Jonathan Buniva Edelson, MD
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics (Cardiology) at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty , Penn Cardiovascular Outcomes, Quality, and Evaluative Research Center, University of Pennsylvania
Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Faculty Member, PolicyLab, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Sports Cardiology Clinic, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Ventricular Assist Devices Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Chair, Pediatric Cardiology Fellow Research Development, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Core Faculty, Clinical Futures
Associate Medical Director, Heart Function, Transplant, and Ventricular Assist Device Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Medical Director, Heart Transplant Program, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Department: Pediatrics
Contact information
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3401 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Office: 917 748 3288
Email:
edelsonj@chop.edu
edelsonj@chop.edu
Publications
Education:
BA (History)
Haverford College, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2013.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology )
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Permanent linkBA (History)
Haverford College, 2004.
MD
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, 2013.
MSCE (Clinical Epidemiology )
University of Pennsylvania, 2023.
Selected Publications
Edelson JB, Amdani S, Rosenthal DN, Kroslowitz B, Morray B, Law S, Joong A, Wilkens S, Peng DM, Ploutz M, Murray J, Lantz J, Esch JJ, Iqbal M, Lancaster T, VanderPluym C, Jeewa A, Shugh S, Absi M, Shezad M, O'Connor MJ, Lorts A, Tume S.: Multi-institutional outcomes of Impella use in pediatric patients: A brief communication from the ACTION Network. J Heart Lung Transplant Jun 2025.Masood IR, Wang L, Stanley HM, Edwards JJ, Ahmed H, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber CA, O'Connor MJ, Rossano JW, O'Malley S, Paridon SM, Tam VW, Edelson JB.: Impact of Neighborhood Factors on Exercise Capacity in Children With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Circ Heart Fail June 2025.
Wanner J, Burstein D, Paridon S, Shah M, O'Malley S, Lin KY, Edelson JB.: Feasibility of an Individualized Exercise Training Program for Children with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy. Pediatr Cardiol Apr 2025.
Dean PN, Brothers JA, Burns K, Edelson JB, Etheridge S, Phelan DM, Shafer K, Snyder C, Molossi S, Danielian A, Friedman EM, Hsu J, Husaini M, Chung EH, Martinez MW, Baggish AL, Levine BD, Kim JH; American College of Cardiology Sports & Exercise Cardiology Council.: The Cardiovascular Care of the Pediatric Athlete. J Am Coll Cardiol 85: 1434-1454, Apr 2025.
Lefkowitz D, Triplett K , Schneider L, West K, Anton C, Rea K, Brosbe, M, Christofferson E, Christon L, Kasparian N, Lamari-Fisher A, McIntyre K, Plevinsky J, Auerbach S, Bansal, N, Benden C, Dugan, M, Edelson JB, Gross-Toalson J, Mayersohn G, Prufe J, White R, Wichart J, Wray J, Cousino M. : A Consensus-Based Framework for the Psychosocial Evaluation of Pediatric Candidates for Cardiothoracic Transplant and Ventricular Assist Devices. J Heart and Lung Transplant April 2025.
Edelson JB, Huang J, Wang Z, Tam V, Lefktowitz D, O'Connor MJ, White R, Ha L, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Rossano JW, Lin K, Cousino MK, Lane-Fall M, O'Byrne ML.: Identifying the determinants of health-related quality of life in children after heart transplant. JHLT Open 8: 100250, Apr 2025.
Wooster L, O'Connor MJ, Zhang X, Mavroudis CD, Maeda K, Ahmed H, Edwards J, Lin KY, Wittlieb-Weber C, Rossano JW, Edelson JB.: Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy. Circulation 151: 814-824, Mar 2025.
Peng D, Edelson JB, Gureddygari H, Duganiero T, Lynch A, McQueen M, Hillenburg J, Hall EK, Smyth L, Rosenthal D, Lorts A. : Capturing Physiologic Data in Children with Heart Failure Using Wearable Digital Technology: Lessons From Pilot Project. CJC Pediatric and Congenital Heart Disease March 2025.
Ludomirsky AB, Edelson JB, Lin KY, Berger JH, O'Connor MJ, Wittlieb-Weber CA, Griffis H, Zhang B, Rossano JW.: Hardly a Windfall: Prescribing Practices in Pediatric Heart Failure Around Food and Drug Administration Approval. JACC Adv March 2025.
O'Byrne ML, Sharma P, Huang J, Smith CL, Tang J, Callahan R, Edelson JB, Dori Y, Gillespie MJ, Rome JJ, Glatz AC.: Response of health-related quality of life following pediatric/congenital cardiac catheterization procedures. Am Heart J March 2025.