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Dr. James S. Pendergraft opened the Orlando Women's Center in March 1996 to provide a full range of health care for women, including abortions, physical examinations, family planning, counseling, laboratory services and sexually transmitted disease screening and counseling.

He is Board Certified in Obstetrics and Gynecology and a specialist in Maternal-Fetal Medicine and high risk pregnancies. A Chief of Perinatology, Washington, DC, since1993, he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Dr. Pendergraft received his Doctorate of Medicine from Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee 1982, where he graduated in the top 10% of his class. He is a member of the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society.

Dr. Pendergraft served as a Medical Officer in the U.S. Army, receiving extensive emergency practice while stationed in Seoul, Korea and at the U.S. Army Health Clinic, The Pentagon, Washington, D.C. He continues to serve as a Medical Officer in the U.S. Army Reserves.

During his internship he received the highest in-service examination score among interns. He is also trained and qualified to perform high-risk pregnancy terminations using the latest technology in sonography, specialized instruments and the most effective and safe medications.

Dr. Pendergraft has been performing terminations since 1987.
He has received advanced training in second trimester terminations, and remains highly
dedicated to reproductive research.