David J. Lefer works in Heart Failure & Transplant affiliated with Pennington Biomedical Research Center.
David J. Lefer is a Professor in the Department of Cardiac Surgery and Director of Translational Research at the Cedars-Sinai Smidt Heart Institute. He previously held the position of Louis Levy II Endowed Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Cardiovascular Center of Excellence at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center from 2013 to 2022. His research investigates cardioprotective mechanisms in models of myocardial infarction and heart failure.
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Fellowship, Molecular Cardiology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1993
Ph.D., Physiology - Pharmacology
Wake Forest University
1991
B.S., Biology
University of Richmond
1986
Director, Translational Research
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 2022 - Present
Professor, Cardiac Surgery
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center · 2023 - Present
Louis Levy II Endowed Professor of Cardiology and Director, Cardiovascular Center of Excellence
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center · 2013 - 2022
Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and Surgery
Emory University School of Medicine · 2013