Awards, Honors, and Grants


November 15, 2011

2011 Lewis Katz Visiting Professorship in Cardiovascular Research

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, PhD

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, PhD

Elazer R. Edelman, MD, PhD, Cabot Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at MIT, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Senior Physician at Brigham and Women’s Hospital is the recipient of the 2011 Katz Prize in Cardiovascular Research from Columbia University Medical Center. The prize was established to honor physician scientists and recognizes outstanding lifetime achievement in cardiovascular research and/or education with international impact. His work integrates multiple disciplines including polymer based controlled and modulated drug delivery; growth factor biology and biochemistry; tissue engineering; biomaterials-tissue interactions and the vascular response to injury.