Biography

Stewart Gordon M.D., FAAP

Dr. Gordon is a ChildTrauma Fellow and an Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics for Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans.  He works at the LSU Health Sciences Center / Earl K. Long Medical Center in Baton Rouge where he has served as Chief of Pediatrics since 1998.  He has been a practicing pediatrician with LSUHSC since 1994. 

 Dr. Gordon earned a B.S. from Louisiana State University in Microbiology and a Doctorate in Medicine from LSU Medical School in New Orleans.  He completed his training in Pediatrics with LSU Medical School’s Department of Pediatrics at Charity Hospital and Children’s Hospital.  He is also an Adjunct Associate Professor at Pennington Biomedical Research Center.

 Dr. Gordon enjoys public speaking in his areas of interest which include early brain development, child advocacy / children’s public policy, juvenile justice, prevention of child abuse and neglect and prevention and treatment of childhood obesity.  His professional interests namely involved improving access and delivering health care services to the uninsured and underinsured, disadvantaged populations.