James M. Gardner, M.D., Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Transplant Surgery and a transplant surgeon who performs kidney, liver and pancreas transplants for both adults and children.
Dr. Gardner earned his B.A. from Harvard University in Biochemical Sciences and his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees from UCSF. He then completed his General Surgery Residency at UCSF followed by a two-year clinical fellowship in Transplant Surgery.
Recently, Dr. Gardner was awarded an appointment to the prestigious Physician-Scientist Scholar Program (PSSP), only one of which is given per year among all departments in the School of Medicine, and provides direct research funding to support early-career scientists. Dr. Gardner is the first surgeon to receive this award, part of the UCSF Sandler Fellows Program.