Jay Gordon (physician)

Dr. Jay N. Gordon (born 1948) is an American pediatrician, professor, and author, known for his holistic philosophy and extremist views on vaccinations. A longtime advocate of breastfeeding, he became a member of the International Health Advisory Council of the La Leche League in 2005.[1][2]

Gordon's patients include actress Jenny McCarthy's son Evan.[3] He appeared with McCarthy on an episode of Larry King Live in July 2008[4] to discuss the issue of children's vaccinations. He also appeared with McCarthy at the "Green Our Vaccines", rally.[5]

Gordon is married with one daughter. He lives in Santa Monica, California, where he practices medicine.

Selected works

Gordon is the author and co-author of several books and a DVD on children, including:[6]

References

  1. "LLLI Health Advisory Counci". Web.archive.org. Archived from the original on December 22, 2005. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  2. "Health Advisory Council". LLLI. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
  3. "Jenny McCarthy's Autism Fight". CNN. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
  4. Staff Writer (July 22, 2008). "UCLA Headlines July 22, 2008". UCLA. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
  5. Mnookin, Seth (15 July 2013). "A Jenny McCarthy reader, Pt. 3: Jenny legitimizes the scientific fringe". Public Library of Science. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  6. 1 2 Unknown author. "Search results for Jay Gordon". World Cat. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
  7. "Brighter Baby". Regnery.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.

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