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Neurology

David Lee Gordon, MD, FAAN, FANA, FAHA

Professor & Vice Chair of Education


920 Stanton L. Young Boulevard, Suite 2040
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5036
Fax 405-271-5723

405-271-4113

David-Gordon@ouhsc.edu


Dr. David Lee Gordon served as Professor & Chair of the Department of Neurology at the University of Oklahoma (OU) Health Sciences Center from 2007 to 2023 where he is currently Professor and Vice Chair of Education.  He received his medical degree from the University of Miami, completed neurology residency at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City, and completed a cerebrovascular diseases fellowship at the University of Iowa.  He has special interest and expertise in medical education, migraine, and stroke—particularly hypercoagulable states.  He has over 30 years of experience in developing and leading academic stroke centers, has served on multiple regional and national stroke panels and committees, and has written numerous articles and book chapters related to stroke.  He has received numerous local and national teaching awards, has been named by his peers among the “Best Doctors in America®” and “Castle Connelly Top Doctors” on numerous occasions, received the Outstanding Physician Award from the Mississippi quality-improvement organization in 1999, received the American Heart Association’s national Award of Meritorious Achievement in 2000, created the MEND (Miami Emergency Neurologic Deficit) Exam, a stroke assessment tool for EMS and nurses, and developed the Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®) course for EMS and nurses.


Academic Section(s):

Inpatient Neurology


Education:

  • Duke University, Durham, NC (bachelor’s degree)
  • University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, FL (MD)
  • St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital Center, New York, NY (internal medicine internship)
  • Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY (neurology residency)
  • University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, IA (stroke fellowship)


Board Certification(s):

  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Adult Neurology)
  • American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology (Vascular Neurology)


Clinical/Research Interests:

  • Non-headache manifestations of migraine
  • Hypercoagulability and stroke in young adults
  • Optimizing hospital and community systems for stroke care
  • Outcomes-based education of health professionals


Select Honors & Accomplishments:

  • Best Doctors in America®
  • Castle Connolly Regional Top Doctor®
  • Consumers’ Research Council of America Top Physician
  • FAAN (Fellow of American Academy of Neurology)
  • FANA (Fellow of American Neurological Association)
  • FAHA (Fellow of American Heart Association)
  • Lead author of Advanced Stroke Life Support (ASLS®)
  • Mississippi Outstanding Physician Award 1999
  • University of Mississippi School of Medicine Carl G. Evers Society Clinical Science All-Star 1999
  • University of Mississippi Medical Center Neurology Residents Teacher of the Year 1999
  • American Heart Association Meritorious Achievement Award 2000
  • University of Miami School of Medicine Teaching Award 2003
  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine George Paff Award for Excellence in Teaching 2006
  • OU Neurology Residents Award for Outstanding Attending 2009
  • OU College of Medicine Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award 2011
  • OU College of Medicine Aesculapian Award for Excellence in Teaching Clinical Sciences 2012
  • OU College of Medicine Academy of Teaching Scholars Inductee 2012
  • OU College of Medicine Dewayne Andrews Excellence in Teaching Award 2014
  • American Academy of Neurology Clerkship Directors Teaching Award 2014
  • OU Medicine Award for Outstanding Patient Service 2014, 2015
  • American Neurological Association Distinguished Neurology Teacher Award 2016


Select Publications:



Associate Members

Zain Asad, MD

Zain Asad, MD

Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director, Cardiology Fellowship

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Guilherme Barreiro, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Surgery
 

Heather Burks, MD

Heather Burks, MD

Associate Professor

Amanda Celii, MD

Amanda Celii, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Associate Director, Trauma Post-Acute Care, EMS liaison

Associate Director, Trauma Outreach/Education

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Stephen M. Clayton, Jr., MD

Assistant Professor

M. Blake Evans, DO

M. Blake Evans, DO

Assistant Professor

Laura Haws, M.D.

Laura Haws, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
Pediatric Critical Care Intensivist

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Karl Huebner, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Pediatrics
 

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Jeremy Johnson, MD, FACS

Assistant Professor of Surgery
Co-Director, Third Year Surgical Clerkship

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Kellie R. Jones, MD, FCCP

Associate Professor, Medicine
Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Assistant Chief of Medicine, Oklahoma City VA Healthcare System
Director, Cystic Fibrosis Program
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians

Alessandra Landmann MD

Alessandra Landmann, MD

Assistant Professor of Surgery

Fourth Year Surgery Clerkship Director 

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Kathryn Lindsay, MD

Assistant Professor

Olivia Lust, DO

Olivia Lust, DO

Assistant Professor,
Associate Residency Program Director,
Residency Education Director,
Clinical Medicine Course Assistant Director

Yashas Nathani, MD

Yashas Nathani, MD

Assistant Professor

Assistant Medical Director, Pediatric Transport Team, Oklahoma Children's Hospital OU Health

George Salem, MD

George Salem, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine
Director, Crohn’s and Colitis Center
OU Physicians, Edmond, OK

AGA TOP 25 Fellows 

Shashank S. Shettar, MD FASA

Shashank S. Shettar, MD, FASA

Assistant Professor
Division Chief, Transplant Anesthesiology

Christine Vo, MD

Christine Vo, MD

Assistant Professor
Assistant Program Director
Medical Student Clerkship Co-Director

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Houssein Youness, MD, FCCP

Professor, Medicine
Section Chief, Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine Section
Director of the Interventional Pulmonary Program, Oklahoma City VAHCS
President, Oklahoma Thoracic Society
Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians