Jeffrey P. Gold
{{Short description|American surgeon and academic administrator}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Jeffrey Gold
| office = 9th President of the University of Nebraska System
| term_start = July 1, 2024
| term_end =
| predecessor = Ted Carter
| successor =
| office1 = Chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center
| term_start1 = February 1, 2014
| term_end1 = June 30, 2024
| predecessor1 = Harold Maurer
| successor1 = H. Dele Davies (interim)
| office2 = 15th Chancellor of the University of Nebraska, Omaha
| term_start2 = May 8, 2017
| term_end2 = June 30, 2021
| predecessor2 = John Christensen
| successor2 = Joanne Li
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|8|16}}
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| education = Cornell University (BSE, MD)
}}
Jeffrey Philip Gold (born August 16, 1952{{cite news|title=Jeffrey Gold's title change and $100,000 raise are approved|first=Rick|last=Ruggles|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|page=9|date=December 21, 2018|access-date=March 27, 2024|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/897742004/|quote=The two jobs are 'getting less demanding and more exciting,' said Gold, 66.}}{{cite web|title=UNMC wishes Chancellor Jeffrey P. Gold a very happy birthday! Thank you for your leadership at the university!|date=August 16, 2022|author=University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC|website=Facebook|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1563713290726392}}{{cite tweet|user=unmc|author=University of Nebraska Medical Center|number=1162348844614586368|title=Wishing Chancellor @jeffreypgold a very happy birthday! Thank you for your leadership at UNMC and @UNOmaha.|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=March 27, 2024}}) is an American surgeon, medical educator, and academic administrator who has been the president of the University of Nebraska system since July 1, 2024. Prior to that, he served as the chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center since February 1, 2014, as well as the executive vice president and provost of the University of Nebraska system since 2021.{{cite web|title=Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D.|access-date=March 23, 2024|website=University of Nebraska System|url=https://nebraska.edu/meet-our-people/chancellors-and-vice-presidents/jeffrey-p-gold}} He also previously served as the interim chancellor and then chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha from May 2017 to June 2021.{{cite web |url=http://nebraska.edu/administration/chancellors-and-vice-presidents.html |title=University of Nebraska Chancellors and Vice Presidents}}{{cite web|url=http://nebraska.edu/docs/unmcchancellor/gold_cv.pdf |title=Jeffrey P. Gold Biography}}{{cite web|url=http://health.usnews.com/doctors/jeffrey-gold-129057 | title=U.S. News & World Report Doctors}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.omaha.com/news/education/uno-chancellor-search-put-on-hold-unmc-s-gold-expected/article_b2e8e5e2-2b5a-11e7-9c9b-1399ac129841.html|title=UNO chancellor search put on hold; UNMC's Gold expected to lead both campuses through next 2-year budget cycle|last=Ruggles|first=Rick|work=Omaha.com|publisher=Omaha World-Herald|access-date=2017-05-08|language=en}}
On April 26, 2024, the Board of Regents selected Gold to become the ninth President of the University of Nebraska, and he took office officially on July 1, 2024.{{cite news|title='The future is bright': Regents confirm Dr. Jeffrey Gold to lead University of Nebraska|first=Zach|last=Wendling|newspaper=Nebraska Examiner|date=April 26, 2024|access-date=April 27, 2024|url=https://nebraskaexaminer.com/2024/04/26/the-future-is-bright-regents-confirm-dr-jeffrey-gold-for-next-university-of-nebraska-president/}}
Education
Graduated from Cornell University, Gold received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering degree with a major in theoretical and applied mechanics in 1974 and a Doctor of Medicine degree in 1978.{{cite web|title=Jeffrey Philip Gold, M.D.|date=December 2023|website=University of Nebraska system|access-date=March 23, 2023|url=https://nebraska.edu/-/media/projects/unca/docs/president/president-search/priority-candidate/gold-biosketch.pdf}}{{cite web|title=Jeffrey Philip Gold, M.D. Academic Curriculum Vitae|date=December 2023|website=University of Nebraska system|access-date=March 23, 2023|url=https://nebraska.edu/-/media/projects/unca/docs/president/president-search/priority-candidate/gold-resume.pdf}}
Gold did his medical residency in general surgery at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center from 1978 to 1983, his adult cardiothoracic surgery fellowship at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital from 1983 to 1984, and pediatric cardiac surgery fellowship Boston Children’s Hospital from 1983 to 1985, respectively.
Career
From 1985 to 1996, Gold was an attending surgeon and division chief of congenital cardiac surgery at New York Presbyterian and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and professor in cardiovascular and thoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York City. From 1996 to 2005, he was professor and chairman of the Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He was also the director of the residency program in Thoracic Surgery and Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgeon-in-chief at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, New York City.
From 2005 to 2014, Gold served as dean of the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences. He also served as provost and then chancellor and executive vice president of the University of Toledo Medical Center.
Gold became chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center on February 1, 2014.{{cite news|title=UNMC names Gold next chancellor|first=Bob|last=Glissmann|newspaper=Omaha World-Herald|date=November 28, 2013|page=14|access-date=March 23, 2024|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/896932470/}} As chief executive officer, Gold was in charge of all aspects of the medical campus. Four years later, on May 8, 2018, Gold was asked by University of Nebraska President Hank M. Bounds to serve as chancellor for the University of Nebraska Omaha on an interim basis following the retirement of the university’s previous chancellor, John Christensen. In December 2018, Gold had the interim tag removed from his title and became simply the chancellor of the University of Nebraska Omaha, a position which he held until June 2021.{{cite news|title=Regents OK dual chancellor|first=Chris|last=Dunker|date=December 21, 2018|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star|page=5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/515153869/}}{{cite web|title=Joanne Li Confirmed as UNO Chancellor; Will Assume Role July 1|first=Melissa|last=Lee|website=University of Nebraska Omaha|date=May 1, 2021|access-date=March 23, 2024|url=https://www.unomaha.edu/news/2021/04/joanne-li-confirmed-as-uno-chancellor.php}} He then transitioned to become the executive vice president and provost of the University of Nebraska system.
Achievements, awards, and honors
Gold won the Medical Mission Hall of Fame's "Lifetime Achievement Award" awarded annually for exemplary dedication and achievement in medical missions (2010), the American Heart Association's "Legacy of Life" Award for exemplary leadership and dedication to improving the lives of others (2009) and he is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons, and a member of the New York Academy of Medicine.{{cite web|url=http://www.nyam.org/fellows-members/benefits-resources/directory/f-g/gold-jeffrey.html |title=New York Academy of Medicine Fellow Profile for Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150405231743/http://www.nyam.org/fellows-members/benefits-resources/directory/f-g/gold-jeffrey.html |archive-date=2015-04-05 }}
The Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. Scholarship for Excellence and Professionalism at the University of Toledo College of Medicine was named after him.{{cite web|url=https://www.utoledo.edu/med/md/scholarships.html |title=The Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. Scholarship for Excellence and Professionalism}} The "Jeffrey P. Gold, M.D. Distinguished Professorship in Cardiothoracic Surgery" was established in his honor in 1995 by The Raymond & Beverly Sacker Foundation as an Endowed Professorship in cardiothoracic surgery at Weill Cornell Medical College.
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