2 | DOCTOR GATOR PEDIATRIC HEART TRANSPLANT PROGRAM RECORD SPOTLESS UF Health Shands Hospital surpassed all other pediatric heart transplant programs in the nation with zero deaths within the last two-and-a-half years, according to the 2017 Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients. With 120 pediatric heart and heart-lung transplants performed since 2006, UF Health Shands Hospital has become one of the two most active pediatric heart transplant programs in the Southeast. The 18,000-square-foot UF Health Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit opened in 2014 to handle complex cases involving children awaiting heart transplantation. �� MATERNAL-FETAL MEDICINE CHIEF SELECTED TO LEAD GENOMIC MEDICINE SOCIETY Anthony Gregg, MD, chief of maternalfetal medicine at UF Health, was elected president of the American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics. The ACMG’s mission is to develop and sustain genetic and genomic initiatives in clinical practice, education and advocacy. Gregg’s clinical work focuses on caring for patients with histories of pregnancy complications, especially severe preeclampsia, birth defects and pregnancy loss. “I am proud and honored to have been selected president-elect of ACMG while genomic medicine takes an increasingly important role in population wellness,” Gregg said. �� PHOTOS BY MINDY C. MILLER SIX GRADUATES FROM ONE CLASS NAMED CHIEF RESIDENTS The UF College of Medicine class of 2014 was well-represented at this year’s Association of Program Directors in Internal Medicine chief resident conference, held in Baltimore in March. Six graduates, pictured here at the conference, were named chief residents at their respective programs throughout the country. From left are Oladele Akinsiku, Case Western Reserve University; Jeanney Lew, University of Texas Southwestern – Parkland; Grant Lowther, University of Florida; Grant Jester, University of Florida; Dan Gutman, University of Illinois; and Mayur Moody, Emory University. CELEBRATING OUR NEWEST GATOR MDS MD may only be two letters, but together they create a world of opportunity. Members of the UF College of Medicine class of 2017 received their medical degrees at a commencement ceremony held May 20 at the Curtis M. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts. Of the 133 graduates, 36 are continuing their medical training in Florida and 51 are pursuing primary care residencies. Will Coggins, 10, pediatric heart transplant recipient, UF Health Shands Transplant Center.
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