Elazer R. Edelman is Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at MIT,  a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School, and a cardiac intensive care unit cardiologist at the Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH). His research interests meld his medical and scientific training, leveraging pathophysiologic insight to improve clinical decision-making, materials' tissue biology, and device design. More than 400 students and fellows have passed through Edelman's laboratory, publishing over 900 scientific articles and 120 patents that have been the basis of many companies and clinical products. 

Edelman is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Association of University Cardiologists, American Society of Clinical Investigation, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineering, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Inventors, National Academy of Medicine, and National Academy of Engineering. As Chief Scientific Advisor of Science: Translational Medicine, he has set the tone for the national debate on translational research and innovation. As a co-founder of ASTM F04.03, he helped create standards for cardiovascular implants. He served on the FDA's Science Board and as the ORISE fellow FDA EIR. For bringing cardiovascular translational research to an international level of excellence, the Spanish parliament and the King awarded Edelman the Spanish Order of Civil Merit.   

Dr. Edelman is the guest editor of The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Cardiovascular Interventions, a special edition of JSCAI published in Spring 2025.