Professor of Surgery and Division Chief for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Virginia

While serving as Diffusion’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jones is also Professor of Surgery and currently serves as the Division Chief for Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at the University of Virginia. He received his M.D. from West Virginia University, his surgical training from West Virginia University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He then did a postdoctoral research fellowship in molecular oncology at UNC-Chapel Hill. Dr. Jones has published more than 110 scientific articles, authored or co-authored approximately 25 book chapters, and served as Principal Investigator or Co-Investigator of 17 clinical trials. He has given over 200 presentations on his clinical and research interests nationally and internationally. He currently is the Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator on 4 major grants from the NIH and is the PI on multiple other grants from industry and various foundations.