Gary H. Gibbons

Gary H. Gibbons is an American cardiologist and the current director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.

Gary H. Gibbons
Born
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
EducationPrinceton University, Harvard Medical School
OccupationDirector of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Medical career
FieldCardiology
Sub-specialtiesCardiovascular health of minorities

Early life and education

Gibbons was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the youngest of three children born to schoolteacher parents.[1] He grew up in the Philadelphia neighborhood of Germantown.[2] He has credited his mother for inspiring him to be committed to public health.[2] He received his undergraduate degree from Princeton University in 1978[3] and later graduated from Harvard Medical School.[4] He then completed his residency and cardiology fellowship at Brigham and Women's Hospital.[4]

Career

Gibbons served on the faculty of Stanford University from 1990 to 1996, and on the faculty of Harvard Medical School from 1996 to 1999.[4] In 1999, he joined the Morehouse School of Medicine,[4] where he founded the Cardiovascular Research Institute, which is known for its research on the cardiovascular health of minorities.[4][5] He then served as its director until August 13, 2012, when he became the director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.[2]

Honors and awards

In 2007, Gibbons was named a member of the Institute of Medicine.[1]

References
  1. Patterson, K. (31 December 2014). "Gary H. Gibbons: A Career-Defining Question". Circulation Research. 116 (1): 19–22. doi:10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.114.305769. PMID 25552690.
  2. Maxmen, Amy (7 August 2012). "A mindful mentor". Nature. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. Kaiser, Jocelyn (20 March 2013). "Shaping biomedical research". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. "Gary H. Gibbons, M.D." NHLBI website. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  5. Conaboy, Chelsea (5 April 2012). "Dr. Gary H. Gibbons, who trained at Harvard, to lead National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute". Boston.com. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
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