Natalia Trayanova elevated to IEEE Fellow
Natalia Trayanova, the Murray B. Sachs Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, has been elevated to Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) effective Jan. 1, 2025.
With over 460,000 members in more than 190 countries, the IEEE is the world’s largest professional technical society, consisting of engineers, scientists and allied professionals. The organization awards the IEEE Fellow distinction to members who have contributed to their fields in particularly significant ways. Less than 0.1% of voting IEEE members are selected annually for fellowship.
Trayanova—who serves as co-director of the Alliance for Cardiovascular Diagnostic and Treatment Innovation (ADVANCE) —was honored for “contributions to personalized digital-twins and AI in arrhythmia diagnosis and treatment.”
She has made innovative and widely cited research contributions in computational cardiology, developing patient-specific heart digital twin and AI approaches for the prognosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. These new technologies support clinical decision making regarding arrhythmia management, enhance diagnosis and guide precise, individualized treatment plans, with the potential to reduce risks and improve outcomes for countless patients worldwide.
Currently, Trayanova is leading a clinical trial using heart digital twins to treat cardiac arrhythmias.
“I am deeply honored to be named an IEEE Fellow,” said Dr. Trayanova. “This recognition reflects the dedication of my entire team and underscores the potential of technology to transform medicine. I look forward to continuing to push the boundaries of what is possible in the field of personalized cardiac care.”
All told, Trayanova’s work so far has garnered more than 450 published papers and book chapters, 370 invited lectures, and a TEDx talk. Her IEEE Fellow selection follows a number of honors and distinctions throughout her career. Notably she received the NIH Director’s Pioneer Award (2013) and was inducted in the Women of Technology International Hall of Fame (2019). She has been named a Fellow of several professional societies and organizations, including every American and European society for clinical cardiology, a testament to her impact in clinical practice.
Most recently, Trayanova was selected to give The Physiological Society’s Hodgkin-Huxley-Katz Prize Lecture during their 2025 Annual Conference, September 11-14 in Frankfurt, Germany.