Elazer R. Edelman is an American

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and

cardiologist Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

. He is the Edward J. Poitras Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at the

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(MIT), Professor of Medicine at

Harvard Medical School Harvard Medical School (HMS) is the medical school of Harvard University and is located in the Longwood Medical and Academic Area, Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1782, HMS is the third oldest medical school in the Un ...

and at

Brigham and Women's Hospital Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH or The Brigham) is a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School and the largest hospital in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts. Along with Massachusetts General Hospital, it is one of the two ...

(BWH), and a practicing cardiologist at BWH. He is the director of the MIT Center for Clinical and Translational Research (CCTR), the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, and was previously director of the Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES) at MIT. He is also the Program Director of the MIT Graduate Education in Medical Sciences program within the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. At BWH, he serves as a senior

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in the

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. He is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor for the journal ''

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''. Edelman was elected as a member of the

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in 2012 for contributions to the design, development, and regulation of local cardiovascular drug delivery and drug eluting stents. He is also a member of the

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and the

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Background and education

Edelman was raised in the

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. He attended the

, where he received bachelor's degrees in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) and in Applied Biology, and a master's degree in EECS. He earned his M.D. degree with distinction from

and Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics within the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology. He conducted his Ph.D. thesis work under the direction of

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to define the mathematics of regulated and controlled drug delivery. Edelman completed his medical training at

and is board certified in

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and

cardiology Cardiology () is the study of the heart. Cardiology is a branch of medicine that deals with disorders of the heart and the cardiovascular system. The field includes medical diagnosis and treatment of congenital heart defects, coronary artery di ...

. Following this, he spent six years as a research fellow under the tutelage of Prof. Morris J. Karnovsky to work on the biology of vascular repair. Edelman and his wife, Cheryl, have 3 children:

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, A.J., and Austin.

Research

Edelman is a major advocate of multidisciplinary research. Through his research centers, he combines teams of clinicians, engineers, and scientists from both academia and industry to create highly effective and clinically relevant solutions to medical problems. Through this approach, Edelman and his students have been credited as some of the key contributors and pioneers of the

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. They critically aided in the development, characterization, and optimization of the first

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s and subsequent iterations including

drug-eluting stents A drug-eluting stent (DES) is a tube made of a mesh-like material used to treat narrowed arteries in medical procedures both mechanically (by providing a supporting scaffold inside the artery) and pharmacologically (by slowly releasing a phar ...

. Edelman's research programs fall in the following general categories: *polymer-based controlled and modulated drug delivery *vascular biology, glycobiology, and growth factor biochemistry *tissue engineering *biomaterials and tissue interactions *device biology

Awards and honors

Edelman has authored or co-authored more than 680 original scientific publications, holds some 80 patents, and has trained more than 300 students and post-doctoral fellows. He has served on several advisory boards including the Science Board to the

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. Edelman has been elected a fellow of the

Association of American Physicians The Association of American Physicians (AAP) is an honorary medical society founded in 1885 by the Canadian physician Sir William Osler and six other distinguished physicians of his era for "the advancement of scientific and practical medicine ...

American College of Cardiology The American College of Cardiology (ACC), based in Washington, D.C., is a nonprofit medical association established in 1949. It bestows credentials upon cardiovascular specialists who meet its qualifications. Education is a core component of the ...

American Heart Association The American Heart Association (AHA) is a nonprofit organization in the United States that funds cardiovascular medical research, educates consumers on healthy living and fosters appropriate Heart, cardiac care in an effort to reduce disability ...

American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) is a non-profit organization founded in 1991, and headquartered in Washington, D.C. It represents 50,000 medical and Biomedical engineering, biomedical engineers, and academic i ...

, American Society of Clinical Investigators,

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, Association of University Cardiologists,

, and

. He received the Officer's Cross of the Spanish

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in 2010. Selected awards received by Edelman include: *2018: Distinguished Scientist Award, American College of Cardiology *2017: Career Achievement Award, Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics (TCT) *2016: Plenary Lecture, Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Bioengineering Section *2015: Flexner Discovery Lecturer,

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*2015: Massimo Calabresi Lecturer,

Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...

*2015: Dean's Distinguished Lecture,

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*2014: Lifetime Achievement Award, International Conference on Innovation *2014: Clemson Award for Basic Research, The Society for Biomaterials *2012: Hollingsworth Distinguished Lecturer,

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Department of Biomedical Engineering, Cockrell School *2011: Lewis Katz Visiting Professorship in Cardiovascular Research,

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*2010: Officer's Cross of the Spanish

*2009: Jeffrey M. Hoeg Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology Award for Basic Science and Clinical Research *2007: A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award *2006: American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) Joseph S. Barr Award *1992: Marcus Award,

*1982: Soma Weiss Award,

Personal life

Edelman is married to Cheryl, a real estate lawyer, and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has three sons, Austin, Israeli Olympian

Adam Edelman Adam Jeremy "A. J." Edelman (; born March 14, 1991) is an American-born Israeli sliding sports athlete. He is an eight-time Israeli National Champion in sliding sport (skeleton and Bobsleigh) who competed for Israel at the 2018 Winter Olympics ...

, and comedian

Alex Edelman Alex Edelman (born March 20, 1989) is an American stand-up comedian. He was named Best Newcomer at the 2014 Edinburgh Festival Fringe for his show Millennial. He has toured three shows since 2014: ''Millennial'' (2014–2015), ''Everything Hande ...

References

External links

Edelman LabAcademic Family Tree of Professor Elazer Edelman

TedMed Talk by Elazer Edelman
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