Jeffrey L Anderson, MD, is a Professor of Medicine (Cardiology) at Intermountain Healthcare and the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. He graduated from the University of Utah magna cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry. He studied medicine at Harvard Medical School, where he received his MD degree with honors. His medical residency in Internal Medicine was performed at Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts. After this, he was chosen as a 2-year Staff Associate in molecular and cell biology at the National Institutes of Health. This was followed by a fellowship in cardiology at Stanford Medical School. His post-training academic affiliations have included the University of Michigan, the University of Utah, and Intermountain Healthcare, where his scientific investigations have resulted in over 500 peer-reviewed publications, in addition to invited articles and abstracts. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association and is a Master of the American College of Physicians. His current interests focus on cardiovascular prevention.