
Gary R. Stier, MD, FACP, MBA, CPE
Program Director
Dr. Stier graduated from Loma Linda University School of Medicine in 1983. He completed residencies in Internal Medicine (1983-1986) and Anesthesiology (1986-1989) at Loma Linda University, serving as Chief Anesthesiology resident in 1989. He completed a Critical Care Fellowship at the University of Virginia from January 1990-December 1990. He worked in Colorado and Southern California as a private practice anesthesiologist, returning to Loma Linda as an anesthesiology attending in 2004. Dr. Stier is an Associate Professor of Anesthesiology, Internal Medicine, and Critical Care Medicine. He has is the Program Director for the Combined Internal Medicine-Anesthesiology Residency Program (2013) and served as the Program Director for the anesthesiology residency from 2005 to June 2017. He currently serves as Medical Director for both the Loma Linda University Preoperative Assessment (PATS) Clinic and the Neurologic Intensive Care Unit at LLUMC. He is board certified in Internal Medicine, Anesthesiology, Critical Care, and Neurocritical Care. Dr. Stier received a Master of Business degree from Auburn University in 2010 and is a Certified Executive Physician (Certifying Commission in Medical Management-2012). His interests include: photography, music, backpacking, healthcare quality and safety, barbecues, and his family.