Rate My Professor Hayden Jefferies

Hayden Jefferies, DO, serves as Assistant Professor in the Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine at McGovern Medical School, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston). He earned his Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree from TCU and UNTHSC School of Medicine. Jefferies completed his anesthesiology residency at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston prior to joining the faculty on July 17, 2023, where he supports the general anesthesiology group. In addition to his faculty role, he holds several educational leadership positions, including Assistant Director of the Residency Program, Associate Director of Recruitment, and Residency Assistant Program Director. He contributes to faculty governance as a newly elected member of the Faculty Senate in 2023. Jefferies is actively involved in residency education and recruitment efforts within the department.

Jefferies has received recognition for his teaching and research contributions, including the Dean's Teaching Excellence Awards in 2025 and 2024-2025, the Anesthesiology Star Award in 2025, and the Research Time Award for 2024-2025 with mentor Aubrey Samost-Williams. His research interests align with perioperative medicine and critical care, reflected in select publications such as co-authorship on 'Maternal pulmonary hypertension and cardiopulmonary outcomes during delivery hospitalization: A National Inpatient Sample Analysis (2004–2019)' published in the Journal of the American Heart Association in 2024, a letter titled 'High-Flow Nasal Cannula Oxygen and Safe Apnea Time' in Anesthesia & Analgesia in 2023, and 'High-Dose Adenosine Administration in an Asynchronously Paced Patient' in 2026. He has also contributed to the Journal of Education in Perioperative Medicine in 2026. Additionally, Jefferies serves as an instructor for the American Society of Anesthesiologists' resources, with a recorded session in March 2026. His work supports training the next generation of anesthesiologists through simulation, skill retention studies, and departmental initiatives.