Geoffrey W. Cho, MD
About
Dr. Geoffrey Cho is a cardiologist and assistant professor on faculty at the UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine. He is multiboard-certified in cardiology, cardiac CT, nuclear cardiology, adult echocardiography, and internal medicine. His clinical practice is located at the main UCLA campus in Westwood, focusing on taking care of inpatients in the cardiac critical care unit at UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center as well as outpatients in clinic. He completed his cardiology fellowship at UCLA and received his internal medicine training and medical degree from UT Southwestern, where he started medical school at age 19.
Dr. Cho's current research focuses on cardiac imaging and artificial intelligence in cardiac computed tomography. He is the UCLA site principal investigator for the CONFIRM-2 and TRANSFORM clinical trials. He has published in multiple journals, including Circulation, Circulation Imaging, Circulation Research, JACC, JACC CVI, JACC Advances, JACC CR, JCCT, AMPJ, Science, Clinical Imaging, BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, BBA, CMI, CAD, JCM, TACD, Cureus, SAGE, Cardiology Research, and PNAS. He has also won several prestigious accolades, including being an American College of Cardiology Young Investigator Award Finalist, Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators Competition Finalist, and American Heart Association Southwest-Affiliate Fellowship Grant Award recipient. He also has been elected to the American College of Cardiology (ACC) California Leadership Forum, a Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA), American College of Cardiology (FACC), American College of Physicians (FACP), Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (FSCCT); and also elected to the Society of Cardiac Computed Tomography (SCCT) Continuing Education Committee, SCCT Verification Committee and American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award Committee.
When Dr. Cho is not working, he enjoys staying fit and working out at the gym, tennis, classical music, violin, piano, watching Japanese variety shows, and autism advocacy/outreach.
Board Certifications
- National Board of Echocardiography, Certification Board of Echocardiography, 2020
- Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, Certification Board of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography, 2020
- Nuclear Cardiology, Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, 2020
- Cardiovascular Disease, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2020
- Internal Medicine, American Board of Internal Medicine, 2018
Languages
Education
Medical Board Certifications
Fellowship
Residency
Internship
Degree
Recognitions
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award.
- American Heart Association Fellowship Grant Award.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award Committee Member
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Locations
Cardiovascular Center
Medical Services
Research
Publications
- Whole Heart Atherosclerosis Volume and Risk for Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Across the Clinical Likelihood for Obstructive CAD: The CONFIRM2 Study. American Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
- Short-Interval Coronary Plaque Remodeling Assessed by Serial AI-Quantified Coronary CTA During Intensive Plaque-Directed Therapy. JCCT.
- AI-Driven Quantitative Coronary CT Angiography in Suspected Coronary Artery Disease: Multicenter CONFIRM2 Registry. JACC Advances.
- IgG4-Related Disease Presenting With Diffuse Coronary Atherosclerosis Characterized by Marked Lipid-Rich Necrotic Core Burden. JACC Case Reports.
- Prognostic Value of AI-Based Quantitative Coronary CT Versus Human Reader-Based Visual Assessment: Results From the CONFIRM2 Registry. JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging.
- AI-Quantitative CT Coronary Plaque Features Associate With a Higher Relative Risk in Women: CONFIRM2 Registry. Circulation: Cardiovascular Imaging.
- Enhancing Coronary Artery Plaque Analysis Via Artificial Intelligence-Driven Cardiovascular Computed Tomography. Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease.
- Artificial Intelligence Using Deep Learning Versus Expert Computed Tomography Human Reading in Calcium Score and Coronary Artery Calcium Data and Reporting System Classification. Coronary Artery Disease.
- Serial Analysis of Coronary Artery Disease Progression by Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography: Early Clinical Experience. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders.
- Quantitative Plaque Analysis With Artificial Intelligence-Augmented CCTA in End-Stage Renal Disease and Complex CAD. Clinical Imaging.
Insurance
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross
- Blue Shield of California
- Centivo
- Cigna
- First Health
- Health Net of California
- Interplan (part of HealthSmart)
- Medicare Advantage
- MultiPlan
- UFCM Health System
- Prime Health Services
- Private Healthcare Systems (PHCS)
- TRICARE
- UnitedHealthcare
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Recognitions
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award.
- American Heart Association Fellowship Grant Award.
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) Young Investigator Award Committee Member
- American College of Cardiology (ACC) California Leadership Forum
- Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Verification Committee Member
- Fellow of the American Heart Association.
- Fellow of the American College of Cardiology
- Fellow of the American College of Physicians
- Fellow of the Society of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography
- Sigma Xi Scientific Research Honor Society Associate Member
- Northstar Cultural Award Nominee
- Research Innovator Award. UCLA STAR (Specialty Training Advanced Research) Symposium.
- Presentation Award 2nd place. UCLA Department of Medicine Research Day.
- 1st Place Presentation Winner. Clinical Division. UCLA Cardiovascular Research Symposium.
- Tibor Fabian Research Grant Award. Tibor Fabian Fund Committee.
- Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award (NRSA) Institutional Research Training Grant (T32)
- 11th Annual Northwestern Cardiovascular Young Investigators Competition - Northwestern Finalist 3rd place award.
- UT Southwestern Cardiovascular Symposium. Best Presentation Award