Ron Gibson, MD, PhD
Specialties
- Children's Title: Co-Director, Cystic Fibrosis Therapeutic Development Center; Associate Program Director, Pediatric Pulmonary Fellowship
- Academic Title: Professor Emeritus
- Research Center: Center for Clinical and Translational Research, Center for Respiratory Biology and Therapeutics
- On Staff Since: November 1987
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Biography
Ronald L. Gibson, MD, PhD, is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He earned his MD and PhD at Washington University Schools of Medicine and Arts & Sciences in St. Louis. He completed pediatrics residency training and a fellowship in pediatric pulmonology at the University of Washington (UW). Dr. Gibson has been on the faculty at the UW School of Medicine since 1988.
He is committed to high-quality, multidisciplinary patient care, small group teaching, research and the acquisition of new knowledge. His primary research focus is on early events in the pathogenesis of lung disease in CF, with a focus on the risk factors for and the treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa airway infections in young children with cystic fibrosis (CF). As a co–principal investigator of the university’s CF Translational Therapeutic Development Center, he has been lead and co-investigator for several phase I to phase III clinical trials involving novel antimicrobial agents, anti-inflammatory compounds and modulators of ion transport. Dr. Gibson is also director of the clinical core of the university’s CF research development program with the goal of catalyzing collaborations between local basic and clinical investigators.
Board Certification(s)
Pediatrics
Pediatric Pulmonology
Clinical Interests
I have retired from clinical care but continue to provide clinical assessments during research visits for people with cystic fibrosis.
Research Focus Area
Cystic Fibrosis
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Ron Gibson, MD, PhD Researcher Profile
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