Prof. Christine E. Seidman
Thomas W. Smith Professor of medicine and professor of medicine, Harvard Medical School
Dr. Christine E. Seidman is the Thomas W. Smith Professor of medicine and professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and the director of the cardiovascular genetics center at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. She is also an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. In 2012, she co-founded MyoKardia, Inc., a leading precision cardiovascular medicine company.
Along with her husband, Dr. Seidman has elucidated multiple genetic causes of human disorders affecting the heart and vasculature. The Seidmans' discoveries include the identification and demonstration of genetic mutations causing hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and dilated cardiomyopathy, as well as the first genetic cause of congenital heart malformations. In addition to recognition received jointly with her husband, Dr. Seidman's recent honors include Distinguished Scientist, American Heart Association; Distinguished Alumni Achievement Award, The George Washington University; The 21st Annual Glorney-Raisbeck Award; and the Jay and Jean Schottenstein Prize in Cardiovascular Science. She is a member of the Association of University Cardiologists and an elected member to the National Academy of Sciences.