Dr. Jeffrey Appointed to Advisory Board of Living Well Publication - April 2005

Betty Barker Smith, publisher of a new health magazine, Living Well, has appointed Dr. Jay R. Jeffrey, a Batesville surgeon, to the magazine’s advisory board.

Dr. Jeffrey is board certified by the American Board of Surgery practicing general, peripheral vascular, and thoracic surgery. He is a former chief of surgery and chief of the medical staff of White River Medical Center in Batesville. He has practiced in Batesville since 1995.

Living Well magazine’s advisory board is made up of physicians and health care specialists who provide information and oversight to ensure that the content of Living Well magazine is accurate and reliable, Smith said.

“We are glad that Dr. Jeffrey has agreed to help us provide information that will increase reader awareness of major health issues of our time. He is an excellent surgeon, respected by his patients and peers.”

A native of Kentucky with family ties to Baxter County, Dr. Jeffrey graduated from Emory University in Atlanta, then received his medical degree at the University of Louisville School of Medicine in Louisville, Ky. He completed his surgery internship and surgery residency at the State University of New York at Buffalo, New York.

Living Well is a bimonthly magazine available at key locations in the Ozarks region, including Mountain Home, Harrison, Mountain View, and Batesville. It is a publication of Baxter County Newspapers, Inc., which also publishes The Baxter Bulletin. For more information about the magazine, call (870) 508-8070.