Dr. Lior Jankelson, M.D., Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Medicine at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and an Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering at NYU Tandon School of Engineering. Dr. Jankelson is also the Director of the Inherited Arrhythmia and Cardiovascular Genetics Program at the Heart Rhythm Center, NYU Langone Health. Additionally, he serves as Lead AI in Cardiology.
His educational journey includes an M.D. and a Ph.D. in Biophysics, all from the Technion Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, Israel.
A physician-scientist, Dr. Jankelson focuses on developing and applying statistical and computational methods to diverse datasets to gain new diagnostic and therapeutic insights into heart rhythm diseases. This work involves creating machine learning algorithms for EKG analysis, advanced data analytics for mapping and ablation systems, and computing for genetic cardiology.
Beyond his academic and clinical roles, Dr. Jankelson has engaged in entrepreneurial activities, and he is regularly serving on advisory boards of leading biomedical companies.
In his clinical practice, as director of the Inherited Arrhythmia/CV Genetics Program, he has built a team that uses advanced computational analytic tools to improve genetic medicine, assisting cardiologists throughout the NYU Langone Health system in better characterizing and treating patients with heritable cardiovascular conditions.
Dr. Jankelson has a significant publication record, including numerous peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals such as the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, Nature Medicine, and Heart Rhythm. He has also contributed to book chapters and holds several patents related to biophysical compositions and cardiac electrophysiology devices.