Sumeet S. Chugh MD, FACC, FAHA, FHRS (Brief Bio)

Dr. Chugh is a clinical cardiac electrophysiologist and scientist. He is the Vice-Dean and Chief AI Health Research Officer at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, and directs the newly established AI in Medicine Research Center. He also serves as the Pauline and Harold Price Professor and Associate Director for Predictive Analytics at the Smidt Heart Institute. His scientific endeavors have focused on the discovery of novel methods to enhance prediction and prevention of sudden cardiac arrest. He has published over 290 peer-reviewed scientific papers that have garnered >115,000 citations, and his research laboratory has been funded by the US National Institutes of Health and other academic agencies since 2000. He is an elected member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation and the Association of American Physicians. He is Past-President of the Cardiac Electrophysiology Society and Past President of the US Association of University Cardiologists. Dr Chugh is the recipient of the 2024 Distinguished Scientist Award from the American College of Cardiology, the 2025 Distinguished Scientist Award from the Heart Rhythm Society and the 2025 Cedars-Sinai Pioneer in Medicine Award.