Benjamin Abella, MD MPhil is the System Chair and Mount Sinai Endowed Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the Mount Sinai Health System. Dr. Abella attended medical school at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and then completed residencies in both internal medicine and emergency medicine at the University of Chicago. He served as Vice Chair for Research and William G. Baxt Endowed Professor at the University of Pennsylvania before moving to Mt. Sinai.

 Dr. Abella has led numerous clinical studies on cardiac arrest and post-arrest care, having authored over 250 published works including in high impact journals such as Journal of the American Medical Association, New England Journal of Medicine, and Circulation. His work has been continuously funded by the NIH for 20 years, with additional support from PCORI and other entities. Dr. Abella has served as Chair of the American Heart Association (AHA) national 3CPR Council and has authored international guidelines for CPR training through his work with the AHA. He is the emergency care and CPR consultant to the National Basketball Association, and has worked with the United States Air Force in the development of post-arrest care protocols. His work has been featured on Good Morning America, CNN, the New York Times, and other national media outlets.