Education | Hospital Appointment & Associations | Research & Publications | Advanced Training
Education |
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High School |
Ithaca, New York |
June 1958 |
College |
University of Rochester, Rochester, New York Phi Beta Kappa, B.A. Psychology |
1958-1962 |
Medical School |
State University of New York Upstate Medical Center, New York M.D. with Honors, Alpha Omega Alpha |
1962-1966 |
Internship |
Presbyterian Hospital in New York City |
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 |
1973-1991 |
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Private Practice |
1991-Present |
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Hospital Appointment & Associations |
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Director |
Center for Breast Care Columbia Hospital, West Palm Beach |
1996-Present |
Founder and Director |
Center For Breast Health St. Mary’s Hospital, West Palm Beach |
1992-1995 |
Hospitals |
St. Mary’s Hospital |
1973-Present |
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Good Samaritan Hospital |
1973-Present |
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Columbia Hospital |
1989-Present |
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Palm Beach Gardens |
1990-Present |
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Kimmel Outpatient Surgical Center |
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Delray Outpatient & Laser Center |
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Research & Publications |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Director - Breast Cancer Prevention Program of Florida |
2000-Present |
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The investigator for Fine Needle Aspiration Program |
2000-Present |
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One of two investigators in the United States leading a FDA approved research to treat breast cancer with heat (hyperthermia) |
1999-Present |
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Investigator for FDA and NSABP Star Trial Study of Tamoxifen vs. Raloxifene |
1999-Present |
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Director of Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy, research protocol – Columbia Hospital |
1996-Present |
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Site investigator – Study Breast Cutaneous Temperature and Tumor Relationship, screening protocol |
1996-1997 |
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Investigator FDA Trial Breast Skin Temperature as a Function of Underlying Benign and Malignant Tumors of Breast |
1983-1985 |
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Study of Pancreatic Surgical Procedures in patients with pain of chronic, relapsing pancreatitis. Gardner, R., Porter, M. – New York Surgical, April 1973 |
1970-1973 |
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American Cancer Society Grant |
1966-1992 |
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The Role of Regional Lymph Nodes in Anti Tumor Anti Body Production-Gardner, R., Decosse, J. – Syracuse Medical Journal |
1966 |
Advanced Training |
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Advanced Training |
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