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Office
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
956 Court Avenue
Memphis, TN 38163- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. John Jefferies is a cardiologist in Memphis, TN and is affiliated with University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare system, and St Jude Children's Research Hospital. He received his medical degree from University of Tennessee College of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in heritable cardiovascular disease and is experienced in transplant cardiology, adult congenital heart disease, congestive heart failure, critical care medicine, and pediatric cardiology.
Education & Training
- Baylor College of MedicineFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001 - 2006
- University of Kentucky College of MedicineResidency, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics, 1996 - 2000
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of MedicineClass of 1996
- University of Tennessee Institute of AgricultureBS, Microbiology, 1988 - 1992
- University of KentuckyMPH
Certifications & Licensure
- TN State Medical License 2018 - 2026
- KY State Medical License 1997 - 2025
- TX State Medical License 2003 - 2024
- MS State Medical License 2018 - 2023
- OH State Medical License 2010 - 2022
- MN State Medical License 2016 - 2019
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Top Doctors Cincy Magazine, 2014
- Best Doctors in America 2013
- Cincinnati�s Top Doctors 2012
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Clinical Trials
- The Cardiovascular Genetic and Therapeutic Implications of Muscular Dystrophy Start of enrollment: 2007 Aug 01
- Ruboxistaurin in New York Heart Failure Classification III-IV Patients Start of enrollment: 2017 Jun 28
- Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Inclisiran in Adolescents With Heterozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia Start of enrollment: 2021 Jan 27
Roles: Principal Investigator
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 28 citationsDisease-specific variant pathogenicity prediction significantly improves variant interpretation in inherited cardiac conditions.Xiaolei Zhang, Roddy Walsh, Nicola Whiffin, Rachel Buchan, William Midwinter
Genetics in Medicine. 2021-01-01 - 32 citationsThromboprophylaxis for Children Post‐Fontan Procedure: Insights From the UNIVERSE StudyBrian W. McCrindle, Alan D. Michelson, Andrew H. Van Bergen, Estela Suzana Horowitz, Juan Pablo Sandoval
Journal of the American Heart Association. 2021-09-24 - 13 citationsCardiomyopathy and kidney function in agalsidase beta‐treated female Fabry patients: a pre‐treatment vs. post‐treatment analysisChristoph Wanner, Ulla Feldt-Rasmussen, Ana Jovanovic, Aleš Linhart, Meng Yang
ESC Heart Failure. 2020-02-26
Journal Articles
- Cardiopulmonary Fitness Assessment on Maximal and Submaximal Exercise Testing in Patients with Fabry DiseaseJohn L Jefferies, Clifford Chin, Robert J Hopkin, Adam W Powell, American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A
- Cardiovascular Findings in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients with 1p36 Deletion SyndromeJohn Jefferies, MD, Journal of Cardiac Failure
- Are Guidelines Merely Suggestions?John Jefferies, MD, JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Cardiac biomarkers are associated with death and listing for heart transplantation in pediatric patients with newly diagnosed dilated cardiomyopathy: a multi-center st...Lipshultz SE, Rossano JW, Shi L, Jefferies JL, Colan SD, Pahl E, Everitt M, Webber SA, Canter CE, Towbin JA, Kantor P, Feingold B, Addonizion LJ, Lamour J, Ware S, Lee..., Pediatric Academic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/1/2018
- Revising clinical genetic panel test results for pediatric cardiomyopathy after exome sequencing.Lee T, Ware S, Miller E, Dexheimer P, Sridhar A, Lipshultz SE, Shi L, Wilkinson JD, Towbin JA, Webber S, Rossano JW, Hsu D, Jefferies JL, Lal A, Aronow B, Martin L, Ra..., Pediatric Academic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/1/2018
- Fibrosis and hypertrophy assessed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and serum biomarkers in pediatric hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). A report from the Pediatric ...Kirmani S, Woodard P, Canter CE, Shi L, Pahl E, Colan SD, Towbin JA, Ballweg J, Webber S, Wilkinson J, Rossano JW, Everitt M, Molina K, Kantor P, Jefferies JL, Feingol..., Pediatric Academic Society, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1/1/2018
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Lectures
- "Cardiac aspects of Barth syndrome."Clearwater, FL - 1/1/2018
- "The Genetics of Cardiomyopathy: From Bench to Bedside."Memphis, TN - 1/1/2018
- "Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy in Children and Young Adults: Current Perspectives."Le Bonheur Children�s Hospital, Memphis, TN - 1/1/2018
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Authored Content
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid and Vitamin D Supplementation in the Primary Prevention of AFibNovember 2020
- AFib: Time for a Paradigm Shift in ManagementNovember 2020
- Cardiovascular Findings in a Contemporary Cohort of Patients with 1p36 Deletion SyndromeAugust 2018
- Are Guidelines Merely Suggestions?July 2018
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Press Mentions
- Daxor Corporation Presents New Data Validating the Benefit of the BVA-100® Blood Test for Heart Failure Patients at Key Scientific Society MeetingSeptember 14th, 2021
- UT Health Science Center Researchers Impressed by Early Participation in Regeneron COVID-19 Treatment Drug StudyNovember 11th, 2020
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis Conducts REGN-COV2 StudySeptember 27th, 2020
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Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
- University of Tennessee Health Science CenterMemphis, Tennessee
- Methodist Healthcare Memphis HospitalsMemphis, Tennessee
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