Gordon Early, MD, MPH, FACOEM
Occupational and Environmental Toxicology
Dr Gordon Early is the president of Upstate Occ Med. He trained in Occupational Medicine at Duke University, Family Practice at University of Colorado. He holds a BS from Emory University, MD from University of North Carolina and an MPH in Epidemiology from University of North Carolina. He has worked in the Upstate since 1996, serving previously as the senior, onsite physician at BMW Manufacturing. He holds the highest ranking (Fellow) in the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, and is a past President of the Carolinas Occ Med Association.
Dr. Early has practiced medicine since 1988. He has spoken on toxicology related issues on a local and regional basis and has written monograms for ATSDR. His particular area of interest is in adverse health effects from low level occupational and environmental toxin exposure: heavy metals, solvents, irritant gases, mold & pesticides.
He grew up in Winston-Salem, NC. Following college he taught high school science for two years in Kenya.