Joseph C. Gambone is an

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, clinical professor at

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, and emeritus professor of obstetrics and gynecology at

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(UCLA). Gambone is the Executive Editor of the textbook ''Essentials of Obstetrics and Gynecology''. He currently practices reproductive endocrinology and infertility in Durango, Colorado. A former

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in the

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Gambone Peak Gambone Peak () is a peak, high, located southwest of Coronet Peak, at the junction of Leap Year Glacier and Black Glacier, in the Bowers Mountains of Victoria Land, Antarctica. This topographical feature was first mapped by the United States Geo ...

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was named in his honor.

Background and education

Joseph C. Gambone graduated from LaSalle College with a

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in Psychology/Biology in 1966. In the late 1960s, he worked as an officer in the US Navy, at the rank of Lieutenant. For his work in the Navy, Gambone Peak in Antarctica was named in his honor. He graduated from the

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in 1974. He completed a 1 year internship at Naval Hospital in San Diego. He completed a

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in obstetrics and gynecology at UCLA Medical Center in 1979. In 1981, he completed a fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility at UCLA Medical Center. In 1992, he completed a

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at the

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. In 1999, he completed a Masters in Public Health (MPH) degree at

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Publications

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References

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