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Dr. Steven Wittenberg Gordon is a board-certified family physician and USCIS-designated civil surgeon who has performed more than 10,000 immigration medical exams and related services. His private practice is focused exclusively on helping applicants complete USCIS immigration medical requirements, including the medical examination, vaccination review, required testing, and Form I-693 documentation.
As a first-generation American and the son of a refugee and Holocaust survivor, Dr. Gordon’s commitment to immigration medicine is deeply personal. He chose to devote his entire private medical practice to civil surgeon services in memory of his father and to support individuals and families pursuing a new life in the United States.
Immigration medical examinations require close attention to USCIS documentation, CDC medical requirements, vaccination records, laboratory testing, and Form I-693 preparation. Dr. Gordon’s practice is structured specifically around these needs.
Rather than providing immigration medical exams as one service among many, Dr. Gordon and his team regularly guide applicants through each stage of the process. Patients receive clear instructions about what to bring, what testing may be required, and what must be completed before their medical documentation can be finalized.
As a USCIS-designated civil surgeon, Dr. Gordon is authorized to perform immigration medical examinations for applicants completing the process in the United States and to document the results on Form I-693.
Dr. Gordon grew up in a small town in upstate New York. After graduating from high school, he attended Amherst College, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in biology. He then returned to the region to earn his medical degree from Albany Medical College.
He completed his residency training in family practice, now known as family medicine, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Following residency, Dr. Gordon began his career as a private practice physician in Connecticut and later returned to upstate New York.
His broad background in family medicine gave him experience caring for patients of different ages, cultures, and medical needs. That clinical foundation continues to support his work conducting detailed immigration medical examinations and evaluating applicants according to applicable USCIS and CDC requirements.
A minor congenital heart defect initially prevented Dr. Gordon from pursuing his goal of military service after high school. After the condition was surgically corrected, he was able to fulfill that ambition.
Dr. Gordon joined the United States Air Force in 2000 and served as a flight surgeon. During his military career, he earned the Meritorious Service Medal and achieved the rank of major. He separated from the Air Force with an honorable discharge in 2005.
Today, Dr. Gordon remains proud of his service and is a member of the Jewish War Veterans.
After leaving the Air Force, Dr. Gordon settled in Overland Park, Kansas, where he established a private primary care practice. Over time, he shifted the focus of his practice entirely to USCIS immigration medical examinations and related services.
His private home office allows him to provide appointment-based care in a quiet and personal environment. Applicants receive individual attention without the distractions and extended waiting commonly associated with large clinics or walk-in facilities.
Applicants from Overland Park, the greater Kansas City area, and surrounding communities know to come to Dr. Gordon for their medical exams when they are ready to adjust their immigration status. However, his reputation extends far beyond his local area, and many applicants have traveled several hours to consult him.
For Dr. Gordon, immigration medicine is more than a professional focus. It reflects his family history and his belief in the opportunities immigration can provide.
His father survived the Holocaust and came to the United States as a refugee. That experience shaped Dr. Gordon’s understanding of the courage, uncertainty, and hope often involved in beginning a new life in another country.
By exclusively focusing his private practice on immigration medical exams, Dr. Gordon honors his father’s memory while helping today’s applicants complete an important part of their own immigration journeys.
Dr. Gordon has performed more than 10,000 immigration medical examinations and related services, giving him extensive familiarity with the medical and documentation requirements involved in the process.
He is authorized by USCIS to conduct immigration medical examinations and complete Form I-693 for applicants undergoing the process in the United States.
USCIS immigration medical examinations and related services represent the exclusive focus of his private practice.
Applicants receive clear instructions concerning identification, vaccination records, medical history, required testing, and other documentation needed during the process.
The home-office setting allows Dr. Gordon to provide individualized attention in a calm and comfortable environment.
The practice helps coordinate the examination, vaccination review, applicable laboratory testing, follow-up requirements, and preparation of medical documentation.
Dr. Gordon understands that immigration medical exams can feel unfamiliar or stressful. His approach is to explain the process clearly, answer questions honestly, and help each applicant understand what is required.
Applicants come from different countries, cultures, and personal circumstances. Dr. Gordon strives to provide every patient with respectful, professional, and compassionate care throughout the examination process.
His role is to conduct and document the medical examination accurately. Final decisions about an applicant’s immigration eligibility are made by USCIS.
Outside of his medical practice, Dr. Gordon is an accomplished writer and poet. He began publishing literary work in 2012 and has since had numerous poems and short stories published.
He served as Editor-in-Chief of Songs of Eretz Poetry Review and continues to work on creative writing projects, including a high-fantasy novel.
Dr. Gordon is also an accomplished, professional musician. He sings bass with two prestigious local singing groups, Musica Vocale and Madrigalia Bar Nonne, and has been known to play the bagpipes and didgeridoo.
Dr. Gordon also remains committed to improving his personal health through physical training, portion control, and sustainable lifestyle changes, including a strict vegan diet. His own experiences with severe obesity have strengthened his empathy for patients managing weight and other long-term health concerns.
Complete your immigration medical examination with Dr. Steven Wittenberg Gordon, a USCIS-designated civil surgeon whose private practice is focused exclusively on USCIS immigration medical exams and related services.
Our office will help you understand what to bring, coordinate applicable testing and vaccination requirements, and prepare your medical documentation after all necessary steps have been completed.
