Jeffrey Hines
MD
Medicine
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Farmington, Connecticut, United States
Dr. Jeffrey Hines is currently the Inaugural Chief Diversity Officer for the University of Connecticut Health System. He is a proven leader with expertise in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion. He has successfully developed strategies and implemented programs with health systems, educational institutions, and non-profit organizations locally and nationally to meet their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. He is a visionary and results-oriented thought leader and executive with a proven track record of driving and integrating results into all parts of organizations.
He completed a residency in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Aurora, CO in June 1990. He was assigned as an OB/GYN physician at Fort Hood, TX. In September 1990, He deployed with the First Cavalry Division as a Combat Battalion Surgeon during Operation Desert Shield / Desert Storm. He received the Meritorious Unit Citation, an Army Commendation Medal, the Southwest Asia Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal, and the Kuwait Liberation Medal.
He completed a three-year fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Georgetown University Medical Center in June 1995. During the fellowship, he extensively studied human papillomaviruses and strategies for prophylactic cervical cancer vaccines. Additionally, he is extensively published in the field of health equity, disparities, and racism in medicine.
He is board certified in Gynecologic Oncology, a Fellow of the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, a full member of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, a member of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the National Medical Association. He serves on the editorial to the peer review journal Gynecologic Oncology and I am a manuscript referee to the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.