Gary R Gaffney MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Associate Professor, Psychiatry, University of Iowa College of Medicine

200 Hawkins DrIowa City, IA 52242
Phone+1 319-353-6695
Fax+1 319-384-8843

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Education & Training

University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterFellowship, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 1984 - 1986
Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Psychiatry, 1982 - 1984
Johns Hopkins University/Bayview Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1981 - 1982
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of MedicineClass of 1981

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Certifications & Licensure

IA State Medical License 1984 - 2025
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Psychiatry
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Assessing the impact of cannabis use on freeway driving performance and practices: A comparative analysis with placebo and alcohol-influenced driving.
Timothy Brown, Cole Kruse, Rose Schmitt, Gary Gaffney, Gary Milavetz
Traffic Injury Prevention. 2025-01-01
6 citations
Predicting changes in driving performance in individuals who use cannabis following acute use based on self-reported readiness to drive.
Ryan Miller, Timothy Brown, Rose Schmitt, Gary Gaffney, Gary Milavetz
Accident; Analysis and Prevention. 2024-02-01
1 citations
Perceived effects of cannabis: Generalizability of changes in driving performance.
Thomas S Burt, Timothy L Brown, Rose Schmitt, Daniel McGehee, Gary Milavetz
Traffic Injury Prevention. 2022-01-01

Press Mentions

University of Iowa Researchers Study Effects of Cannabis on DrivingSeptember 2nd, 2020
How to Best Prepare Your Child with Autism to DriveFebruary 3rd, 2019