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Meet the Heart Doctor: Cardiology

John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MPH
Baylor College of Medicine
6621 Fannin, MC 19345-C
Houston, TX  77030
832-826-5671; FAX 832-825-5630

John Lynn Jefferies, MD

Hospital affiliation:
St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Texas Children's Hospital.

Academic appointment:
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.

See also on this site: Professional Staff Directory

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

Updated October 2008

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