Dr. Jeffrey P. Gold is a nationally recognized leader and tireless advocate for transforming academic medical education. He became chancellor of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in 2014. He also chairs the Nebraska Medicine Advisory Board. Nebraska Medicine is UNMC’s primary clinical partner and includes what were formerly The Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue Medical Center, and UNMC Physicians. As UNMC’s chief executive officer, Dr. Gold is responsible for all aspects of campus administration, including its annual operating budget of more than $640 million, a staff of about 5,000, and its 3,600 students. Additionally, Nebraska Medicine has more than 6,500 employees and an operating budget of more than $1 billion.

Dr. Gold also holds a health professions appointment in the department of surgery. He is a board-certified thoracic surgeon and specializes in adult and pediatric surgery. Prior to joining UNMC, Dr. Gold served as chancellor of the University of Toledo’s Health Science campus, which includes the Colleges of Medicine, Nursing, Pharmacy, Health Science, and Human Service, and Graduate Medical Study. In that role, Dr. Gold had full leadership responsibility of the clinical, education, and research programs; the faculty practice plan; and the clinical delivery system. As dean of the University of Toledo’s College of Medicine and Life Sciences, Dr. Gold was responsible for the cultivation and recruitment of faculty members, development and implementation of its curriculum, and ensuring the highest level of education for its students, residents, and faculty members. Prior to joining the University of Toledo, Dr. Gold served at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the Weill Cornell Medical College.

Dr. Gold graduated from the Cornell University College of Engineering, where he majored in theoretical and applied mechanics. He earned his MD from the Weill Cornell College of Medicine and completed his general surgery residency at The New York Hospital and Memorial Hospital, where he served as the administrative chief resident. He completed his cardiothoracic residency at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Boston Children’s Hospital of Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Gold serves on more than 50 professional committees and more than 100 national organizations, volunteer boards, government/public health councils, and industry organizations. He was recently elected to the American Medical Association’s Council on Medical Education and the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and has served as president of the Thoracic Surgery Directors Association, a national organization devoted to improving the education of resident physicians. Dr. Gold has authored more than 200 peer-reviewed articles and 40 books and chapters. He has given 250 presentations at scientific meetings and medical conferences nationally, as well as more than 60 invited professorships.