Emelia J. Benjamin MD, ScM, FACC, FAHA | |
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Nationality | American |
Education | Harvard University (B.S.; M.P.H.) Case Western Reserve University (M.D., 1983) [1] |
Known for | Atrial fibrillation, heart failure |
Awards | Functional Genomics and Translational Biology Council Mentoring Award (2013) Paul Dudley White Award [2] Golden Heart Award [3] |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Medicine Cardiology Epidemiology |
Institutions | Boston University, Boston Medical Center |
Emelia J. Benjamin is an American cardiologist and researcher. She is a professor of medicine at the Boston University School of Medicine, Professor of Epidemiology at the Boston University School of Public Health, and also a practicing cardiologist at Boston Medical Center. [1]
Benjamin is author of over 800 peer-reviewed publications. [4] She is one of the most cited investigators in clinical cardiology with over 330,000 citations and an h-index of 200. [5]
The American Heart Association named her the 2022 Distinguished Scientist. [4]