Nelson Gantz

Nelson Murray Gantz MD, FACP, (29 October 1941 – 20 June 2006) was an epidemiologist and infectious disease specialist. He served on the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee from 2003 to 2005. His expertise, empathy, and service to the myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome community is commemorated by the Nelson Gantz Outstanding Clinician Award given biennially to other physicians by the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis.

Positions included: Chairman of the Department of Medicine and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases, Polyclinic Medical Center, Harrisburg, PA; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Pennsylvania State University, College of Medicine, Hershey, PA; Clinical Professor of Medicine, Allegheny University of the Health Sciences, and Chief of Infectious Diseases at Boulder Community Hospital, Boulder, Colorado.

Holmes criteria

Dr. Gantz is one of the authors of the 1988 Holmes criteria case definition for chronic fatigue syndrome.

Books

• 1997, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Treatments, and Solving the Practical Problems of CFS by Gregg Charles Fisher, with contributions by Paul Cheney, Stephen Straus, Nelson M. Gantz, David C. Klonoff, James M. Oleske
• 1998, Measuring the Health of Persian Gulf Veterans: Workshop Summary (1998)
• 2004, Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 5th edition by Nelson M. Gantz, Richard B. Brown, Steven L. Berk, and James W. Myers

Notable studies

• 1995, "10 key questions answered on chronic fatigue syndrome," a review
• 2001,"Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia resources on the world wide web: a descriptive journey"
• 2003, "Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution" (Dr. Gantz was a member of the International Chronic Fatigue Research group who contributed to the study.)

Online presence

• PubMed

Learn more

• "CFS Expert Nelson Gantz, MD, Dies"

See also

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
• List of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee Members
• International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
• IACFS/ME Awardees

chronic fatigue (CF) - Persistent and abnormal fatigue is a symptom, not an illness. It may be caused by depression, multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue syndrome or many other illnesses. The term "chronic fatigue" should never be confused with the disease chronic fatigue syndrome.

See chronic fatigue syndrome.

National Academy of Medicine (NAM) - An American non-profit, non-governmental organization which provides expert advice to governmental agencies on issues relating to biomedical science, medicine and health. Formerly known as the Institute of Medicine (IOM).