James Cox

James Leslie Cox was the founder of 3F Therapeutics, Inc., founded in 1998, where the title held was Director.
Dr. Cox is the founder of Adagio Medical, Inc., founded in 2011, holding the title of Director.
Dr. Cox was the founder of World Heart Federation, founded in 2000, where the title held was Chairman from 2000 to 2012.
Current jobs include Director at CTSnet; Surgical Director at Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute since 2017; Independent Director at Lucid Diagnostics, Inc. since 2018; Independent Director at Adagio Medical Holdings, Inc. since 2024; and Professor at Feinberg School of Medicine since 2018.
Former jobs include Chairman-Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery at Georgetown University Medical Center; Medical Director at Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc.; Director at Harpoon Medical, Inc.; Director at American Board of Thoracic Surgery; Independent Director at PAVmed, Inc. from 2015 to 2024; Director at Thoracic Surgery Foundation For Research & Education; Professor at Washington University in St. Louis from 2005 to 2016; Member-Surgical Study Section at National Institutes of Health; Associate Professor at Duke University Medical Center; President at American Association for Thoracic Surgery; Professor at Barnes Hospital; and Professor at Washington University School of Medicine from 1983 to 1997.
Education includes a doctorate from the University of Tennessee.