DouglasN.GibsonMD
Cardiology • La Jolla, CACardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology
Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital
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Office
10666 N Torrey Pines Rd
La Jolla, CA 92037Phone+1 858-554-8730
Summary
- Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology at Scripps Clinic and Green hospital. Dr Gibson currently practices at Scripps Green and Memorial Hospitals. He specializes in catheter ablation of complex arrhythmias including atrial fibrillation. Dr. Gibson also specializes in left atrial appendage occlusion for stroke reduction in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Education & Training
University of California (San Diego) Medical CenterFellowship, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, 2005 - 2006
Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green HospitalFellowship, Cardiovascular Disease, 2001 - 2004- Scripps Clinic/Scripps Green HospitalResidency, Internal Medicine, 1998 - 2001
Saint Louis University School of MedicineClass of 1998
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1999 - 2024- American Board of Internal Medicine Cardiovascular Disease
- American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Clinical Trials
- THE GIRAFFE Study: Genomic Risk Markers for Atrial Fibrillation Following Extended Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring Start of enrollment: 2013 Sep 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 657 citations5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure: From the PREVAIL and PROTECT AF TrialsVivek Y. Reddy, Shephal K. Doshi, Saibal Kar, Douglas N. Gibson, Matthew J. Price
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2017-12-19 - 163 citationsEarly safety and efficacy of percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation: results from the U.S. transcatheter LAA ligation consortium.Matthew J. Price, Douglas N. Gibson, Steven J. Yakubov, Jason C. Schultz, Luigi Di Biase
Journal of the American College of Cardiology. 2014-08-12 - 108 citationsShort and long-term outcomes of percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation: Results from a US multicenter evaluation.Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, Muhammad R. Afzal, Randall J. Lee, Hosakote Nagaraj, David Tschopp
Heart Rhythm. 2016-05-01
Press Mentions
No More Blood Thinners Thanks to Watchman DeviceApril 24th, 2018- New Cardiac Procedure Keeps Athlete in the RaceFebruary 14th, 2018
- Scripps Doctor Becomes First in State to Implant Smartphone-Compatible Heart Monitor Post FDA ApprovalNovember 16th, 2017
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Member
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