Emelia J. Benjamin MD ScM (She/Her)

Preventive Cardiology

Associate Dean, interim, Faculty Development, Boston University (BU) Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Vice Chair, Faculty Development, Dept. of Medicine, BU Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine Professor, Medicine, BU Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Professor, Epidemiology, BU School of Public Health

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Summary

Dr. Benjamin is Boston University Chobanian and Avedisian School of Medicine Jay and Louise Coffman Professor in Vascular Medicine, School of Public Health Professor of Epidemiology, and the inaugural Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine interim Associate Dean for Faculty Development. A Framingham Study investigator and Boston Medical Center cardiologist, she is an international leader in the epidemiology atrial fibrillation. She has been continuously NIH funded since 1998 on grants related to atrial, vascular function, inflammation, mobile health, and chronic pain with an H-index ~220 and >900 publications. An Association of American Physicians Member, she has won national awards for research, education, mentoring, and diversity. In 2025 she received the American Heart Association Braunwald Academic Mentorship award and an Honorary Doctorate in Medical Science from Aalborg University, Denmark. She founded and co-led ~7 longitudinal faculty development programs at Boston University Medical Campus and has a deep commitment to mentoring, sponsoring, and coaching faculty.

Education & Training

Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1988 - 1990
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public HealthMSc, Epidemiology, 1990
Boston University Medical CenterFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 1986 - 1988
Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1983 - 1986
Case Western Reserve University School of MedicineClass of 1983

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Certifications & Licensure

MA State Medical License 1988 - 2027

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Louis B. Russell, Jr. Memorial Award, for championing DEI, & providing outstanding service to under-resourced populations American Heart Association
Excellence in Medical Research WomenHeart, 2023
Distinguished Alumni Award in the MD Category Case Western Reserve School of Medicine, 2023

Clinical Trials

Inflammation: Correlates and Prognosis in Framingham
COMPLETED
Vascular Function in the Framingham Third Generation
COMPLETED
Framingham: Inflammation, Genes & Cardiovascular Disease
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Associations Between Smartwatch-Derived Measures and Cognitive Function: Findings From the Electronic Framingham Heart Study.
Jie He, Yuankai Zhang, Xuzhi Wang, Nicole L Spartano, Jian Rong
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026-08-07
Dynamic Risk Trajectories for Sudden Cardiac Arrest: The Role of Recurrent Cardiovascular Events.
Marita Knudsen Pope, Harpriya Chugh, Thien Tan Tri Tai Truyen, Marco Mathias, Audrey Uy-Evanado
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2026-07-07
Interrelations of aortic spring function, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and left ventricular diastolic function: The Framingham Heart Study.
Leroy L Cooper, Brenton R Prescott, Vanessa Xanthakis, Jian Rong, Martin G Larson
Physiological Reports. 2026-07-01

Journal Articles

Association of Circulating Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein–1 Levels with Cardiovascular Mortality
Christie M Ballantyne, Emelia J Benjamin, JAMA Cardiology
Variation in Hospital Risk-Standardized Rates of Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation During Sepsis
David D McManus, Allan J Walkey, Emelia J Benjamin, JAMA
Whole Blood Gene Expression Associated with Clinical Biological Age
Emelia J Benjamin, Joanne M Murabito, The Journals of Gerontology

Books/Book Chapters

Cardiovascular Genetics and Genomics in Clinical Practice
Chapter: Atrial Fibrillation Genetics and Genomics
Shaikh AY, Lubitz SA, Lin L, Benjamin EJ, McManus DD2015
Atrial Fibrillation: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Improving Patient Outcomes.
Chapter: Introduction
Rahman F, Benjamin EJ.Editors: Estes M, Waldo AL.Cardiotext Publishing, Minneapolis, MN2015
Mcgraw-Hill Year Book Of Science & Technology.
Chapter: Atrial fibrillation.
Page 37.0 - 40.0McManus DD, Magnani JW, Rienstra M, Benjamin EJ.Editors: Rennie J.McGraw-Hill Education2013

Abstracts/Posters

Obesity in CVD Risk and Prevention: Ethnicity, Gender, Children
Leone VJ, AHA Scientific Sessions, 1/1/2015
Task Force #1 � Magnitude of the Prevention Problem: Opportunities and Challenges.
Benjamin EJ, Smith SC, Jr., Cooper RS, Hill MN, Luepker RV., 33rd Bethesda Conference, J Am Coll Cardiol, 1/1/2002
Identification of a Functional SNP Regulating PRRX1 at the 1q24 Locus for Atrial Fibrillation.
Dolmatova E, Tucker NR, Lin H, Cooper RR, Ye J, Sinner MF, Imakaev M, Lubitz SA, Leyton-Mange J, Vlahakes G, Benjamin EJ, Lunetta KL, Mirny L, Milan DJ, Ellinor PT., AHA Scientific Sessions, American Heart Association Meeting, Chicago, IL, 1/16/2014

Lectures

What has the Framingham Heart Study Taught Us about Atrial Fibrillation
Boston University Department of Neurology - 1/1/2019
Does an apple a day keep the atrial fibrillation away? What�s new in the screening and prevention of atrial fibrillation?
Boston, MA - 1/1/2019
What is new about the Epidemiology and Genetics of Atrial Fibrillation
University of California San Francisco - 1/1/2019

Other

Envisioning and creating one�s future
BUMC, Women�s Leadership Program
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/facdevprograms/womens-leadership-program/
1/1/2019
Unconscious bias: Implementing strategies to recognize and mitigate our biases
BUMC, Early Career Faculty Development Program, Academy for Faculty Advancement
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/mentoring/ecfdp/
1/1/2019
Career visioning
BUMC, Early Career Faculty Development Program, Academy for Faculty Advancement
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/facdev-medicine/mentoring/ecfdp/
1/1/2018

Press Mentions

Researchers Discuss Their Work During Women’s Health Research WebinarMarch 6th, 2025
Atrial Fibrillation: A ReviewDecember 17th, 2024
Diagnosis and Treatment of Atrial FibrillationDecember 16th, 2024

Grant Support

Boston University BIRCWHBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2025–2030
PRROPS: Pathways of Risk and Resilience for Overlapping Pain and SensitizationBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2021–2027
IDENTIFICATION OF COMMON GENETIC VARIANTS FOR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND PR INTERVALMASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL2009–2026
Pain in community-based older African American Adults: The Jackson Heart StudyBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2020–2025
CAPSITE: Community Assessment of Pain and Sensitization in the ElderlyBOSTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CAMPUS2020–2025