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Dr. Peters has been a leading pioneer in the effort to incentivize deceased-donor organ donation to reverse America's organ-donor crisis and his efforts began long before FAIR began its effort. Dr. Peters initiated his tireless endeavors in 1991 when he published a paper in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) entitled: Life or Death: The Issue of Payment in Cadaveric Organ Donation (Vol 265, No 10, 1302-1305, March 13, 1991).

Thomas G. Peters, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.S.N.

Brief Biography

Thomas G. Peters, M.D. is Professor of Surgery at the University of Florida Health Sciences Center Jacksonville. He graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 1970 and took general surgical training in the hospitals of the Medical College of Wisconsin followed by a clinical fellowship in organ transplantation at the University of Colorado.

From 1978 to 1988 he served on the faculty of the University of Tennessee College of Medicine, where he rose to the tenured rank of Professor of Surgery.

In 1988, Dr. Peters organized the Jacksonville Transplant Center at Methodist Medical Center as its initial Director, and served as Chairman of the Department of Surgery at Methodist Medical Center for 10 years.

He became Co-Chief of Surgery at Shands Jacksonville Medical Center in 1999 serving until 2001, and is currently Chief of its Transplant Division.

Dr. Peters has published numerous scientific and professional papers and book chapters, and has been an invited speaker in America and abroad. He has lead a number of transplant and other professional organizations as a committee chair, officer, or president, and holds editorial appointments with five national medical publications.

In 2006, Dr. Peters received a gubernatorial appointment to the Florida Board of Medicine. Dr. Peters was a commissioned medical officer in the U.S. Army Reserve for over three decades, during which time he was active staff at the Walter Reed Army Medical Center, served three active duty tours, and retired as a Medical Corps Colonel.

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