Dr. Allan Moore dies at age 31

Dr. Allan Frederick Moore died at approximately 4 p.m. today (7/24) at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania as a result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident on July 12 in suburban Philadelphia. He was 31. At his bedside were his wife, Dr. Rebekah Gee, his parents, Dr. Michael A. and Janet Moore, and his father-in-law, Ohio State President E. Gordon Gee. A native of Danville, Va., Allan was a fellow in endocrinology and practiced internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, where he and Rebekah met as medical residents. He was also conducting research at Massachusetts General and the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine in the area of diabetes complications and disease prevention. He was working toward a master's degree in medical science at Harvard Medical School. A gifted... [read full story]