About Us
We exist to make the life‑saving impact of organ and tissue donation possible.
We are the caring connection that makes organ and tissue donation possible.Organ and tissue donation has the power to save lives and transform loss into healing. At OurLegacy, we make that impact possible by bringing care, clarity, and compassion to every step of the donation process. Working hand in hand with families, healthcare partners, and communities, we build the trust and understanding that make donation not only possible — but honored as a life-saving legacy.
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Executive Director, OurLegacy
Jaison Abraham is a purpose-driven leader who believes that trust is built through honest conversation and meaningful connection. As Executive Director of OurLegacy, he works closely with families, healthcare partners, and community leaders to ensure every person feels seen, respected, and included in the mission of saving lives through organ and tissue donation.
Jaison’s leadership is shaped by a deep commitment to addressing historical mistrust and advancing equity across the communities OurLegacy serves. He is known for bringing people together and championing partnerships that strengthen the donation system from the inside out. His work reflects his conviction that donation is not just a clinical process, but a community movement grounded in compassion and purpose.
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Medical Director, OurLegacy
“Dr. Bobby” Nibhanupudy brings decades of clinical experience and a calm, compassionate presence to his role as Medical Director at OurLegacy. Known for his ability to make complex medical information clear and human, he serves as a trusted guide for families, hospital partners, and team members navigating the donation process.
Dr. Bobby’s leadership is built on the belief that transparency and understanding are essential to building trust. His work connects science and humanity, ensuring that every decision, every conversation, and every action honors the donor and supports their family.
As a physician and educator, Dr. Bobby is committed to strengthening the bridge between the medical community and the public.
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Vice President, AdventHealth Transplant Institute and OurLegacy
Mary Albers leads OurLegacy with a rare blend of professional expertise and deeply personal understanding. As the mother of a transplant recipient, she carries firsthand knowledge of both the hope and the hardship that come with the donation and transplant journey. This experience shapes her approach to leadership, grounding it in empathy, resilience, and unwavering respect for every family involved in donation.
Her leadership reflects a belief that donation is not only a medical act, but a profound expression of humanity.
In her role, Mary fosters collaboration across hospital systems, leads with transparency, and inspires a sense of shared purpose within her teams. She embodies the heart of OurLegacy’s mission, ensuring that every life-saving gift is honored with dignity and gratitude.
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Associate Medical Director, OurLegacy
Dr. Amay Parikh is a practicing critical care physician whose career has been shaped by caring for patients and families at moments of profound vulnerability. With advanced training in critical care, neurocritical care, nephrology, and internal medicine, he brings a thoughtful, steady presence to some of medicine’s most complex and emotionally charged decisions.
Through his work in the intensive care unit, Dr. Parikh has long recognized that when life cannot be saved, physicians still carry an obligation to uphold dignity, clarity, and compassion. That commitment led him to partner with OurLegacy as Associate Medical Director, supporting ethical, patient- and family-centered approaches to organ and tissue donation. He believes donation should be considered only when it aligns with sound medical judgment and the values and wishes of patients and their families.
Dr. Parikh currently serves in senior physician leadership roles at AdventHealth Orlando, where he helps guide critical care quality, education, and system-wide clinical strategy. He is also deeply involved in physician education and mentorship, emphasizing transparent communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and ethical decision-making at the bedside.
Board certified in critical care, neurocritical care, nephrology, and internal medicine, Dr. Parikh brings to OurLegacy a balanced voice grounded in clinical expertise, ethics, and human connection—helping ensure that both the effort to save life and the opportunity to give life are approached with integrity, respect, and trust.
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Associate Medical Director, OurLegacy
Dr. Gilles Chemtob is an actively practicing critical care physician who, for more than three decades, has cared for people on their worst days, guiding patients, families, and care teams through profound uncertainty with calm judgment, compassion, and clarity.
Over time, that commitment to saving lives naturally led Dr. Chemtob to support organ donation and transplantation when it is appropriate and meaningful. For more than 20 years, he has partnered with OurLegacy in advancing ethical, patient-centered donation practices. When life can no longer be saved, he believes medicine still carries a responsibility to honor dignity, meaning, and the possibility of helping others live. In this role, he supports donation only when it is ethical and aligned with the wishes of patients and families.
A cardiac anesthesiologist and critical care physician, Dr. Chemtob is known for giving families the gift of time, leading with honesty, respect, and a steady, human-centered presence—an approach nationally recognized through the “I SEE YOU CARE” award. His leadership ensures that both the fight to save life and the opportunity to give life are guided by trust, clarity, and compassion.
Grounded in deep clinical experience and a strong ethical foundation, Dr. Chemtob brings a trusted, steady voice to OurLegacy. His background in critical care, palliative medicine, and healthcare ethics informs decisions that are thoughtful, principled, and always centered on the people involved—reinforcing a culture where families feel supported, teams feel guided, and care is delivered with integrity when it matters most.
The OurLegacy Center
The OurLegacy Center is a dedicated donor-care facility on the AdventHealth Orlando campus designed to offer patients and families comfort, privacy, and support during the organ donation process. When appropriate, donor heroes may be transferred here after coordination with hospital partners, giving families a peaceful space away from the ICU and a setting created specifically for compassionate care. A multidisciplinary team—including critical care staff, surgical teams, chaplains, and family service coordinators—provides focused support and thoughtful donor management.
The center:
Provides families with private, dedicated space for reflection, comfort, and time with their loved one.
Supports the recovery of as many gifts as possible through specialized donor management.
Eases pressure on partner hospitals by helping them focus resources on other patients who need critical care.
Improves coordination for transplant teams through clearer timing and streamlined communication.
“It means more comfort in saying goodbye to their loved one, to have a place that they know is specifically caring for them.”
Our Service Area
We serve the 4.2 million residents of East Central Florida. We are proud to partner with hospitals and community organizations throughout our ten-county service area.
