Elazer R. Edelman Explained

Elazer Edelman
Fields:Biomedical Engineering
Cardiology
Vascular Biology
Workplaces:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Harvard Medical School
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Education:Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS, PhD)
Harvard University (MD)
Doctoral Advisor:Robert S. Langer
Academic Advisors:Morris Karnovsky
Known For:Atherosclerotic arterial disease, vascular biology, drug delivery
Children:3, including Alex and Adam Edelman

Elazer R. Edelman is an American engineer, scientist and cardiologist. He is the Edward J. Poitras Professor in Medical Engineering and Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and at Brigham and Women's Hospital (BWH), and a practicing cardiologist at BWH.[1] [2] He is the director of MIT's Institute for Medical Engineering and Science (IMES), the Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center, and the MIT Clinical Research Center. 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.[3] [4]

At BWH, he serves as a senior attending physician in the coronary care unit. He is currently the Chief Scientific Advisor for the journal Science Translational Medicine.[5]

Edelman was elected as a member of the National Academy of Engineering 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 American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Inventors and the National Academy of Medicine.[6] [7] [8] [9]

Background and education

Edelman was raised in the greater Boston area. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 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 Harvard Medical School 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 Robert Langer to define the mathematics of regulated and controlled drug delivery. Edelman completed his medical training at Brigham and Women's Hospital and is board certified in internal medicine and cardiology. 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.[10] Edelman and his wife, Cheryl, have 3 children: Alex, A.J., and Austin.

Research

Edelman is a major advocate of multidisciplinary research.[11] [12] 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.[13] Through this approach, Edelman and his students have been credited as some of the key contributors and pioneers of the coronary stent. They critically aided in the development, characterization, and optimization of the first bare-metal stents and subsequent iterations including drug-eluting stents.[14] [15] Edelman's research programs fall in the following general categories:

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 Food and Drug Administration.[16]

Edelman has been elected a fellow of the Association of American Physicians, American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Society of Clinical Investigators, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Association of University Cardiologists, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and National Academy of Inventors. He received the Officer's Cross of the Spanish Order of Civil Merit in 2010.[17]

Selected awards received by Edelman include:

Personal Life

Edelman is married to Cheryl, a real estate lawyer[29], and lives in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has three sons, Austin, Israeli Olympian Adam Edelman, and comedian Alex Edelman.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Edelman - Institute for Medical Engineering & Science. Institute for Medical Engineering and Science at MIT. January 12, 2016.
  2. Web site: BWH Physician Directory. Brigham and Women's Hospital. January 12, 2016.
  3. Web site: Elazer Edelman edelmanlab. Harvard-MIT Biomedical Engineering Center. January 12, 2016.
  4. Web site: HST to Offer New Medical Program. The Tech. January 12, 2016.
  5. Web site: Editorial staff and scientific advisory boards. Science. January 12, 2016.
  6. Web site: Alphabetical List of Active Members. American Academy of Arts and Sciences. February 19, 2016.
  7. Web site: Current NAI Fellows. National Academy of Inventors. February 19, 2016.
  8. Web site: Elazer Edelman - National Academy of Engineering Directory. National Academy of Engineering. January 12, 2016.
  9. Web site: Elazer Edelman - Institute of Medicine Profile. National Academy of Medicine. January 12, 2016.
  10. Web site: Elazer Edelman - Curriculum Vitae . Elazer Edelman . January 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160305173803/https://edelmanlab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/Elazer%20Edelman%20Curriculum%20Vitae%20%28Updated%2010-2015%29_0.pdf . March 5, 2016 .
  11. Web site: Elazer Edelman - How Do We Bridge the Gap in Medical Innovation?. TEDMED. February 19, 2016.
  12. Web site: Elazer Edelman - TEDMED Q&A. TEDMED. February 19, 2016.
  13. Web site: Taking many forms of expertise to heart. MIT News. January 12, 2016.
  14. Hwang. CW . Wu D . Edelman ER . 2001 . Physiological transport forces govern drug distribution for stent-based delivery . . 104 . 600–605 . 11479260 . 10.1161/hc3101.092214 . 5 . free .
  15. Hwang CW, Levin AD, Jonas M, Li PH, Edelman ER . Thrombosis modulates arterial drug distribution for drug-eluting stents . Circulation . 111 . 13 . 1619 - 26 . 2005 . 15795325 . 10.1161/01.CIR.0000160363.30639.37. free .
  16. Web site: Elazer Edelman Bibliography . Elazer Edelman . January 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160306025409/http://edelmanlab.mit.edu/sites/default/files/Elazer%20Edelman%20Bibliography%20%28Updated%2010-2015%29_0.pdf . March 6, 2016 .
  17. Web site: HST's Edelman receives award from Spanish government. MIT News. January 12, 2016.
  18. Web site: 2018 Distinguished Awardees. ACC. January 29, 2019.
  19. Web site: Elazer Edelman honored with Cardiovascular Research Foundation career achievement award. MIT News. October 16, 2017.
  20. Web site: Bioengineering in Ireland 22. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland. February 19, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301131608/http://bini2016.ie/. March 1, 2016. dead.
  21. Web site: Discovery Lecture Series - 2015 Speakers. Vanderbilt University Medical Center. February 19, 2016.
  22. Web site: Dean's Distinguished Lecture Series. Weill Cornell Medical College. February 19, 2016.
  23. Web site: Awards, Honors, & Grants. Brigham and Women's Hospital. January 12, 2016.
  24. Web site: Past Awardees. Society for Biomaterials. January 12, 2016.
  25. Web site: Awards, Honors, & Grants. Brigham and Women's Hospital. February 19, 2016.
  26. Web site: Jeffrey M. Hoeg Award for Basic Science & Clinical Research . American Heart Association . January 12, 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150915160147/http://my.americanheart.org/professional/Councils/AwardsandLectures/CareerAchievement/Jeffrey-M-Hoeg-Award-for-Basic-Science-Clinical-Research_UCM_322545_Article.jsp . September 15, 2015 .
  27. Web site: Excellence in Mentoring Awards Past Recipients. HMS. January 12, 2016.
  28. Web site: Awards and Recipients Database. ASTM. January 12, 2016.
  29. Web site: vCard . Cheryl Edelman DLA Piper . 2024-07-13 . www.dlapiper.com . en-US.

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