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Meet the Heart Doctor: Cardiology

John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MPH Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (formerly Baylor College of Medicine, Houston)

Previous academic appointments in Houston:
Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital; Assistant Professor, Adult Cardiovascular Diseases, Baylor College of Medicine; Assistant Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, MD Anderson Cancer Center.

Medical school:
University of Tennessee, Memphis.

Specialty training:
University of Kentucky, Texas Heart Institute, Texas Children's Hospital.

Certification:
American Board Internal Medicine, American Board Pediatrics.

Specialty interests:
Adult congenital heart disease, heart failure, congenital heart disease.

Philosophy and Interests Statement:
Dr. Jefferies has unique training with expertise in both adult cardiovascular diseases and pediatric cardiology. His clinical interests include cardiomyopathy and heart failure, adult congenital heart disease, cardiac intensive care, and cardiovascular genetics.

His research interests focus on heart muscle disease and heritable forms of cardiovascular disease. He is involved in numerous clinical trials and has received funding from the American College of Cardiology to support his efforts.

His professional philosophy reveals a focus on patient/family interactions with medical professionals as many of his patients often come from the same family (genetically driven heart disease). In addition, his philosophy focuses on early identification and treatment of disease by both clinical and research investigation.

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Heart Information Center services are made possible in part by a generous gift from the Hamill Foundation.

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Updated September 2010