The American Heart Association announced that Dr. Bradley A. Maron, has been appointed editor‑in‑chief of Circulation, its flagship peer‑reviewed journal in cardiovascular medicine. Effective with the current issue, Maron will oversee the journal’s editorial direction and continue its focus on publishing rigorous science for clinicians, researchers, and healthcare professionals worldwide.
Maron is a board‑certified clinical cardiologist and researcher recognized for contributions to pulmonary hypertension, right heart failure, and cardiomyopathy. His career spans patient care, translational science, and precision medicine, with a particular emphasis on pulmonary vascular disease. He serves as senior associate dean for precision medicine and director of the Pulmonary Hypertension Center at the University of Maryland Medical Center, as well as the Melvin Sharovsky Professor of Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He is also co‑executive director of the University of Maryland Institute for Health Computing.
Maron succeeds Dr. Joseph A. Hill, who led Circulation since 2016, and Dr. Joseph Loscalzo, who served as editor‑in‑chief from 2004 to 2016.
Maron stated that he was honored to assume the role and emphasized his goal of strengthening the journal’s legacy while introducing new approaches to share findings with greater transparency and engagement. He highlighted plans to reinvigorate the type of cardiovascular science published and accelerate the dissemination of information to readers.
Maron will be supported by Executive Editor Dr. Karen E. Joynt Maddox, and Deputy Executive Editor Dr. Sadiya S. Khan. Ten deputy editors will oversee specific topic areas, including fundamental sciences, translational science, clinical cardiology, clinical trials, community health, population health, global cardiovascular health, and AI applications. In addition, 27 associate editors and guest editors will contribute to the journal’s operations.
Maron earned his medical degree from Brown University School of Medicine after beginning studies at Tulane University. He completed training at Boston Medical Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, and Harvard Medical School. His research has produced more than 260 publications and includes work on vascular fibrosis, pulmonary hypertension, AI‑based diagnostics, and computational science for disease phenotyping. He holds multiple patents and has served in editorial roles across leading cardiovascular and respiratory journals.
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