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
Core Faculty, Clinical Futures, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Associate Fellowship Director, 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
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 47(2): 795-802, February 2026.Michael A Catalano, Jonathan B Edelson, Omar Toubat, Halil Beqaj, Benjamin Smood, Sumeet Vaikunth, Juan M Ortega, Joseph Rossano, Constantine D Mavroudis: Contemporary outcomes and healthcare costs associated with single-ventricle heart failure admissions in adults in the United States. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 171(2): 317-325, February 2026 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2025.10.008.
Montgomery C., Rastogi R., Dewitt A., Kozyak B., Ha L., Weiss F., Eichner J., Ahmed H., Tang J., Maeda K., Chaudhary A., Lane-Fall M., Rosenthal T., Gardner M., Li Z., Rossano., O’Connor M., Wittlieb-Weber C., Edelson JB. : Programmatic Approach to Identify and Promote Ventricular Recovery in Pediatric Patients Supported with Ventricular Assist Devices. JAHA 15(3): e045453, February 2026 Notes: 10.1161/JAHA.125.045453.
Butto A, Wright LK, Mao CY, Keesari R, Adams V, Chau P, Desai M, Dipchand AI, Edelson JB, Rose-Felker K, Simpson KE, Mahle WT.: An Examination of Ventricular Assist Device Duration Prior to Heart Transplant in Children. Pediatr Cardiol 47(2): 612-623, February 2026.
Jonathan B.Edelson MD, MSCE Matthew J.O’Connor MD Xuemei Zhang MS Alexis Z.Tomlinson PhD Joseph W.RossanoMD, MS: Expedited Organ Placement Is Rare in Pediatric Heart Transplantation: A UNOS Registry Analysis. Circulation: Heart Failure 19(1): e013435, January 2026.
Edwards J., Edelson JB., Rossano J.: RNA-Based Therapies for Treating Monogenic Cardiomyopathies. Canadian Journal of Cardiology January 2026 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.cjca.2025.12.040.
Russell W., Paridon S., O’Malley S., Brothers J., Stephens P., Srinivasan C., Edelson JB. : Adolescent Athlete with PRKAG2 Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: A Success Story with Shared Decision-Making. JACC: Case Reports 2026 Notes: Accepted for Publication.
Russell W., Rossano J., Paridon S., Stephens P., Brothers J., Srinivasan C., Edelson JB: A High-Level Athlete with Tachycardia Induced Cardiomyopathy: A Can’t Miss Diagnosis. JACC: Case Reports 2026 Notes: Accepted for publication.
Wooster L., O’Connor., Rossano., Edelson JB. : Response by Wooster et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Impact of Heart Transplant Allocation Changes on Waitlist Mortality and Clinical Practice in Pediatric and Adult Patients With Congenital Heart Disease and Cardiomyopathy" Circulation 152(18): 1316-1317, November 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.125.075940.
Jonathan B. Edelson, Lauren Schneider, Shannon O’Malley, Jessica Somogie, Jing Huang, Nancy Li, Carley Boyle, Matthew J. O’Connor, Stephen Paridon, Kimberly Y. Lin, Joseph W. Rossano, Meghan Lane-Fall, Melissa K. Cousino: Design and Rationale of the MIGHTEE Study: Motivational Interviewing and Group Heart Transplant Exercise and Education. Journal of Heart and Lung Transplant: Open 11(1): 100421, November 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100421.