide in regards to interpreting images.
Procedures & Services
"The new 64 CT scanner has proven to be a breakthrough in technology for the diagnosis of heart disease. The GE VCT 64 slice scanner is the most most advanced system for non-invasive cardiac imaging as well as diagnostic imaging. HeartSavers is a recognized leader in low dose preventative and diagnostic imaging services in the community. The procedures are safe, fast and non-invasive. Qualified and skilled physicians immediately diagnosis the scans with detailed reports."