Gary H. Gibbons

Gary H. Gibbons
Born (1956-10-04) October 4, 1956 (age 68)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
EducationPrinceton University (BS)
Harvard University (MD)
OccupationDirector of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Medical career
FieldCardiology
Sub-specialtiesCardiovascular health of minorities

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

Early life and education

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Gibbons was born on October 4th, 1956 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

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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

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In 2007, Gibbons was named a member of the Institute of Medicine.[1] Throughout his career, Gibbons has also received several honors, including the selection as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Awardee, selection as a Pew Foundation Biomedical Scholar, receipt of the American Heart Association (AHA) Research Achievement Award and receipt of a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammie).[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b c Maxmen, Amy (7 August 2012). "A mindful mentor". Nature. doi:10.1038/nature.2012.11134. S2CID 178378023. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  3. ^ Kaiser, Jocelyn (20 March 2013). "Shaping biomedical research". Princeton Alumni Weekly. Princeton University. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Gary H. Gibbons, M.D." NHLBI website. January 2012. 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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