Background
Gardner, John Willard was born on May 10, 1948 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Hale and Olga Helen (Dotson) Gardner.
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John Willard Gardner
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John Willard Gardner, American Epidemiologist, preventive medicine physician. Diplomate American Board Preventive Medicine, National Board Medical Examiners. Recipient Outstanding Educator award Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome U. Health Sciences,1987, 96, Outstanding Svc. medal, 1991; National Research Svc. trainee fellow Harvard University; recipient numerous grants for research in field.
Education
Bachelor cum laude in physics, Brigham Young U., 1972; Master of Science in Chemistry, Brigham Young U., 1973; Doctor of Medicine, U. Utah, 1976; Master in Public Health in epidemiology, Harvard University, 1979; Department of Public Health in Epidemiology and Biostats., Harvard University, 1981.
Career
Resident in pediatrics, U. Arizona Affiliated Hospital, Tucson, 1976-1978;
resident in general preventive medicine, Harvard University School Public Health, Boston, 1978-1980;
assistant professor department family & community medicine, U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1980-1984;
commissioned major, United States Army Medical Corps, 1984;
advanced through grades to colonel, United States Army Medical Corps, 1993;
associate professor department preventive medicine and biometrics, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1984-1995;
professor, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1995;
assistant professor department pediatrics, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., since 1984;
director division epidemiology department preventive medicine and biometr, Uniformed Superior vena cava syndrome University Health Sciences, Bethesda, Maryland., 1988-1992. Consultant United States Army Aeromed. Epidemiology Data Registry United States Army School, 1985-1994, bureau of Public Health Nursing, 1975-1976.
Physician Montgomery Medical Group, Rockville, Maryland., 1985-1991. Adjunct assistant professor department pediatrics U. Utah, Salt Lake City, 1981-1984. Research assistant U. Utah College Medicine,1974-1980.
Assistant consultant Aviation Medicine Epidemiology, since 1987. Affiliate staff pediatrics Carney Hospital, Boston, 1979-1980. Educator, lecturer, presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Member advisory group National Institute Drug Abuse, 1991. Member environmental health committee, delegate Utah State Medical Association, 1982-1984. Vice president Utah Public Health Association, 1982-1984.
1st vice president, then president Utah Academy Preventive Medicine, 1982-1984. Board directors Utah division American Cancer Society, 1981-1984, co-chairman detection and prevention committee, member Executive Committee, 1982-1984. Scouting coordinator Boy Scouts American, 1986-1991.
Member Department Of Defense Injury Surveillance and Prevention Working Group, since 1993, Human Use Review Committee, 1990-1993. Fellow American College Preventive Medicine. Member APHA, Collegium Aesculapium (founding), Society Epidemiologic Research, Society United States Army Flight Surgeons (life), Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Eta Sigma.
Connections
Married Kathryn Joyce Burton, December 17, 1971. Children: Lisa Kathryn, Kirsten Marie, John Burton, Michael Grant, Andrea Diane, Jeffrey Hale.
