Edward L. Shorter (ur. 1941 w Evanston) – kanadyjski socjolog, historyk medycyny, University of Toronto. Autor prac poświęconych historii seksualności, historii psychiatrii, historii rodziny.
Wybrane prace
A history of psychiatry: from the era of the asylum to the age of Prozac. John Wiley and Sons, 1997 ISBN0-471-24531-3
Written in the flesh: a history of desire. University of Toronto Press, 2005 ISBN0-8020-3843-3
Edward Shorter, David Healy: Shock therapy: a history of electroconvulsive treatment in mental illness. Rutgers University Press, 2007 ISBN0-8135-4169-7