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Gary H. Gibbons

Director, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute

- Present

Biography

Gary H. Gibbons, M.D., is Director of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), where he oversees the third largest institute at the NIH, with an annual budget of more than $3 billion and a staff of 917 federal employees.

The NHLBI provides global leadership for research, training, and education programs to promote the prevention and treatment of heart, lung, and blood diseases and enhance the health of all individuals so that they can live longer and more fulfilling lives.

Prior to being named director of the NHLBI, Gibbons served as a member of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Advisory Council (NHLBAC) from 2009-2012. He was also a member of the NHLBI Board of Extramural Experts (BEE), a working group of the NHLBAC.

Selected Publications

Basic science: Bedrock of progress.

Authors: Collins FS, Anderson JM, Austin CP, Battey JF, Birnbaum LS, Briggs JP, Clayton JA, Cuthbert B, Eisinger RW, Fauci AS, Gallin JI, Gibbons GH, Glass RI, Gottesman MM, Gray PA, Green ED, Greider FB, Hodes R, Hudson KL, Humphreys B, Katz SI, Koob GF
Science 2016 Mar 25;351(6280):

Reply: "What if . . . the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Considers Tobacco?" and "Smoking Control Is a Priority to Promote Heart, Lung, Blood, and Sleep Health".

Authors: Kiley J, Mockrin S, Lauer M, Mensah G, Hoots WK, Patel Y, Cook N, Patterson A, Gibbons G
Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2015 Jun 15;191(12):

Geographic variations in cardiovascular health in the United States: contributions of state- and individual-level factors.

Authors: Gebreab SY, Davis SK, Symanzik J, Mensah GA, Gibbons GH, Diez-Roux AV
J Am Heart Assoc 2015 May 27;4(6):

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Strategic Visioning: setting an agenda together for the NHLBI of 2025.

Authors: Mensah GA, Kiley J, Mockrin SC, Lauer M, Hoots WK, Patel Y, Cook NL, Patterson AP, Gibbons GH.
Am J Public Health 2015 May 01;105(5):e25-8

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Strategic Visioning: setting an agenda together for the NHLBI of 2025.

Authors: Lauer MS, Kiley JP, Mockrin SC, Mensah GA, Hoots WK, Patel Y, Cook NL, Patterson AP, Gibbons GH
J Am Coll Cardiol 2015 Mar 24;65(11):1130-1133

Awards

Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal (Sammie)
Partnership for Public Service
Research Achievement Award
American Heart Association
Convocation speaker
Morehouse School of Medicine
"Fruits of Excellence" Award
Zion Missionary Baptist Church
Meharry-Vanderbilt Shockley Lectureship
Named one of America’s Leading Doctors
Black Enterprise Magazine
Santiago Ramón y Cajal Award for Outstanding Research
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Health Braintrust
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences elected member
Institute of Medicine of the National Academies of Sciences
Daniel Savage Scientific Award
Association of Black Cardiologists
Morehouse School of Medicine Outstanding Mentor Award
Morehouse School of Medicine
Ernest E. Just Symposium Award
National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers and the American Chemical Society Distinguished Scientist Award
International Society on Hypertension in Blacks Outstanding Scientist Award
Established Investigator Award
American Heart Association
Pew Biomedical Scholar
Pew Charitable Trusts
Baxter Foundation awardee
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Minority Faculty Development Fellowship awardee
Magna Cum Laude graduate
Harvard Medical School
Kaiser Foundation/National Medical Fellowship Merit Award
Harvard Medical School
Henry Asbury Christian Award for Notable Scholarship
Harvard Medical School

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