Dr. Gardner graduated from Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, completed a one-year medical and surgical internship and his four-year orthopedic surgical residency at Miami Valley Hospital at Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. Prior to joining LewisGale Physicians, he was in private practice for more than 24 years. Dr. Gardner is board-certified by the American Board of Orthopedic Surgery, and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery. He is on the active medical staff of LewisGale Hospital Montgomery, and is a past Chief of the Medical Staff, and Chief of Surgery.