What professional licenses does Dr. Steven Gundry hold and are any currently suspended or revoked?
Executive summary
Publicly available profiles and medical directories identify Dr. Steven R. Gundry as a licensed physician with a California medical license (listed as G65020) and show no published state medical board sanctions in the records cited here; none of the provided sources report a current suspension or revocation of any medical license held by Dr. Gundry [1] [2]. The reporting reviewed contains biographical and payment-disclosure records, promotional materials from Gundry’s own enterprises, and third‑party profiles, but does not include any formal disciplinary orders from a state medical board in the supplied documents, so a definitive legal determination about all jurisdictions cannot be made from these sources alone [3] [4] [5].
1. Professional credentials on public profiles and directories
Multiple institutional and third‑party profiles catalogue Gundry’s medical training, career history and current practice affiliations—summarizing residencies at the University of Michigan and clinical work at NIH and Loma Linda, and listing his clinical sites and practices—information echoed on the Milken Institute and Institute for Functional Medicine pages [6] [7]. Commercial physician directories and aggregator sites report a California medical license number (G65020) and describe him as a cardiothoracic/heart surgeon turned clinician-author, while noting no medical board actions in their summaries [1] [2]. Gundry’s own websites repeat these credentials and tout inventions and surgical innovations, but those are promotional sources and should be read with that context in mind [8] [5].
2. What the payment‑disclosure databases show — relevant but not disciplinary
Federal and investigative databases demonstrate industry financial interactions: the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ Open Payments and ProPublica’s Dollars for Docs compile company payments to Gundry, confirming he appears in those disclosure systems as a covered recipient—but those databases are about transparency of payments, not about licensing status or disciplinary findings [3] [4]. Presence in Open Payments is factual evidence of reported industry relationships; it is not a substitute for medical board action records and does not imply suspension or revocation by itself [3] [4].
3. Absence of documented suspensions or revocations in the supplied reporting
Among the supplied materials, the best direct statement about disciplinary history comes from physician‑profile aggregators that explicitly state “No Medical Board Actions Found” for Gundry and list a California license (G65020), and none of the reviewed documents include a state board order suspending or revoking his license [1] [2]. A Pennsylvania disciplinary‑action bulletin cited in the search results is a generic listing resource and not specific to Gundry; it underscores that to confirm current license status one must check the relevant state board or national registries [9]. Court records in the corpus place Gundry in Oregon and reference his practice there historically but do not themselves report license discipline [10].
4. Caveats, alternative views and where reporting is silent
Independent critics and scientific commentators highlighted on sources such as Wikipedia characterize Gundry as a contentious figure because of dietary claims and certain research assertions; that criticism concerns the scientific merit of his work rather than documented medical‑licensing sanctions in the supplied files [11]. The absence of a reported suspension or revocation in these sources is not affirmative proof that no action exists in any jurisdiction—state medical boards or the Federation of State Medical Boards hold authoritative, up‑to‑date records and are the proper venues to confirm current licensure or discipline [2] [9]. Promotional materials from Gundry’s enterprises reiterate credentials and clinical activity but have an explicit commercial interest and should be read with that implicit agenda in mind [5] [8].
5. Bottom line and recommended verification steps
Based on the materials provided, Dr. Steven Gundry is publicly listed with a California medical license (G65020) and the records reviewed here do not show any suspended or revoked license actions; however, because the dataset reviewed lacks a direct contemporaneous search of state medical board enforcement databases, a final legal confirmation requires querying the California Medical Board and any other state boards where he may be licensed, or the Federation of State Medical Boards for nationwide status checks [1] [2] [9]. The available payment‑disclosure and biographical sources document industry payments and professional activity but do not substitute for regulatory records [3] [4].