Jay Gordon (physician)
Jay N. Gordon (born 1948) is an American author and a controversial anti-vaccine celebrity pediatrician.
Biography
Gordon is an author and celebrity pediatrician who is controversial for his anti-vaccination views and claims that autism can be prevented and cured. He became a member of the International Health Advisory Council of the La Leche League in 2005.[1][2]
Gordon's patients include Jenny McCarthy's son Evan.[3] Gordon 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]
Peter Lipson has criticized anti-vaccine physicians, stating that "anti-vaccine doctors should lose their licenses," just like Andrew Wakefield did, and named three doctors in that connection: Jay Gordon, Robert Sears, and Jack Wolfson.[6]
Selected works
Gordon is the author and co-author of several books and a DVD on children, including:[7]
- Brighter Baby (1999)[8]
- Listening to your baby : a new approach to parenting your newborn (2002)
- Good nights : the happy parents' guide to the family bed, and a peaceful night's sleep! (2002)
- The ADD and ADHD cure : the natural way to treat hyperactivity and refocus your child (2008)
- Vaccinations? : assessing the risks and benefits (DVD) (2008)[7]
- Preventing Autism: What You Can Do to Protect Your Children Before and After Birth (2013)
References
- ↑ "LLLI Health Advisory Counci". Web.archive.org. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Health Advisory Council". LLLI. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
- ↑ "Jenny McCarthy's Autism Fight". CNN. 2 April 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
- ↑ Staff Writer (July 22, 2008). "UCLA Headlines July 22, 2008". UCLA. Retrieved August 29, 2013.
- ↑ Mnookin, Seth (15 July 2013). "A Jenny McCarthy reader, Pt. 3: Jenny legitimizes the scientific fringe". Public Library of Science. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
- ↑ Lipson, Peter (January 30, 2015), Anti-Vaccine Doctors Should Lose Their Licenses, Forbes, retrieved January 31, 2015
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Unknown author. "Search results for Jay Gordon". World Cat. Retrieved August 31, 2013.
- ↑ "Brighter Baby". Regnery.com. Retrieved 2013-08-18.
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