Donald Lloyd-Jones, MD

Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Biography

Dr. Lloyd-Jones’ research interests include the study of the mechanisms and life course of cardiovascular health and healthy aging, and cardiovascular disease epidemiology, risk estimation and prevention. Other areas of interest include the use of novel biomarkers and imaging of subclinical atherosclerosis to improve prevention, and the epidemiology and outcomes of hypertension and dyslipidemia. His clinical and teaching interests lie in general cardiology, with a focus on prevention.

He also has been a national leader in public health and clinical approaches to promoting cardiovascular health and preventing cardiovascular diseases across the life course. He served as co-chair of the Risk Assessment Guidelines and a member of the Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines Panel for the 2013 ACC/AHA Guidelines for Cardiovascular Disease Risk Reduction; and was the lead member for risk assessment on the 2018 Cholesterol Guidelines Panel and the 2019 Primary Prevention Guidelines Panel. He has authored over 750 peer-reviewed scientific publications and has been a PI or co-investigator on more than 120 grants (the vast majority from NIH)

Publications

  • Published 11/3/2025

    Zheutlin AR, Handoo F, Luebbe S, Ning H, Sniderman A, Stone NJ, Otvos JD, Jacobs DR, Allen N, Kohli-Lynch CN, Lloyd-Jones DM, Wilkins JT. Cumulative exposure to atherogenic lipoprotein particles in young adults and subsequent incident atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Eur Heart J. 2025 Nov 03; 46(41):4302-4312. PMID: 40613415.

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  • Published 10/27/2025

    Mathew GM, Reichenberger DA, Master L, Buxton OM, Chang AM, Schneper L, Allen NB, Goldman N, Lloyd-Jones DM, Notterman DA, Hale L. Actigraphic Sleep Health During Adolescence Predicts Young Adult Cardiovascular Health. JACC Adv. 2025 Oct 27; 4(11 Pt 1):102261. PMID: 41151392.

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  • Published 10/7/2025

    Lee H, Huang X, Khan SS, Son D, Lee HH, Kim EJ, Lloyd-Jones DM, Kim HC, Greenland P. Very High Prevalence of Nonoptimally Controlled Traditional Risk Factors at the Onset of Cardiovascular Disease. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2025 Oct 07; 86(14):1017-1029. PMID: 41033739.

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  • Published 10/1/2025

    Guo JW, Ning H, Allen NB, Perak AM, Walker JM, Pettee Gabriel K, Lloyd-Jones DM. Cardiovascular Health Changes in Young Adults and Risk of Later-Life Cardiovascular Disease. JAMA Netw Open. 2025 Oct 01; 8(10):e2535573. PMID: 41051778.

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  • Published 9/19/2025

    Bowling CB, Sloane R, Faldowski RA, Pieper CF, Brown TH, Dooley EE, Burrows BT, Bhatt AS, Lloyd-Jones DM, Lewis CE, Pettee Gabriel K. Association of multimorbidity trajectories from early adulthood through middle age with middle-age physical function. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2025 Sep 19; 80(10). PMID: 40580466.

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Other Positions

  • Director of Framingham Center for Population and Prevention Science, Framingham Heart Study
    Boston University
  • Principal Investigator of the Framingham Heart Study, Framingham Heart Study
    Boston University
  • Chief of the section, Preventive Medicine
    Boston University

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Education

  • Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, MD
  • Harvard School of Public Health, MS
  • Swarthmore College, BA

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