CT imaging of coronary artery plaque: Substrate-based approach to coronary artery disease

Dr. Victor Cheng completed his internal medicine residency at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), and his general cardiology fellowship at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. During fellowship, he conducted cardiac imaging research under Dr. Daniel Berman, developing a strong interest in the role of cardiac CT in clinical care—particularly in image quality optimization and coronary plaque imaging. He went on to complete an additional year of advanced imaging training before joining the Cedars-Sinai cardiology faculty as an Assistant Professor.
Dr. Cheng has contributed to numerous institutional and collaborative research initiatives exploring multiple aspects of cardiac CT. In 2012, he joined the Oklahoma Heart Institute in Tulsa, where he established and led what became the state’s highest-volume cardiac CT program by 2017. He later joined the Allina Health Minneapolis Heart Institute in 2019 and was appointed Director of Cardiovascular CT in 2023.

As a Fellow of the American College of Cardiology (FACC), Dr. Cheng has authored more than 100 peer‑reviewed original research publications.