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.[1] 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.[2]
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[edit | edit source]
Dr. Gantz is one of the authors of the 1988 Holmes criteria case definition for chronic fatigue syndrome.[3][4]
Books[edit | edit source]
- 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[5]
- 1998, Measuring the Health of Persian Gulf Veterans: Workshop Summary (1998)[6]
- 2004, Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 5th edition by Nelson M. Gantz, Richard B. Brown, Steven L. Berk, and James W. Myers[7]
Notable studies[edit | edit source]
- 1995, "10 key questions answered on chronic fatigue syndrome," a review[8]
- 2001,"Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia resources on the world wide web: a descriptive journey"[9]
- 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.)[10]
Online presence[edit | edit source]
Learn more[edit | edit source]
See also[edit | edit source]
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee
- List of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Advisory Committee Members
- International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
- IACFS/ME Awardees
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ HHS.gov (2003), Sep 29, 2003 CFSAC Meeting (Roster)
- ↑ http://iacfsme.org/Organization/Former-IACFS-ME-Awardees.aspx
- ↑ Holmes, Gary P.; Writing Committee (1988), "Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Working Case Definition", Annals of Internal Medicine, 108 (3): 387-389, PMID 2829679
- ↑ http://www.ncf-net.org/patents/pdf/Holmes_Definition.pdf
- ↑ Fisher, Gregg Charles; Cheney, Paul; Straus, Stephen; Gantz, Nelson M.; Klonoff, David C.; Oleske, James M. (1997), Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Comprehensive Guide to Symptoms, Treatments, and Solving the Practical Problems of CFS (book), Grand Central Publishing
- ↑ Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on Measuring the Health of Persian Gulf Veterans. Measuring the Health of Persian Gulf Veterans: Workshop Summary. Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 1998. COMMITTEE ON MEASURING THE HEALTH OF PERSIAN GULF VETERANS. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK230495/
- ↑ Gantz, Nelson M.; Brown, Richard B.; Berk, Steven L.; Myers, James W. (2004), Manual of Clinical Problems in Infectious Disease, 5th edition (medical book), Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, doi:10.1086/503574
- ↑ Gantz, NM (1995), "10 key questions answered on chronic fatigue syndrome", Contempory Internal Medicine, 7 (7): 15-6, 21-4, 27-8, PMID 10150610
- ↑ Yu, Victor L.; Gantz, Nelson M.; Coldsmith, Elizabeth E. (2001), "Chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia resources on the world wide web: a descriptive journey", Clinical Infectious Diseases, 32 (6): 938-948, doi:10.1086/319362
- ↑ Reeves, W.C.; Lloyd, A.; Vernon, S. D.; Klimas, N.; Jason, L.A.; Bleijenberg, G.; Evengard, B.; White, P. D.; Nisenbaum, R.; Unger, E.; The International Chronic Fatigue Research group members (2003), "Identification of ambiguities in the 1994 chronic fatigue syndrome research case definition and recommendations for resolution", BMC Health Services Research, 3 (25), doi:10.1186/1472-6963-3-25
