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Office
601 Elmwood Ave
# 320
Rochester, NY 14642Phone+1 585-275-6222Fax+1 585-275-3683
Summary
- Dr. Gary Myers is a child neurology specialist based in Rochester, NY. He is a graduate of the University of Kansas School of Medicine and has completed multiple residencies, including neurology, internal medicine, and child neurology at prestigious institutions such as Boston University Medical Center, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Myers' career spans several decades, with various roles at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, including Medical Director and Interim Director, and a tenure at the University of Alabama Hospital. His expertise includes child neurology, neurodevelopmental disabilities, pediatric epilepsy, pain management, and pediatric neuro-oncology. He has also contributed to scientific literature, primarily in the field of Neurotoxicology. His research mostly pertains to environmental exposure impacts on pediatric neurodevelopment, particularly relating to mercury toxicity.
Education & Training
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Child Neurology, 1969 - 1971
- Boston University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1966 - 1967
- Brigham and Women's HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1964 - 1966
- Boston Children’s Hospital/Boston Medical CenterInternship, Pediatrics, 1963 - 1964
- University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 1963
- University of KansasB.A., Biology, 1957
Certifications & Licensure
- NY State Medical License 1971 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 1989 - 2025
- AL State Medical License 1978 - 1989
- American Board of Pediatrics Pediatrics
- American Board of Pediatrics Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology with Special Qualification in Child Neurology
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 21 citationsPrenatal exposure to methylmercury and LCPUFA in relation to birth weight.Edwin van Wijngaarden, Donald Harrington, Roni W. Kobrosly, Sally W. Thurston, Todd M. O'Hara
Annals of Epidemiology. 2014-04-01 - 11 citationsMolecular Fates of Organometallic Mercury in Human Brain.Ashley K James, Natalia V Dolgova, Susan Nehzati, Malgorzata Korbas, Julien J H Cotelesage
ACS Chemical Neuroscience. 2022-06-15 - 97 citationsTwenty-seven years studying the human neurotoxicity of methylmercury exposure.Gary J. Myers, Philip W. Davidson, C. Cox, Conrad F. Shamlaye, Elsa Cernichiari
Environmental Research. 2000-07-01
Journal Articles
- "Choline status and neurodevelopmental outcomes at 5 years of age in the Seychelles Child Development Nutrition StudyStrain JJ; McSorley EM; van Wijngaarden E; Kobrosly RW; Bonham MP; Mulhern MS; McAfee AJ; Davidson PW; Shamlaye CF; Henderson J; Watson GE; Thurston SW; Wallace JM; Ue..., The British journal of nutrition, 1/1/2013
- Epidemiology and public health research productivity in AfricaGedeon J; Shamlaye C; Myers GJ; Bovet P, International journal of epidemiology, 1/1/2013
- Neurodevelopmental Outcome of Extremely Low Birth Weight Infants with Candida InfectionAdams-Chapman I; Bann CM; Das A; Goldberg RN; Stoll BJ; Walsh MC; S·nchez PJ; Higgins RD; Shankaran S; Watterberg KL; Duara S; Miller NA; Heyne RJ; Peralta-Carcelen M;..., The Journal of pediatrics, 1/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Findings from the Seychelles Child Development and Nutrition StudyPW Davidson, GJ Myers, JJ Strain, SW Thurston, TW Clarkson, XXIII International Neurotoxicology Conference, Little Rock, AR, 9/1/2006
- Postnatal Exposure IssuesGJ Myers, SW Thurston, AT Pearson, TW Clarkson, XXIII International Neurotoxicology Conference, Little Rock, AR, 9/1/2006
- Biomarkers for methyl mercuryTW Clarkson, E Cernichiari, G Zareba, GJ Myers, XXIII International Neurotoxicology Conference, Little Rock, AR, 9/1/2006
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Lectures
- studying toxicity on the edge of significance1/1/2008
- Mercury and SeafoodToronto, Canada - 1/1/2008
- 23rd International Neurotoxicology ConferenceLittle Rock, AR - 1/1/2006
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Press Mentions
- Does Mercury Matter? Experts Debate the Big Fish QuestionJuly 29th, 2003
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