John Jefferies, MD
Enriched profileJay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of Cardiology · University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC)
John Jefferies is Jay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC). OpenAlex indexes 484 publications with 13,885 citations (h-index 58); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 14 Aug 2026
Overview
Updated 14 Oct 2026
John L. Jefferies, MD, is Jay M. Sullivan Endowed Chair in Cardiovascular Medicine and Chief of Cardiology at University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, TN. The public record shows 484 publications with 13,885 citations (h-index 58), centered on Heart Failure. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 31 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2024 · Journal of clinical oncology
- Top research focus: Heart Failure
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 31 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 7 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index, productivity × impact (OpenAlex).
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
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Practice address
Telephone
Practice address and telephone from the federal NPPES registry.
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Updated 14 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Ruboxistaurin in New York Heart Failure Classification III-IV Patients
Sponsor: University of Tennessee
- The Cardiovascular Genetic and Therapeutic Implications of Muscular Dystrophy
Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine
Industry payments
Updated 14 Oct 2026
31 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Nuwellis, Inc.Program year202511 payments$30,000openpaymentsdata.cms.gov ↗
- Amicus Therapeutics, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- NS Pharma, Inc.Program year20258 payments
Medicare prescribing footprint (2023)
The drugs this prescriber writes for Medicare patients, grouped by drug class and therapeutic area. Every percentage is a share of their total prescribing, so you can see what they prescribe most. These are proportions, not patient counts or dollar amounts. No condition is inferred: the claims record what was prescribed, never why.
Cardiovascular
100%Aldosterone antagonist (MRA)100%Spironolactone100%Part D<11 patients
Drug classes come from the WHO ATC and U.S. National Library of Medicine (RxClass) classifications; prescribing counts come from the CMS Medicare Part D Prescribers file. Each drug is counted once, under its primary class. Medicare fee-for-service only, so no Medicare Advantage, commercial, or pediatric prescribing is included. CMS publishes this data about 17 months after the fact.
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Publications
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Progressive Left Ventricular Remodeling for Predicting Mortality in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy: The Pediatric Cardiomyopathy Registry.
Journal of the American Heart Association
Article2024 - Novel Device Therapies for Heart Failure.
Journal of cardiovascular development and disease
Editorial2023
Online presence
Updated 14 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
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doximity.com/pub/john-jefferies-md-770df308
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doximity.com/pub/john-jefferies-md-ce594270
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linkedin.com/in/dr-john-jefferies
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linkedin.com/in/john-jefferies-54518b3a
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researchgate.net/profile/John-Jefferies
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scholar.google.com/citations
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
digitalhealthlockerroom.substack.com/p/episode-7-dr-john-jefferies-jay-michael
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Background & recognition
Updated 14 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →news.uthsc.edu ↗
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- M.P.H. (Epidemiology)
University of Kentucky
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗ - M.B.A.
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (Management and Entrepreneurship & Innovation)
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗ - Combined Adult and Pediatric Cardiology fellowship
Baylor College of Medicine / Texas Children's Hospital / Texas Heart Institute, Houston, TX
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗ - Internal Medicine and Pediatrics internship/residency
University of Kentucky
verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →news.uthsc.edu ↗ - provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
- provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗
Editorial & leadership roles
journal and society appointments- Chief of Cardiology
University of Tennessee Health Science Center
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Tennessee Chapter, American College of Cardiology
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American Heart Association Mid-South region
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Awards & honors
honors on the public record- ACCF Research Fellowship Award
American College of Cardiology Foundation
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- Chief Medical Officer
Nuwellis, Inc. (Nasdaq: NUWE), appointed January 2023, while continuing UTHSC role
2023verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ir.chf-solutions.com ↗ - Co-director
UT Methodist Institute for Cardiovascular Science
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School of Public Health, University of Memphis
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St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphis.edu ↗ - Team Cardiologist
Memphis Grizzlies (NBA)
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Korey Stringer Institute, University of Connecticut
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Barth Syndrome Foundation
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Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Research Association of America (DEBRA)
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Media & interviews
press, podcasts and appearances- Podcast guest
"Digital Health Locker Room" (Substack) - Episode #7, published Feb 22, 2023, discussing fee-for-service vs value-based care, cardiology technology, and Memphis Grizzlies
2023provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →digitalhealthlockerroom.substack.com ↗ - verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →ir.chf-solutions.com ↗
- Profiled in Memphis Medical News
"Head of Cardiovascular Institute Aiming High"
provisionalFound in a cited public source but not yet independently corroborated. Published as a labeled candidate and queued for verification.How we verify →memphismedicalnews.com ↗
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