Natalia Trayanova
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
PhD, FHRS, FAHA
Murray B. Sachs Endowed Chair
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Medicine
Johns Hopkins University
Dr. Trayanova is the Murray B Sachs Professor in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University and a Professor of Medicine at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. She directs the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation, a research institute aimed at bringing directly into the clinic innovations in cardiac imaging as well as novel computational modeling and artificial intelligence approaches for the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. She also directs the Computational Cardiology Laboratory.
Using a personalized simulation and machine learning approaches, Dr. Trayanova has developed new methodologies for predicting risk of cardiac arrest and improving the accuracy and outcome of atrial and ventricular catheter ablation therapies. Through her first-of-their-kind personalized virtual hearts and artificial intelligence technologies, she is pioneering advances in personalized medicine for patients with cardiovascular disease, which is profoundly influencing clinical decision-making and the delivery of patient care. She is currently conducting an FDA-approved clinical trial in simulation-driven treatment for cardiac arrhythmias.
Dr. Trayanova has published over 400 scientific papers, many of them in journals of high impact. She has also given over 300 invited talks, keynotes, and plenary lectures. She is the inventor on 31 patents and patent applications filed world-wide. Her work has received broad international recognition, and she is the recipient of numerous honors and awards. For her groundbreaking work in computational cardiology, in 2013, she received the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award. In 2019, she was inducted in the Women of Technology International Hall of Fame, an honor conferred only on 5 women each year from around the world. Also in 2019, she received the Distinguished Scientist Award from Heart Rhythm Society. In 2020, she was elected Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, and received the Douglas Zipes Lectureship Award by the Heart Rhythm Society.
Trayanova has also been named a Fellow of all American and European cardiology societies: American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, European Society of Cardiology, and European Heart Rhythm Association. She is also a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, Biomedical Engineering Society, and International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering. Her work has been featured by a large number of news outlets, including a TEDx talk.
