Elliott Antman MD, FAHA

Dr. Elliott Antman is Professor of Medicine and Associate Dean for Clinical/Translational Research at Harvard Medical School and a senior physician in the Cardiovascular Division of the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. As Senior Investigator in the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group, his ongoing research studies help refine diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in routine clinical use today including cardiac specific troponins and novel antithrombotic agents. Dr. Antman participates actively in AHA activities, locally, nationally, and internationally. He was the Chairman of the joint ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines from January 2003 through December 2005 and has chaired or been a member of several guidelines committees. Dr. Antman is a Senior Associate Editor of Circulation, is a member of the Science and Advisory Coordinating Committee, was on the Manuscript Oversight Committee, and Chairs both the Committee on Scientific Sessions Program and the Advocacy Coordinating Committee. He was the recipient of AHA’s Meritorious Achievement Award in 2006 and Herrick Lecturer in 2010. Dr. Antman is married to Dr. Karen Antman, who is the Dean of Boston University School of Medicine and Provost of the Boston University Medical Center.