Clifford Gazda, MD

Dr. Clifford Gazda is a board-certified family medicine physician at Connected Family Medicine in Scottsdale, Arizona. Raised in Chicago, he studied neuropsychology at Northwestern before researching sleep and circadian rhythms at Rush University, then earned a master's in biological sciences at Loyola University Chicago and went on to medical school at the University of Illinois.

He made the move to Arizona for good in 2010 and trained at HonorHealth, formerly Scottsdale Healthcare, where he was named Outstanding Second Year Resident and later received the STFM Resident Teacher Award. Before joining Connected Family Medicine, he practiced at HonorHealth McKellips and Desert Ridge Family Physicians. He's passionate about preventive care for families and shared decision making that leads to practical, affordable solutions, and he enjoys teaching the next generation of medical students.

Gazda spends his free time with family and friends, kickboxing, running, and golfing, though by his own admission he's still restocking Arizona's deserts with lost golf balls one dozen at a time.