Jonathan A. Edlow

Jonathan A. Edlow, MD, is Vice-Chair of the Department of Emergency Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) and Professor of Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School. He is an internationally renowned expert on diagnosis and misdiagnosis of patients with neurological emergencies, especially in patients with acute cerebrovascular diseases such as subarachnoid hemorrhage, transient ischemic attack and posterior circulation stroke. Dr. Edlow has also been involved with the international development of emergency medicine for over 2 decades and has participated in consulting projects in several countries. Dr. Edlow completed a residency in internal medicine at Boston City Hospital in 1981 and has practiced emergency medicine ever since then. He is board-certified in both emergency medicine and internal medicine. Since 1999, Dr. Edlow has served as Vice Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at BIDMC. He is also a Professor of both Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School.