Dr. Josephine Isabel-Jones, or "Dr. Jo" as she is referred to by those who know her well, is a pediatric cardiologist and professor emeritus at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. Born on March 7, 1940 in Memphis, Tennessee, Dr. Jo is the youngest of three children to Ethel and George Isabel, Sr. After completing her studies at Booker T. Washington High School in 1957, she enrolled in LeMoyne College in Memphis, a Historically Black College which is current-day LeMoyne-Owen College. After three years at LeMoyne College, Dr. Jo matriculated into medical school at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, another Historically Black College where she was one of four women in a class of seventy. After completing medical school, Dr. Jo completed her graduate training first in Washington, D.C. and then the University of Tennessee at Memphis. During her training at the University of Tennesee at Memphis, she became interested in pediatric cardiology which led her to complete a fellowship in pediatric cardiology at the UCLA SChool of Medicine. Her career at UCLA, which has spanned over three decades, included patient care, academic medicine, as well as mentorship of multiple generations of underrepresented students in medicine. She and her husband, Earl, have four children (one deceased) and thirteen grandchildren. They currently reside in the Baldwin Hills area of Los Angeles, California.