The Barth Syndrome Foundation’s (BSF) international Scientific and Medical Advisory Board is a dedicated team of researchers and physicians who generously donate their time and expertise to our mission. Without them, we would not be able to review grant applications with multi-dimensional expertise or write medically-approved educational materials about Barth syndrome. These eminent scientists and physicians are central to our goals and our operation. BSF is incredibly pleased to introduce our members, each of whom has agreed to serve for a four-year term. This international group forms the review panel for research grants and provides scientific and medical advice and guidance to BSF's Board of Directors.
John Lynn Jefferies, MD, MPH, FAAP, FACC
Jay Michael Sullivan Distinguished Chair in Cardiology; Professor and Chief, Division of Adult Cardiovascular Diseases; Director, Methodist University of Tennessee Cardiovascular Institute; Director, Methodist Cardiovascular Service Line; Professor, Pediatric Cardiology, Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital; Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine; Research Member, St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Dr. John L. Jefferies is the appointed Jay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) as well as the co-director for the newly formed UT Methodist Institute for Cardiovascular Science. Prior to UT, John spent over eight years with the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine and Cincinnati Children’s, where he was an associate professor of adult cardiovascular disease and pediatric cardiology from 2010-2015, professor of adult cardiovascular disease and pediatric cardiology from 2015-2018, and professor of human genetics from 2015-2018.
Of immense value to our community, John was the Director of the Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiomyopathy Services in the Heart Institute at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, where he played a primary role in BTHS patient heart transplantation cases.
