PITTSBURGH–Dana Peres Edelson, MD, MS, has been elected to the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation Board of Directors. Dr. Edelson is Director of Clinical Research at the University of Chicago's Emergency Resuscitation Center and Assistant Professor in the Department of Internal Medicine.
"We are delighted that Dr. Edelson will be joining our team," said Bobby Khan, MD, PhD, Board Chair. "We are very impressed with her expertise and distinguished honors and awards. Dr. Edelson will be a tremendous asset to our organization as we continue to raise awareness and save lives threatened by sudden cardiac arrest."
Dr. Edelson, who has been called "a rising star" by her colleagues, was recognized as the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium Young Investigator of the Year in 2005 and 2007.