W. Gordon Tanner, Jr., MD

Dr. Gordon Tanner, a native of Lawrenceville, moved home to join Gastroenterology Specialists in 1999.  He completed medical school, internal medicine training, and gastroenterology training at Vanderbilt University.  Undergraduate work was completed at Davidson College where he graduated with an honors degree in history. He presently lives in Duluth where he is active in his community and church.  He is a Foundation Board member at Georgia Gwinnett College.

Dr. Tanner and his wife are active members of Peachtree Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. His hobbies include golf, fly-fishing, bird-hunting, and American history.

Dr. Tanner sees patients in our Lawrencville office.

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Education

• Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee; M.D. August, 1989-May, 1993
  Davidson College, Davidson, North Carolina; A.B. Major: History; August, 1985-May, 1989
• Gastroenterology Fellowship Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, Tennessee, July, 1996-June, 1999
• Internal Medicine Residency Program, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  Nashville, Tennessee, July, 1993-June, 1996

Board Certifications

• Diplomate, American Board of Internal Medicine
• Certified in Internal Medicine: August, 1996, May 2006
• Certified in Gastroenterology: August, 1999
• Diplomate, National Board of Medical Examiners

Honors and Awards

• Medical School: John Coniglio Award in Biochemistry, Vanderbilt Medical Center Ninth Annual Research Forum Award, Microbes and Defense Society
• Undergraduate: Honors in History, Cum Laude, Kendrick K. Kelley Scholarship in Historical Studies

Professional Societies

• American College of Gastroenterology, 2005-present
• American Gastroenterologic Association, 1996-present
• American Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy, 1999-present

Hospitals

• Northside Hospital - Gwinnett and Duluth