Professor of Medicine & Emergency Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Director, The Institute for ED Clinical Quality Improvement

Dr. Edlow is a Professor of Medicine and Emergency Medicine at Harvard Medical School. He lectures nationally and internationally on topics such as stroke, TIA, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and various causes of weakness and dizziness. He is an internationally renowned expert on neurological emergencies. Dr. Edlow’s specialty areas include ED quality assurance, ED physical layout and facilities redesign, physician professional development, and the creation and implementation of clinical practice guidelines. For the past 15 years, Dr. Edlow has contributed to the international development of emergency medicine in a variety of countries, participating in educational, quality assessment, and emergency care systems consulting projects. Practicing medicine since 1981, he is board-certified in both emergency medicine and internal medicine.  In addition to being well-published in peer reviewed literature, Dr. Edlow has written a book on stroke, as well as two award-winning books for the lay public; one about the history of Lyme disease titled “Bull’s Eye: unraveling the medical mystery of Lyme disease,” and the second titled “The Deadly Dinner Party: 15 true medical detective stories.”