Gary H. Gibbons

General / Preventive / Lipids

National Institutes of Health

About

Gary H. Gibbons works in General / Preventive / Lipids affiliated with National Institutes of Health.

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., served as director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health from 2012 to 2026. He previously founded and directed the Cardiovascular Research Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine. Gibbons earned a B.S. from Princeton University and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School, completing residency and fellowship training at Brigham and Women's Hospital.

Research focus

Vascular biologyGenomic medicineHypertension and blood pressure managementCardiovascular health disparitiesSickle cell disease therapies

Impact

228 pubs · 14,589 cites · h-index 59

Training

MD
Harvard Medical School
1984
BS
Princeton University
1978

Affiliations

Work Experience

Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2026

Founding Director, Cardiovascular Research Institute

Morehouse School of Medicine · 1999 - 2012

Faculty Member

Harvard Medical School · 1996 - 1999