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Dr. John Lynn Jefferies is the Jay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). He also serves as Co-Director of the Methodist University of Tennessee Cardiovascular Institute and the Methodist Cardiovascular Service Line. Dr. Jefferies is also a Professor of Pediatric Cardiology and a Research Member of St. Jude Childrenā€™s Research Hospital.

Dr. Jefferies graduated from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and did his Residency and Fellowships at the University of Kentucky in Lexington and Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, TX. Prior to joining UT Methodist, he was a Professor at the University of Cincinnati and Cincinnati Childrenā€™s Hospital.

Dr. Jefferies has published nearly 250 articles and abstracts on a variety of topics and has authored chapters in over 15 textbooks.