Rob Gore | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1977 |
| Alma mater |
Morehouse College ('98) State University of New York ('02) |
| Employer(s) | Kings County Hospital Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S. |
| Known for | Emergency Medicine |
| Website | https://kavibrooklyn.org/ |
Robert (Rob) Gore (born 1977) is an American emergency physician and the founder of the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI). He is a Clinical Assistant Professor at Kings County Hospital Center in Brooklyn, New York. He was an inaugural TED Resident in 2016, and in 2018 named a CNN Hero.
Early life and education
Gore grew up in Brooklyn. [1] He is the son of a community activist and a teacher. [2] He studied at Morehouse College and graduated in 1998. [3] He attended University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and graduated in 2002. [1] [4] He was a Chief Medical Resident at John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital of Cook County. [1]
Career
Gore has worked with Clinique Espérance et Vie, a medical clinic in Haiti that supports Terrier-Rouge and nearby areas, since 2008. He launched a crowdfunding campaign to translate their activities into a television series, The Global Empowerment Project. [5] He collaborated with Marc Baptise and Brian Paupaw. [6]
Gore founded the SUNY Downstate Medical Center Minority Medical Student Emergency Medicine (MMSEM) Summer Fellowship - a mentoring program for underrepresented minorities in medicine. Gore believes that violence is a public health problem. [2] In 2009 he founded the Kings Against Violence Initiative (KAVI), an in-school, hospital and community non-profit anti-violence program that looks to teach young people how to resolve conflicts peacefully. [7] He developed a team of Hospital Responders, people who can respond sensitively to challenging situations that occur in a community. [1] Gore ran a series of breakfast meetings to help young black people diffuse disputes. [8] The program grew in 2011, with Gore encouraging his family, colleagues and friends to take part. [9] KAVI is part of NYC Health + Hospitals with similar initiatives in Harlem and The Bronx. [10] He was chosen as one of 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholars. [11] [12] The program is supported by the George W. Bush Presidential Center and Clinton Presidential Center. [13] During his scholarship, Gore worked on a proposal to increase impact and resource for KAVI. [14]
In 2016 he delivered a Ted Talk titled Healing Inner-City Trauma. [15] He was a TED resident in the inaugural program in 2016. [16] [17] He discussed KAVI on History NOW in 2016. [18] His achievements were honoured by the United Hospital Fund in 2017. [9] That year he was selected as one of Black Enterprise's 100 Men of Distinction. [19] He was selected as a CNN Hero in 2018. [20] [21] [22] He was awarded the Citizens' Committee for Children Vanguard Award for his work serving at-risk youth. [23] He is represented by the Serendipity Literary Agency. [24]
Gore's first book, Treating Violence, was released on May 7, 2024, through Beacon Press publishing.
References
- ^ a b c d "Doctor works to save youth from violence before they reach his ER". CNN. 26 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ a b Edwards, Breanna (22 May 2016). "This Emergency Room Doctor Was Tired of Seeing Gunshot Victims Who Looked Like Family, So He Did Something About It". The Root. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "We Are Morehouse Monthly - November 2017". Issuu. 24 November 2017. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Department of Emergency Medicine | Residency Programs | Faculty List | Robert Gore". www.downstate.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Global Empowerment Project". Kickstarter. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "In His Shoes: Global Empowerment Project – In Her Shoes". 12 May 2015. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Kings Against Violence Initiative". kavibrooklyn.org. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Monthly NYC - Dispute Resolution Roundtable Breakfast". johnjay.jjay.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ a b "United Hospital Fund - Robert Gore, MD". uhfnyc.org. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Gonzalez, David (2015-11-01). "In Fight to Save Young People, Brooklyn Doctor Treats Violence as a Public Health Issue". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "News Release". www.downstate.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ King, Nelson A. (26 February 2018). "Kings County physician named 2018 Presidential Leadership Scholar". Caribbean Life. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "About". Presidential Leadership Scholars. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Rob Gore". Presidential Leadership Scholars. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ TED Residency, Rob Gore: Healing inner-city trauma, retrieved 2018-12-15
- ^ "Dr. Rob Gore X TED Talk". It Needs To Be CED. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Meet our first class of TED Residents". TED Blog. 2016-04-25. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ History NOW, Stopping Violence in Brooklyn: Dr. Robert Gore | History NOW, retrieved 2018-12-15
- ^ "BE Modern Man: Meet 'Mr. Medicine' Robert Gore, MD". Black Enterprise. 2016-06-20. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "CNN Heroes: Doctor works to save youth from violence before they reach his ER | NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County". Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Wilson, Wendy L. (2018-12-08). "INTERVIEW: CNN Hero, Dr. Rob Gore, helps urban youth avoid violence by healing their mind, bodies, and souls". theGrio. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ Shakespeare, William (17 August 2018). Henry V. Read Books. ISBN 9781528785518. OCLC 1049568310.
- ^ "2018 CCC Celebration Breakfast". CCC New York. Retrieved 2018-12-15.
- ^ "Robert Gore". www.serendipitylit.com. Retrieved 2018-12-15.