Allan Frederick Moore

A physician and Fellow in Endocrinology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, died on July 24 in Philadelphia of injuries sustained in a traffic accident on July 12. He was 31 and lived in Philadelphia. Dr. Moore was an accomplished scholar, who published extensively in the area of genetics relating to diabetes mellitus and the physiology and pathophysiology of the renin-angiotensin system in animal models of hypertension. He was pursuing a masters degree in clinical investigation at the Harvard School of Medicine. Dr. Moore was born in Winston-Salem, NC, and grew up in Danville, VA, where he graduated from George Washington High School as Salutatorian of his class and was an Eagle Scout. While earning a bachelor's degree in Honors Government and Foreign Affairs from the University of Virginia, he conducted, published, and presented medical research on the molecular basis of hypertension. Dr. Moore's numerous honors include his selection as a UVA Jefferson Scholar and Harry S. Truman Congressional Scholar. Dr. Moore attended Vanderbilt University School of Medicine as a Canby Robinson Scholar and received his medical degree in 2003. At Vanderbilt, he was selected as a member of Alpha Omega Alpha, the national medical honor society, and received the Albert Weinstein Prize in Medicine. Dr. Moore was board certified in internal medicine after completing his internal medicine residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital. He is survived by his wife, Dr. Rebekah Gee; his parents, Dr. Michael A. and Janet Moore, of Danville; his brother and sister-in-law, David and Lisa Moore of Harrisburg, PA; his paternal grandmother, Ruby M. Moore of Mt. Airy, NC; and father-in-law, E. Gordon Gee, of Columbus, OH. Dr. Rebekah Gee is an obstetrician and gynecologist and Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Fellow at the University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and is an attending physician at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center. Dr. Michael Moore, also a physician, is the Director of Medical Education at the Danville Regional Medical Center in Danville, VA, and a Clinical Professor of Medicine in the Hypertension and Vascular Disease Center of the Wake Forest University School of Medicine. Dr. Moores father-in-law is President of Ohio State University. A private family service to Celebrate Dr. Moores Life will be held Monday, July 28, at 2 pm, at the First Baptist Church in Danville, VA. A memorial service is being planned for a later date in Boston. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Dr. Allan F. Moore Memorial Fund at the Community Foundation of the Dan River Region, P.O. Box 1039, Danville, VA, 24543, or to the Dr. Allan F. Moore Memorial Fund c/o The Office of the President, The Ohio State University, 205 Bricker Hall, 190 N. Oval Mall, Columbus, OH, 43210.