Douglas N. Gibson MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology, Interventional Cardiology

Director, Cardiac Electrophysiology Scripps Clinic and Green Hospital

10666 N Torrey Pines RdLa Jolla, CA 92037
Phone+1 858-554-8730

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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

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1999 - 2026
American Board of Internal Medicine Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts TouchWorks EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017

Clinical Trials

THE GIRAFFE Study: Genomic Risk Markers for Atrial Fibrillation Following Extended Cardiac Rhythm Monitoring
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Left atrial appendage occlusion and concomitant catheter ablation procedures.
Jonathan P Piccini, Jonathan C Hsu, Douglas N Gibson, James V Freeman, Samir R Kapadia
Heart Rhythm. 2026-09-01
13 citations
Pulsed Field Ablation as Initial Therapy for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation.
Oussama M Wazni, K R Julian Chun, Devi G Nair, Ante Anic, Mattias Duytschaever
The New England Journal of Medicine. 2026-06-25
14 citations
Pulsed field ablation versus conventional thermal ablation for paroxysmal atrial fibrillation: 4-year outcomes in the ADVENT-LTO study.
Vivek Y Reddy, Edward P Gerstenfeld, Stavros E Mountantonakis, Chinmay Patel, Kenneth A Ellenbogen
Nature Medicine. 2026-04-01