Background
Birkhead, Richard Gartner was born on May 4, 1957 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Guthrie Sweeney Junior and Louise (Gartner) Birkhead.
Birkhead, Richard Gartner was born on May 4, 1957 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Guthrie Sweeney Junior and Louise (Gartner) Birkhead.
AB, Oberlin (Ohio) College, 1979; Doctor of Medicine, State University of New York, Syracuse, 1983.
Intern then resident, Roger Williams Hospital, Providence, 1984-1986; chief resident, Memorial Hospital, Pawtucket, Rhode Island, 1987-1989; fellow in cardiology, St. Elizabeth's Hospital, Boston, 1989; associate cardiologist, Marrimack Valley Cardiology, Inc., Chelmsford, Massachusetts, since 1989. Director cardiac catheterization laboratory Lowell (Massachusetts) General Hospital, since 1991.
Fellow American College Cardiology.
Married Gail Joseph, July 22, 1984. Children: Andrew Gartner, Emily, Daniel Alexander.