Drazen serves as the eighth editor-in-chief at the Journal since its acquisition by the Massachusetts Medical Society in 1920. His responsibilities include oversight of all editorial content and policies. Drazen’s editorial background includes service as an associate editor or editorial board member for the Journal of Clinical Investigation, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology, and the American Journal of Medicine.
A specialist in pulmonology, Drazen maintains an active research program and has published more than 300 articles on topics such as lung physiology and the mechanisms involved in asthma. In 2003, he was elected as a member of the Institute of Medicine. Drazen currently serves on the National Institutes of Health Public Access Working Group, the Veterans’ Administration National Research Advisory Committee, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Division of Lung Disease Executive Planning Committee.