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 |
Advanced Training
| Click Here for Advanced Training |
Request a Consultation
If you would like to set up a consultation with Dr. Gardner, please contact us and we will schedule your appointment.