David Len Gibbs MD
Assistant Chief Medical Officer Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery CHOC Children's
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505 South Main StSuite 225Orange, CA 92868
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Summary
- Dr. David Gibbs is a Chief of Pediatric Surgery and Assistant Chief Medical officer at Rady Children's Health Orange County and Clinical Professor of Surgery and Pediatrics at the University of California at Irvine. He received his MD from the Ohio State University, trained in general surgery at the Massachusetts General Hospital/ Harvard Medical School and in Pediatric Surgery at the Hospital for Sick Children. He has a Master's Degree in Healthcare Management from the Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health. He has been in practice 24 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish.
Education & Training
Harvard School of Public HealthMasters, Healthcare Management, 2020 - 2022- Hospital for Sick Children/University of TorontoPediatric Surgery, 1999 - 2001
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Cohen Children's Medical CenterFellowship, Pediatric Surgery, 1998 - 1999
Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1996 - 1998- Mass General Brigham/Massachusetts General HospitalResidency, Surgery, 1991 - 1994
Certifications & Licensure
CA State Medical License 1994 - 2026
NY State Medical License 1998 - 2003
American Board of Surgery Surgery- American Board of Surgery Pediatric Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Physician of Excellence Orange County Medical Association, 2008-2025
- Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
- Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Pediatric Ocular Trauma: Not Just a Pediatric Trauma Center Problem.Zoe Flyer, John Schomberg, Andreina Giron, Peter Dinh, Donny Suh
Pediatric Emergency Care. 2026-01-01 - Electric-bicycles and speed-related trauma in pediatrics: Risk of internal injury and hospitalization.Zoe E Flyer, Andreina Giron, John Schomberg, Mary Maginas, Jeffrey Nahmias
Injury. 2025-12-04 - Basic is Better? An Assessment of National Outcomes in Prehospital Airway Management in Critical Acuity Pediatric Trauma.Laura F Goodman, Alice M Martino, John Schomberg, Saeed Awan, Peter Yu
The Journal of Emergency Medicine. 2025-03-01
Committees
- Chairman, CHOC Medical Staff Performance Committee 2015 - 2016
- President of the Medical Staff, Medical Executive Committee 2013 - 2014
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Spanish
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