Emelia J. Benjamin
General / Preventive / Lipids
Boston University
About
Emelia J. Benjamin works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with Boston University.
Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, is the Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine and Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine. She is a cardiologist at Boston Medical Center and has conducted research at the Framingham Heart Study since 1988, serving as a member of the Executive Committee. She is an active volunteer with the American Heart Association and has authored over 950 peer-reviewed publications focused on the epidemiology, genetics, and prognosis of cardiovascular conditions including atrial fibrillation.
Research focus
Atrial Fibrillation Epidemiology and ManagementCardiovascular Disease PreventionGenetic Epidemiology of Cardiovascular ConditionsVascular Function and Risk FactorsFramingham Heart Study Research
Impact
1,350 pubs · 304,633 cites · h-index 200
Training
MD
Case Western Reserve University
1983
ScM Epidemiology
Harvard School of Public Health
AB
Harvard University
Affiliations
Work Experience
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology; Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Cardiologist
Boston Medical Center
Primary Investigator
Framingham Heart Study · 1988 - Present