Natalia Trayanova elected to board of the Heart Rhythm Society

Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been elected to the board of trustees for the Heart Rhythm Society.

Founded in 1979, the Heart Rhythm Society is a leading resource on cardiac pacing and electrophysiology. The organization represents over 9,000 medical, allied health, and science professionals from more than 90 countries who specialize in cardiac rhythm disorders. Previously, Trayanova received the Distinguished Scientist Award and the Douglas P. Zipes Lectureship Award from the Heart Rhythm Society.

Co-director of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation (ADVANCE) and director for AI research in health and medicine at the Data Science and AI Institute, Trayanova has pioneered the development of patient heart digital twins and deep learning approaches to predict risk of cardiac arrest and the precise delivery of catheter ablation. Her work has the potential to reduce cardiovascular disease risks and improve outcomes for countless patients worldwide.

Most recently, Trayanova was elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) and will give The Physiological Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture during their 2025 Annual Conference in September.

Prior awards include the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (2013), Women of Technology International Hall of Fame (2019), and Gordon Moe Award from the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (2023).

In addition to the Heart Rhythm Society, Trayanova has been named a fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE), National Academy of Inventors (NAI), Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES), International Academy of Medical and Biological Engineering (IAMBE), International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS), and every American and European clinical cardiology society.