Personal Profile
Dr Gardner originally qualified in Wales in 1991 and became a Member of the Royal College of Physicians in 1996. He did research in Diabetes in London and Bristol gaining a Doctorate in Medicine in 2001. He completed his specialist training on the Oxford rotation and was added to the GMC Specialist Register for Diabetes & Endocrinology and General internal Medicine in 2003. He became a Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians in 2006.
He was appointed as a consultant at Stoke Mandeville Hospital in 2003 developing the Endocrinology Service, Diabetic Foot service and Insulin pumps. He started private medical practice at this time.
He has held a number of managerial positions including Head of Department for Diabetes & Endocrinology, Lead for Acute Medicine, Chair of the Division of Medicine and is now Deputy Chief Medical Officer.