- November 4, 2024
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From left to right: Ormond Beach Deputy Mayor and former patient Harold Briley, Dr. Tomas Martin, Mayor Bill Partington, and his wife Lori Partington, who was also a patient of Dr. Martin’s. Courtesy photo
From left to right: Ormond Beach Deputy Mayor and former patient Harold Briley, Dr. Tomas Martin, Mayor Bill Partington, and his wife Lori Partington who was also a patient of Dr. Martin’s. Courtesy photo
Ormond beach Mayor Bill Partington reads the proclamation. Courtesy photo
Lori Partington points out the Partington Family’s commemorative bricks in the Garden of Hope to her husband, Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington. Courtesy photo
Ormond Beach Mayor Bill Partington, his wife Lori and Deputy Mayor Harold Briley recognized Dr. Tomas Martin on Thursday, Oct. 31, at the University of Florida College of Medicine, for his work and care as a heart surgeon.
Martin, who is the director of the UF Health Aortic Disease Center, specializes in surgical heart and vascular care. Lori Partington and Briley are both former patients of his, having an ascending aorta and root replacement in 2022 and 2019, respectively. Martin was presented with a mayor's proclamation and a key to the city.
According to the proclamation, he has "pioneered the Florida Sleeve procedure for patients with Marfan syndrome, an innovative technique that has shown remarkable results, achieving a 94% survival rate at 1 to 8 years and 100% freedom from reoperation at 8 years," and has authored over 100 peer-reviewed articles that have contributed to the cardiovascular surgery and medical education fields.
Additionally, Martin has provided medical and surgical care in underserved regions around the world, including the Philippines, Haiti, Gabon, Ghana, Cameroon and the Dominican Republic.
"Ormond Beach has and continues to benefit from Dr. Martin's life saving skills and we are reminded of world-famous British Heart Surgeon Stephen Westaby's quote, 'Every heartbeat is a symphony of life, a reminder of the beauty and fragility of our existence,'" the proclamation reads. "Ormond Beach is extremely grateful for Dr. Martin's contributions to ensuring that the 'symphony' plays on, both in our city and around the world."
