DR. JERRY M. GILLES, M.D., is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist and educator whose career bridges high‑risk obstetrics, research, and Haitian cultural scholarship. A Columbia University graduate with a medical degree from Stony Brook University, he later co‑directed the Division of Maternal‑Fetal Medicine at the University of Miami and served as a principal investigator with the U.S. Public Health Service. He has published in journals including The New England Journal of Medicine and the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, with his work on miscarriage management cited widely in medical references. In 1997, Guinness World Records recognized his role in enabling a heart transplant for a newborn performed just 45 seconds after birth. Beyond medicine, Gilles edits Literati Boukmann – founded by his late wife, Ivwoz S. Jil – and co‑developed Sèvis Ginen: Rasin, Rityèl, Respè nan Vodou while curating the mobile Lakou Lasyans museum in Pestèl, Haiti. His scholarship engages Africa‑in‑the‑Americas legacies and family lineages (Banbara, Kongo, Mede). He now advises clinicians and teaches residents across South Florida, advancing culturally responsive, evidence‑based perinatal care.