Jonathan J. Edwards, MD

Jonathan Edwards, MD is an attending physician in the Division of Cardiology, Section of Pediatric Heart Failure and Transplantation. He has special clinical and research interests in the genetic and molecular causes of right ventricular heart failure and cardiomyopathy. Dr. Edwards sees infants and children of all ages in the Cardiomyopathy Genetics clinic, including screening for familial forms of cardiomyopathy.

Dr. Edwards research focuses primarily on the deciphering the molecular mechanisms of right ventricular failure, which is critical given the prevalence of right ventricular failure in children and adolescents with congenital heart defects and the lack of proven medical therapies. This work integrates translational and basic science models, and has been supported through numerous funding sources, including from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute and foundational and industry sponsored grants. Dr. Edwards has also investigated genetic causes of congenital heart disease, immunologic desensitization for patients listed for transplant, and outcomes of patients supported with ventricular assist devices.