Cardiology
Jeffrey Kern, MD
Chief, Division of Oncology, Cancer Center Director, Lung Cancer Center, Vice Chair, Finance, Professor Department of Medicine
Dr. Kern is a fellowship-trained pulmonologist and researcher who specializes in lung cancer. His research focuses on protein cells and cell growth, specifically on how cells in the lung grow and a family of proteins that regulate cell growth by transmitting signals outside the cell to the inside. His research tries to understand how these protein signals are regulated, discover molecules that interfere with this process and might be used as chemotherapy, and discover new proteins regulating cel
45+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- American Board of Internal Medicine ABIM, Pulmonary Subspecialty Certification
Education & Training
- Residency: Parkland Memorial Hospital, Dallas, TX (Medicine, 1982)
- Medical School: University of Wisconsin (Madison, WI) (MD, 1979)
- Undergraduate: University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (BS, 1975)
- Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA (Cardiovascular-Pulmonary Division, 1984)
Peer Recognition
- 5280 Magazine & Castle Connolly — 2025 Top Doctor
2025
- Best Doctors — Best Doctors in Pulmonary and Critical Care
2009-2016 (8 years)
- Best Doctors, Inc. — Best Doctors in America
2015
- Castle Connolly — Top Doctor
2012-2026 (15 years)
- Castle Connolly Medical LTD — America's Top Doctors
2011-2016 (6 years)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- St Peters Health
- Boulder Community Health
- National Jewish Health
- AdventHealth Porter
Experience
45+ years in practice