Seamus Paul Whelton, MD, MPH

Professional Titles

• Director of the Advanced Subclinical Atherosclerosis Clinic

Primary Academic Title

Associate Professor of Medicine

Background

X Profile

https://x.com/seamuswhelton

Videos

• Dr. Seamus Whelton

Google Scholar - Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=CYbhRzoAAAAJ&hl=en

PubMed - Publications

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed?term=Whelton%2C%20Seamus%5BAuthor%5D

Selected Publications

1. Whelton SP, McEvoy JW, Shaw L, Psaty BM, Lima JAC, Budoff M, Nasir K, Szklo M, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ. Association of normal systolic blood pressure with cardiovascular disease in the absence of risk factors. JAMA Cardiology. 2020. 5(9) 1011-18. https://doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2020.1731
2. Whelton SP, Jha K, Dardari Z, Razavi AC, Boakye E, Dzaye O, Verghese D, Shah S, Budoff MJ, Matsushita K, Carr JJ, Vasan RS, Blumenthal RS, Anchouche K, Thanassoulis G, Guo X, Rotter JI, McClellan EL, Post WS, Blaha MJ. Prevalence of aortic valve calcium measured via cardiac computed tomography and the long-term risk of incident severe aortic stenosis: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2023. 17, 1. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcmg.2023.02.018
3. Marrero N, Jha K, Hughes TM, Razavi AC, Grant JK, Boakye E, Anchouche K, Dzaye O, Budoff MJ, Rotter JI, Quo X, Yao J, Wood AC, Blumenthal RS, Michos ED, Thanassoulis G, Post WS, Blaha MJ, Ibeh C, Whelton SP. Association of Aortic Valve Calcium with Dementia and Stroke: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2024. 397, 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2024.117596
4. Marrero N, Jha K, Grant J, Razavi AC, Budoff MJ, Shah SJ, Rotter JI, Blumenthal RS, Post WS, Shaw LJ, Thanassoulis G, Blaha MJ, Whelton SP. Impact of Age on Aortic Valve Calcium Progression and Risk for Aortic Stenosis: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal: Cardiovascular Imaging. 2025. 27, 1, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeaf279
5. Razavi AC, Bhatia HS, Marrero N, Dzaye O, Post WS, Nasir K, Tasi M, Vaccarino V, Vasan RA, Thanassoulis G, Tsimikas S, Sperling LS, Budoff MJ, Blumenthal RS, Blaha MJ, Whelton SP. Regular Aspirin Use, Lipoprotein(a), LDL-Cholesterol, and Calcific Aortic Valve Disease: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. European Heart Journal. 2026. 00, 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehag018

Courses & Syllabi

Johns Hopkins Cardiac CT Practicum

Honors

• Best Poster Award, 68th Annual American College of Cardiology Scientific Sessions, 3/18/19
• Stanley L. Blumenthal Cardiology Research Award finalist, 1/1/17
• Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (SCCT) SOAR Award finalist, 1/1/17
• PJ Schafer Memorial Cardiovascular Research Award recipient, 1/1/17
• Stanley L. Blumenthal Cardiology Research Award, First Prize Clinical/Translational Research Oral Presentation, 1/1/16
• Delta Omega Public Health Honor Society, Eta Chapter, 1/1/04
• Dean's Scholarship Award, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, 1/1/03

Lectures & Presentations

• Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Prediction in the age of precision medicine: Is coronary artery Calcium the only thing we need to measure?, Lecture, 26th Annual Panamanian Society of Cardiology-Interamerican Society of Cardiovascular Joint Scientific Sessions, Panama City, Panama, 10/1/22
• Coronary artery calcium: Prevalence and significance, Lecture, Jordan Hospital Cardiovascular Academy Symposium, Amman, Jordan (virtual), 4/8/21
• Dedicated coronary artery calcium score versus noncardiac CT versus coronary CTA: limitations and advantages, Lecture, Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography 17th Annual Scientific Meeting, Las Vegas, NV, 7/18/22
• Hypertension in Older Persons: Yes to Intensive Treatment, Lecture, American College of Cardiology Asia 2022 Together with Korean Society of Cardiology Spring Conference, Seoul, Korea (virtual), 4/15/22
• Multiple Risk Factors and Zero Coronary Artery Calcium: Is a Statin Needed for Management, Lecture, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 11/6/22
• Sex and ethnicity specific burden of coronary artery calcium among middle-aged and older adults: Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, Lecture, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, Boston, MA (virtual), 11/13/21

Memberships

American Heart Association

     Pragmatic Detection of Coronary Artery Calcium on Chest Computed Tomography Scientific Statement

     AHA/ACC Cholesterol Guideline Peer Review Committee

American College of Cardiology

     Prevention Section - Hypertension Working Group, American College of Cardiology

     Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease Section Leadership Council