Professor Chaim Lotan was born in Israel in 1952, and was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem Medical School. He is an Interventional Cardiologist with over 35 years' experience in the field. He has been Director of the Heart Institute of The Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center in Jerusalem, Israel, since September 2000. He is Professor of Medicine in Cardiology at The Hebrew University.

Prof. Lotan served as President of the Israel Heart Society in 2011-2013. He participates in various basic science and clinical research projects, and he is a consultant to several start-up companies. He is Course Co-Director of the international scientific congress “Innovations in Cardiovascular Interventions” held in Israel. Prof. Lotan initiated, and together with Dr. Yaakov Nahmias, built the interdisciplinary academic track of Biodesign Innovation at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.