Gregory Gorman, CAPT (Ret.) Medical Corps, U.S. Navy MD, MHS Epidemiology

Education

Pediatric Nephrology Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2006

M.H.S. Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, Baltimore, MD, 2006

Pediatrics Residency, National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency, Bethesda, MD / Washington DC, 2002

M.D. Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1997

A.B. Classics, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, 1993

Biography

Dr. Gorman began his career in 1989 as a Midshipman at Georgetown University through the George Washington University Naval ROTC Program. He then attended medical school at Washington University in St. Louis through the Armed Forces Health Professional's Scholarship Program and graduated in 1997.

Dr. Gorman completed his internship in pediatrics under Dr. Richard Moriarty at the National Capital Consortium at the National Naval Medical Center and Walter Reed Army Medical Center in 1998. After internship, he reported to the 2nd Force Service Support Group at Camp Lejeune as a General Medical Officer. He deployed to the Caribbean for hurricane relief efforts with the Special Marine-Air-Ground Task Force in 1999 and to Kosovo and the Mediterranean with the 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit in 2000. He earned his Fleet Marine Force qualification in 1999 and his Surface Warfare Medical Department Officer qualification in 2000 on USS TRENTON (LPD-14).

In 2002, Dr. Gorman completed his pediatrics residency at the National Capital Consortium under Dr. Joseph Lopreiato and Dr. Clifton Yu, and served as Chief Resident in 2003. He then completed a fellowship in pediatric nephrology at Johns Hopkins University under Dr. Susan Furth in Baltimore, Maryland in 2006. During his fellowship, he earned a Masters degree in Epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Following fellowship training, Dr. Gorman reported to the National Naval Medical Center as Staff Pediatric Nephrologist. In February 2007, he deployed to Expeditionary Medical Facility - Kuwait, and served as medical officer at the Troop Medical Clinic at Camp Arifjan and at Camp Buehring. In 2007, Dr. Gorman was appointed Associate Residency Director of the National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency, and as Program Director in 2011 through 2018. His Program Director tenure was marked by increased resident and faculty participation in research and innovations in individualized longitudinal curricula and provision of data-based practice feedback. In 2018, he deployed to Central and South America with the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS COMFORT (T-AH 19) in support of health systems affected by Venezuelan migration. Upon his return, CAPT Gorman assumed duties as Executive Director of the Defense Health Board, a federal advisory committee for the Department of Defense. In that capacity, he directed the scientific and regulatory activities of the Board and its 40+ senior healthcare leaders. He contributed to 8 Board reports providing policy recommendations on a broad range of health topics such as child abuse & neglect, mumps infection prevention, screening for mental health conditions, access to mental health care, value-based care and other health benefit innovations, virtual health, and racial and ethnic health care disparities. In addition to his Board duties, he chairs the Defense Health Agency Complex Pediatric Clinical Community, the Military Health System mechanism to advance ready reliable care for military-connected children with and without special health care needs by driving improved patient outcomes, increased transparency and accountability, and standardization of best-practice and evidence-based care approaches. These included child immunization efforts, lead screening and testing, subspecialist privileging, child development screening, food security screening and response, registry development and deployment for children with complex conditions such as Sickle Cell Anemia, Down Syndrome, and Chronic Kidney Disease, and multiple Cerner Electronic Health Record informatics solutions.

Dr. Gorman is a Professor of Pediatrics at the F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University. He is board-certified in Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, and Clinical Informatics. He has authored over thirty-five peer-reviewed journal articles, and written one book chapter. His research focuses on children with kidney disease, the epidemiology of autism and other childhood illnesses, and the effects of military deployment on children. He is an avid practitioner of using experiential teaching methods to develop medical students, residents, fellows, and junior faculty into researchers. He is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics, the Association of Pediatric Program Directors, the American Medical Informatics Association, the American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, and the American Society of Nephrology.

Dr. Gorman’s military decorations include the Defense Meritorious Service Medal, Navy Commendation Medal with Gold Star, Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal with 2 Gold Stars, the Army Achievement Medal, Fleet Marine Force Medal and several military and civilian research and teaching awards.

Dr. Gorman is a native of Baltimore, Maryland.

Career Highlights: Positions, Projects, Deployements, Awards and Additional Publications

Alpha Omega Alpha Maryland Gamma Chapter, Uniformed Services University

Staff Physician Teacher of the Year, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, 2017

Outstanding Clerkship Teaching Award, Uniformed Services University, 2016

Fellow Appreciation Award, Johns Hopkins Pediatric Residency Program, 2003

St. Louis Pediatric Society Outstanding Pediatric Medical Student , Washington University School of Medicine, 1997

Andrew M. Margileth Award American Academy of Pediatrics, Section on Uniformed Services, 2005 & 2007

Trainee Research Award American Society of Pediatric Nephrology, 2005

Sowgas Award, Outstanding Teaching Faculty National Capital Consortium Pediatrics Residency, 2009 & 2010

Military deployments to Caribbean (2009); Kosovo, Ukraine, and the Mediterranean (2000); Kuwait (2007).

Representative Bibliography

Schaettle PR, Kaplan RS, Lee VS, Parkinson MD, Gorman GH, Browne M. Mobilizing the U.S. Military's TRICARE Program for Value-Based Care: A Report From the Defense Health Board. Mil Med 2021 Jul 9.

CM Nylund, M Eide, GH Gorman. Association of Clostridium difficile infections with acid suppression medications in children. J Pediatr. 2014 Aug 8. pii: S0022-3476(14)00614- 3. PMID: 25112692

Shedlock K, Susi A, Gorman GH, Hisle-Gorman E, Erdie-Lalena C, Nylund CM. Autism Spectrum Disorders and Metabolic Complications of Obesity. J Pediatr 2016 Aug 31. 3476(16)30657-6. PMID: 27592097.

M Elrod, CM Nylund, A Susi, GH Gorman, E Hisle-Gorman, C Erdie_Lalena. Prevalence of Diagnosed Sleep Disorders and Related Diagnostic and Surgical Procedures in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. J Dev Behav Pediatr 2015 Apr;36(3):166-77 PMID 25741949.

Mitre E, Susi A, Kropp LE, Schwartz DJ, Gorman GH, Nylund CM. Association Between Use of Acid-Suppressive Medications and Antibiotics During Infancy and Allergic Diseases in Early Childhood. JAMA Pediatr 2018 Jun 4;172(6):e180315

AR Pavey, GH Gorman, D Kuehn, TA Stokes, E Hisle-Gorman. Intimate Partner Violence Increases Adverse Outcomes at Birth and in Early Infancy. J Pediatr. 2014 Aug 12

Gorman GH, Eide M, Hisle-Gorman E. Wartime military deployment and increased pediatric mental and behavioral health complaints. Pediatrics. 2010 Dec; 126(6): 1058-1066

Gorman G, Neu A, Fivush B, Frankenfield D, Furth S. Hospitalization rates and clinical performance measures in U.S. adolescent hemodialysis patients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2010 Nov; 25(11)2335-41

Gorman G, Frankenfield D, Fivush B, Neu A. Linear Growth of Pediatric Hemodialysis Patients. Pediatr Nephrol. 2008 Jan;23(1):123-7

Gorman G, Frankenfield D, Furth S, Hwang W, Parekh R, Astor B, Fivush F, Neu A. Clinical Outcomes and Dialysis Adequacy in Adolescent Hemodialysis Patients. Am J Kidney Dis. 2006 Feb;47(2):285-93