The John W. Kirklin/David A. Ashburn Fellowship of the CHSS Data Center

We are happy to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeff Poynter as the 6th John W. Kirklin/David A. Ashburn Fellow at the Congenital Heart Surgeons’ Society Data Center. Jeff completed his B.S. in Cell and Molecular Biology at the University of Michigan in 2005. He went on to complete his medical education at the University of Michigan, graduating in 2007. Currently a 3rd year General Surgery resident at Indiana University, Jeff has obtained NIH support for myocardial ischemia research in the laboratory of Dr. Daniel Meldrum. Jeff has been sponsored for this position by Drs Henry Walters, John Brown and Richard Ohye.

Jeff has been pursuing a career in congenital heart surgery since his first exposure in high school. Since that time, he has contributed to multiple publications and presentations. Jeff will earn a Master's of Science in Clinical Epidemiology during his Fellowship. His wife, Liz and their two dogs will accompany him to Toronto. After completing his training, Jeff intends to remain committed to research throughout his career in congenital heart surgery.