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Dr. Jennifer Ellis: cardiothoracic surgeon
Ebony, Oct, 2005
Tags: American Medical Association, Dr., physician, surgeon
Dr. Jennifer Ellis is one of only five African-American female cardiothoracic surgeons in the United States and the 100th woman to pass the exam required to become a certified thoracic surgeon. She is an attending physician at George Washington University Hospital Center, one of the top cardiac hospitals in the nation, and at the Washington Regional Cardiac Surgery Group, both in Washington, D.C.
Her surgical expertise ranges from minimally invasive and alternative approaches to valve repair and replacement to adult and pediatric cardiac surgery and therapies. She is also one of a few American heart surgeons to use both Eastern and Western healing practices. She is a Certified Healing Touch Practitioner. Before assuming her current positions, she served as an attending physician with the Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Associates at Washington Hospital Center. Dr. Ellis began her career at Scripps Clinic at Green Hospital in La Jolla, Calif. She is a member of several boards and organizations, including the American Medical Association, the National Medical Association, and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. She received a medical degree from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia and a bachelor's degree in philosophy from Yale University. She lives in Washington.
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