Barry N. Gardiner, MD
obtained his medical degree from the University of
Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.
He completed his internship and a five year residency in general
surgery at the University of California Medical Center in San Francisco.
In addition, he was the recipient of an N.I.H. Fellowship in
Gastroenterology, completing a two year study in clinical
gastroenterology and research investigation into the formation of
cholesterol gallstone formation under the tutelage of Donald M. Small at
Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Dr. Gardiner served as a
Lt. Colonel in the U.S. Army, both as Staff Surgeon and Director of the
Department of Investigational Surgery at the Presidio of San Francisco.
He then joined the clinical faculty of the University of California San
Francisco School of Medicine until entering private practice in general
surgery in the East Bay.
Dr. Gardiner pioneered the
introduction and development of laparoscopy in general surgery in the
early 1990’s and was the principal clinical advisor to Intuitive
Surgical, Inc. during the development and clinical trials of the da
Vinci™ surgical robot. He was the
principal investigator for the clinical trial of the da Vinci™ system in
Mexico City and testified before the FDA panel meeting in 1999 which
resulted in the FDA clearing the da Vinci™ surgical system for general
laparoscopic use. Dr.
Gardiner has vast experience in minimally invasive surgical techniques,
and uses these techniques extensively in the field of general surgery,
including innovative surgical approaches with the da Vinci™ robot.