Igor Efimov to Receive Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award
The award honors individuals who have made a significant and unique contribution in clinical electrophysiology
Northwestern Engineering’s Igor Efimov has been selected to receive the 2025 Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award by the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS).
The HRS Ralph Lazzara Lectureship Award honors individuals who have made significant and unique contributions in clinical electrophysiology by clarification of the mechanism, localization, or elimination of arrhythmia generators.
Efimov, a professor of biomedical engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and professor of medicine (division of cardiology) at the Feinberg School of Medicine, focuses on the physiological mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and on developing novel therapies for heart diseases with an emphasis on heart rhythm disorders and heart failure.
Since joining the Northwestern faculty in 2022, Efimov has developed a new device to monitor and treat heart disease and dysfunction in the days, weeks, or months following heart-related trauma; and pioneered the first cardiac implant made from graphene, a two-dimensional super material with ultra-strong, lightweight, and conductive properties.
As part of the award, Efimov will deliver a lecture on April 27 at Heart Rhythm 2025 in San Diego.
HRS is a specialty organization representing more than 8,600 medical, allied health, and science professionals from more than 90 countries who specialize in cardiac rhythm disorders.