Robert A. Gardner, M.D. – Curriculum Vitae

Education

High School Ithaca, New York June 1958
College University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Phi Beta Kappa, B.A. Psychology
1958-1962
Medical School Presbyterian Hospital in New York City 1962-1966
Internship University of Rochester, Rochester, New York
Phi Beta Kappa, B.A. Psychology
1966-1967
Residency Presbyterian Hospital; General/Vascular Surgery
College of Physician & Surgeons
Columbia University in New York City
1967-1972
Chief Resident & Vascular Surgery Resident General & Vascular Surgery
Presbyterian Hospital, City of New York
Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
College of Physicians & Surgeons
1972-1973
Practice History Palm Beach Medical Group
Private Practice
1991-Present

Hospital Appointment & Associations

Director Center for Breast Care
West Palm Hospital, West Palm Beach
1996-2010
Founder and Director Center For Breast Health
St. Mary’s Hospital, West Palm Beach
1992-1995
Hospitals St. Mary’s Hospital
Good Samaritan Hospital
1973-Present
JFK Medical Center North Campus (formerly known as West Palm Hospital) 1989-Present
Palm Beach Gardens 1990-Present
JFK Medical Center 2014-Present
Jupiter Medical Center 2015-Present

Personal

Status Divorced
Children Heather (step-daughter)
Andrew, Mark, Erik – sons
Shana – daughter

Certifications

Certified in Breast Ultrasound by the American
Society of Breast Surgeons 2011
RE-certified 2016

Research & Publications

American Breast Laser Ablation Therapy Evaluation (ABLATE): Monitoring the long term safety and efficacy of Novilase breast interstitial laser therapy in real world application; WIRB Protocol #20081989 NO: BR-001 October 2009-to Present
Percutaneous Excision Trial (I-PET): A Multi-Center Clinical Study of the Intact Breast Lesion Excision System (BLES0 to Demonstrate that a Definitive Diagnosis can be Made from the Tissue Sample Collected with the Intact BLES; WIRB Protocol #20061553 NO: INTACT06-06 December 2007-December 2009
Focused Microwave Phased Array Thermotherapy for Ablation of Early-Stage Breast Cancer: Results of Thermal Dose Escalation, Vargas HI, Dooley WC, Gardner RA et. Al; Annals of Surgical Oncology, 11(2):139-146 DOI: 10.1245/ASO.2004.03.059 March 2004
Focused Microwave Phased Array Thermotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer, Gardner RA, Vargas HI, Block JB et al (Columbia Hosp, West Palm Beach, Fla; Harbor-Univ of California, Torrance; Massachusetts Inst of Technology, Lexington; Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, Vol 14 No 1 2003 April-June 2003
The Principal investigator at Columbia Hospital for a FDA approved research to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the SenoRx Lesion Localization Device 2001-Present
R.A. Gardner, H.I. Vargas, J. Block, C.L. Vogel, A.J. Fenn, G. Kuehl, M. Doval; Columbia Hospital, West Palm Beach, Florida; Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, California; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Lexington: “Focused Microwave Phased Array (FMPA) Thermotherapy for Primary Breast Cancer”. The abstract presented at The Society of Surgical Oncology, Inc. 54th Annual Cancer Symposium, March 15-18, 2001 in Washington DC. March 2001
One of four investigators in the United States and Europe leading a FDA approved 2nd phase research to treat breast cancer with heat (hyperthermia) 2001-Present
Director – Breast Cancer Prevention Program of Florida 2000-Present
The Investigator for Fine Needle Aspiration Program 2000-Present
One of two investigators in the United States leading a FDA approved research to treat breast cancer with heat (hyperthermia) 1999-Present
Investigator for FDA and NSABP Star Trial Study of Tamoxifen vs. Raloxifene 1999-Present
Director of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, research protocol – Columbia Hospital 1996-Present
Site investigator – Study Breast Cutaneous Temperature and Tumor Relationship, screening protocol 1996-1997
Investigator FDA Trial Breast Skin Temperature as a Function of Underlying Benign and Malignant Tumors of Breast 1983-1985
Study of Pancreatic Surgical Procedures in patients with pain of chronic, relapsing pancreatitis. Gardner, R., Porter, M. – New York Surgical, April 1973 1970-1973
American Cancer Society Grant
Study of Regional Lymph Node Anti Tumor Anti Body Production
1966-1992
The Role of Regional Lymph Nodes in Anti Tumor Anti Body Production-Gardner, R., Decosse, J. – Syracuse Medical Journal 1966
Dr. Robert A. Gardner, M.D.
Dr. Robert A. Gardner, M.D.

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