Le Bonheur names new Heart Institute codirector

By , Daily Memphian Updated: June 17, 2025 3:10 PM CT | Published: June 17, 2025 3:10 PM CT

He succeeds Dr. Jeffrey Towbin who recently announced his retirement from the institute he helped build.

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Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital Le Bonheur Heart Institute Dr. Jason Johnson
Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki

Aisling Mäki covers health care, banking and finance, technology and professions. After launching her career in news two decades ago, she worked in public relations for almost a decade before returning to journalism in 2022.

As a health care reporter, she’s collaborated with The Carter Center, earned awards from the Associated Press and Society of Professional Journalists and won a 2024 Tennessee Press Association first-place prize for her series on discrepancies in Shelby County life expectancy by ZIP code.


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