Jeffrey Towbin

University of Tennessee Health Science Center

Jeffrey A. Towbin, MD, is executive co-director of the Heart Institute, chief of pediatric cardiology at Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital and University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), USA, and medical director of cardiomyopathy, heart failure, and transplant services. His interests include clinical, genetic, and mechanistic aspects of cardiomyopathies, arrhythmias, and sudden death with research focusing on gene identification and animal and cellular models. His 590 publications have generated new knowledge, allowing clarification of underlying pathophysiology, which guides targeted diagnostic and treatment options. Dr. Towbin is the recipient of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) Distinguished Scientist (Basic Science) Award (2007), Council on Cardiovascular Disease of the Young, American Heart Association (AHA) Meritorious Achievement Award (2010), AHA Basic Research Prize (2013), AHA Distinguished Scientist Award (2017), American Academy of Pediatrics Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery Helen B. Taussig Founder’s Award (2023), and the 2023 Heart Failure Society of America Pioneer Award.

Jeffrey Towbin