Yoram Rudy is the Fred Saigh Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Engineering and Professor Emeritus of Biomedical Engineering at Washington University in St. Louis. He holds additional emeritus appointments in the School of Medicine’s departments of Medicine, Cell Biology & Physiology, Radiology, and Pediatrics. Rudy received his B.Sc. (1971) and M.Sc. (1973) in Physics from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology and his Ph.D. (1978) in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University, where he conducted research on bioelectric phenomena under Dr. Robert Plonsey. He joined the faculty at Case Western Reserve University in 1981 as Assistant Professor of Biomedical Engineering, rising to full Professor with joint appointments in Physiology & Biophysics and Medicine (Cardiology). From 1994 to 2004, he directed the Cardiac Bioelectricity Research and Training Center and held the M. Frank and Margaret C. Rudy Professorship in Cardiac Bioelectricity. In 2004, Rudy moved to Washington University in St. Louis, founding and directing the Cardiac Bioelectricity and Arrhythmia Center—an interdisciplinary effort involving 39 faculty members—until his retirement in 2022.

Rudy’s research focuses on cardiac electrophysiology and electrocardiology, integrating computational modeling across scales from ion channels and cardiac cells to whole-heart tissue to elucidate mechanisms of normal and abnormal heart rhythms, including arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and those associated with heart failure. He pioneered noninvasive electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI), a technology now used clinically for arrhythmia diagnosis and guided therapy. His lab developed influential cardiac cell models, including the Luo-Rudy dynamic ventricular action potential model (Circulation Research, 1991) and the O’Hara-Rudy human ventricular cardiomyocyte model (2011), widely adopted globally for research, teaching, and training. Rudy has authored over 200 peer-reviewed publications, including landmark papers like “Electrocardiographic Imaging (ECGI): A Noninvasive Imaging Modality for Cardiac Electrophysiology and Arrhythmia” (Nature Medicine, 2004). He has mentored 30 doctoral students pursuing careers in academia, medicine, and industry. Among his honors are membership in the National Academy of Engineering (2003), the NIH Merit Award (1998), the Heart Rhythm Society Distinguished Scientist Award (2010), the Biomedical Engineering Society Distinguished Lectureship Award (2001), and fellowships in the American Heart Association, Heart Rhythm Society, IEEE, AIMBE, and BMES. Rudy served as President of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society (2006–2008) and held editorial roles, including Senior Consulting Editor for Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology.

Professional Email: rudy@wustl.edu