Biographical Sketch
Steven M. Gordon, MD, Chairman and Staff Member in the Department of Infectious Disease and a Staff Member in the Transplantation Center.
He is certified in Internal Medicine, as well as Infectious Disease by the American College of Physicians. His specialty interests include epidemiology, infections, endocarditis, and cardiac device infections
Dr. Gordon earned his medical degree from Cornell University Medical College in New York. He completed an internship and residency in Internal Medicine at the University of Chicago Hospitals and Clinics in Chicago, as well as a residency with the U.S. Public Health Service. He was a Fellow with the Centers for Disease Control, Hospital Infections Program, as well as a Fellow with Emory University Hospital in Atlanta, Ga.
He is a member of several professional organizations, including the American Society of Transplantation Innominatum Society for which he is a past-Secretary and President of the society. He is a member of the Infectious Disease Society of America, and is a past Chairman for the Ohio American College of Physicians, among other memberships.
Dr. Gordon has received a number of honors and awards over the years. Most recently, he was the Sherwood B. Winslow, M.D., Distinguished Lecturer for the Healthcare Leadership Forum. He has also presented a number of national and international meetings, as well as having published more than 100 articles and multiple book chapters.
Professional Highlights
Vice President Elect, Society of Healthcare Epidemiology (January 2009)
Specialty Interests
cardiac device infections, Endocarditis, epidemiology, infections
Industry Relationships
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with the pharmaceutical or medical device industries
to help develop medical breakthroughs or provide
medical education about recent trends. The
collaborations are reviewed as part of the Cleveland
Clinic’s procedures. The Cleveland Clinic publicly
discloses payments to its physicians and scientists
for speaking and consulting of
$5,000 or more per year, and any equity, royalties,
and fiduciary relationships in companies with which
they collaborate. In publicly disclosing this
information, the Cleveland Clinic tries to provide
information as accurately as possible about its
doctors’ connections with industry and those of their
immediate family members. As of 7/30/2008, Dr.
Gordon has reported the financial relationships
with the companies listed below. Patients should feel
free to contact their doctor about any of the
relationships and how the relationships are overseen
by the Cleveland Clinic. To learn more about the
Cleveland Clinic’s policies on collaborations with
industry and innovation management, go to
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Consulting. Dr. Gordon receives fees of $5,000 or more per year as a paid consultant or speaker for the following companies:
Thoratec Corporation
