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, 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
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
Editors: Miyamoto S, Irvingb C, Azeka E,Rosenthal D, Rossanoe J Contributing Authors: Adorisio R, Blume E, Bogle C, Chubb H, Conway J, Cousino M, Edelson JB, Ford K, Holinski P, Janousek J, Lal A, Lee A, Lorts A, Nakano S. : The International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Heart Failure. J Heart and Lung Transplant 44(10): e21-e71, October 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.06.003.Miyamoto S, Irvingb C, Azeka E, Adorisio, R, Blume E, Bogle C, Chubb H, Conway J, Cousino M, Edelson JB, Ford K, Holinski P, Janousek J, Lal A, Lee A, Lorts A, Nakano S, Rosenthal D, Rossano J : Authors Insights on the Updated International Society for Heart and Lung Transplantation Guidelines for the Management of Pediatric Heart Failure (Update From 2014). Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation 44(10): 1529–1534, October 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healun.2025.06.004.
Catalano M., Shin M., Toubat O., Rastogi R., Beqaj H., Iyengar A., Smood B., Toomey N., Edelson JB., Rossano J., O’Connor M., Ahmed H., Gaynor J., Maeda K., Mavroudis C. : Listing for Pediatric Donation After Circulatory Death Heart Transplantation is Associated with Improved Waitlist Outcomes. Journal of the American Heart Association Page: Accepted, Sep 2025.
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 Aug 2025 Notes: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00246-025-03809-5. epub ahead of print.
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 18(7): e012501, Jul 2025 Notes: doi:10.1161/CIRCHEARTFAILURE.124.012501.
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 44(10): 1668-1671, Jun 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2025.06.007.
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 Notes: doi: 10.1007/s00246-025-03843-3. epub ahead of print.
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(4): 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 44(4): 487-502, April 2025 Notes: DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2024.11.028.
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(4): 100250, Apr 2025 Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.jhlto.2025.100250.