Pierce Gardner, MD
Pierce Gardner, MD is Professor of Medicine and Public Health, and Associate Dean for Academic Affairs emeritus at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, New York. He is a consultant for International Clinical Research Training Programs at the Fogarty International Center, National Institutes of Health
For nine years Dr Gardner served as the liaison representative of the American College of Physicians to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). He also served in the Epidemic Intelligence Service at CDC where he was the Chief of the Central Nervous System Viral Surveillance Unit. Dr Gardner has done extensive international work and has been a consultant for the World Health Organization and CDC.
Dr Gardner has published more than 125 articles, reviews, and books, primarily dealing with immunization issues and health issues of international travel. He has a long interest in adult immunization, and has served as editor of the most recent edition of the "Guide for Adult Immunization" published by the American College of Physicians and Infectious Diseases Society of America.
Dr. Gardner graduated from Harvard Medical School and trained in Internal Medicine at the University of Washington and at Case Western Reserve. Dr. Gardner did his fellowship training in Infectious Diseases at the Massachusetts General Hospital. His major academic appointments have been at Harvard Medical School, the University of Chicago, and Stony Brook University.