Gregory Gordon, M.D.

Gregory Gordon, M.D., Class of 1994, grew up in Michigan a proud citizen of the Mohawks of Kahnawake. As a child he saw many of his people living in impoverished conditions and without access to quality health care. He wanted to make a difference, and decided to become a physician.

The need for primary care physicians in the Native American community is immense and he was encouraged by family, friends and his tribe to enter the  field. After graduation, he began a residency in the combined field of Internal Medicine and Psychiatry at the University of Virginia, completing training at the University of Rochester.

Board certified in Internal Medicine and Psychiatry, Dr. Gordon practiced both for the first 15 years of his career. He served on the faculty of the University of Mississippi Medical Center for more than 13 years, teaching residents, medical students, nurse practitioner students and physician assistant students. He assisted Native American students in navigating the process of entering and completing medical school.

He has been involved in two radio shows, “Relatively Speaking,” on Mississippi Public Broadcast Think Radio, and “Healthwise with the Healthsperts” on Mississippi Public Radio.

He has worked with the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians for more than 21 years, and today serves as the medical director of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Behavioral Health Program. He also has a private psychiatry practice.