Ronald Gibbs, MD

Professor Emeritus, OB-GYN


FacultyPhoto
Medical School
  • MD, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine (1969)
Residency
  • University of Pennsylvania Program, Obstetrics and Gynecology (1974)
Fellowships
  • Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L Foster School of Medicine Program, Maternal and Fetal Medicine (1978)
Languages
English
Department
OB-GYN

Publications

  • Lynch AM, Murphy JR, Gibbs RS, Levine RJ, Giclas PC, Salmon JE, Holers VM. The interrelationship of complement-activation fragments and angiogenesis-related factors in early pregnancy and their association with pre-eclampsia. BJOG. 2010 Mar;117(4):456-62. Epub 2010 Jan 14. PubMed PMID: 20074261.
  • Fisher B, Scott J, Hart J, Winn VD, Gibbs RS, MD, Lynch AM. Behaviors, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Vaccination During the 2009-2010 Season. Accepted for publication February 2010. Am J Obstet Gynecol.
  • Lynch AM, Gibbs RS, Murphy JR, Giclas PC, Salmon JE, Holers VM. Early elevations of the complement activation fragment C3a and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan;117(1):75-83.PMID: 21173647
  • Reeves SA, Gibbs RS, Clark SL. Magnesium for fetal neuroprotection. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011;204:202.e1-4. PubMed PMID: 21376302.
  • Lynch A, Murphy J, Gibbs R, Giclas P, Salmon J, Holers VM. C3a and adverse pregnancy outcomes. XXIII International Complement Workshop, New York, New York, August 1-5, 2010.
  • Fisher B, Scott J, Hart J, Winn V, Gibbs RS, Lynch A. Behaviors, attitudes, and perceptions regarding seasonal and H1N1 influenza vaccination during the 2009-2010 influenza season. Accepted for oral presentation at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Fe, NM. August 5-7, 2010.
  • Fisher B, Scott J, Hart J, Winn V, Gibbs RS, Lynch A. Course and severity of H1N1 influenza at the University of Colorado. Accepted for presentation at the 37th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Infectious Disease Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology, Santa Fe, NM. August 5-7, 2010.
  • Kunze M, Hart JE, Lynch A, Gibbs RS. Newborn Outcomes among 1026 Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes. Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG). Santa Fe, NM, August 5-7, 2010.
  • Fisher, BM, Scott J, Hart J, Lynch A, Winn V, Weinberg A, Gibbs RS. Pandemic Influenza A H1N1 2009 Infection versus Vaccination: A Cohort Study Comparing Immune Responses in Pregnancy. Accepted for poster presentation at the 31st Annual Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine Meeting, San Francisco, CA. February 2011.
  • Thompson LC, Hart JE, Lynch A, Gibbs RS. Select Risk Factors for Abdominal Wound Infections (AWI) Among Cesarean Deliveries from 2000 through 2006. Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG). Santa Fe, NM, August 5-7, 2010.
  • Kunze M, Hart JE, Lynch A, Gibbs RS. Route of Delivery and Chorioamnionitis among 1026 Women with Premature Rupture of Membranes. Infectious Diseases Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology (IDSOG). Santa Fe, NM, August 5-7, 2010.
  • Intrapartum Management of PROM Obstet Gynecol 2011;118:1247-54
  • Fisher B, Scott J, Hart J, Winn VD, Gibbs RS, MD, Lynch AM. Behaviors, Attitudes, and Perceptions Regarding Seasonal and H1N1 Influenza Vaccination During the 2009-2010 Season. Accepted for publication February 2010. Am J Obstet Gynecol.
  • Lynch AM, Gibbs RS, Murphy JR, Giclas PC, Salmon JE, Holers VM. Early elevations of the complement activation fragment C3a and adverse pregnancy outcomes. Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan;117(1):75-83.PMID: 21173647
  • Reeves SA, Gibbs RS, Clark SL. Magnesium for fetal neuroprotection. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2011;204:202.e1-4. PubMed PMID: 21376302.
  • Rate of change in cervical length in women with vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. Behrendt N, Gibbs RS, Lynch A, Hart J, West NA, Iams JD. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Feb;121(2 Pt 1):260-4. doi: http://10.1097/AOG.0b013e31827d8e1b. PMID: 23344274 [PubMed - in process]
  • Prepregnancy obesity and complement system activation in early pregnancy and the subsequent development of preeclampsia. Lynch AM, Eckel RH, Murphy JR, Gibbs RS, West NA, Giclas PC, Salmon JE, Holers VM. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2012 May;206(5):428.e1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2012.02.035. Epub 2012 Mar 7. PMID: 22542119 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
  • Intended Practice Changes and Barriers among Primary Care Providers Ronald S. Gibbs, David W. Price CE Measures Vol 6, No 4 (2012)
  • Lynch AM, Hart JE, Agwu OC, Fisher BM, West NA, Gibbs RS. Association of extremes of prepregnancy BMI with the clinical presentations of preterm birth. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Dec 7. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 24321446
  • Behrendt N, Gibbs RS, Lynch A, Hart J, West NA, Iams JD. Rate of change in cervical length in women with vaginal bleeding during pregnancy. Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Feb;121(2 Pt 1):260-4. PubMed PMID: 23344274
  • Naresh A, Fisher BM, Hoppe KK, Catov J, Xu J, Hart J, Lynch AM, Gibbs R, Eschenbach D, Gravett M, Beigi RH. A multicenter cohort study of pregnancy outcomes among women with laboratory-confirmed H1N1 influenza. J Perinatol. 2013 Dec;33(12):939-43. PubMed PMID: 24051575
  • Davis NL, Davis DA, Johnson NM, Grichnik KL, Headrick LA, Pingleton SK, Bower E, Gibbs R. Aligning academic continuing medical education with quality improvement: a model for the 21st century. Acad Med. 2013 Oct;88(10):1437-41. PubMed PMID: 23969360

Specialty Information

Specialties
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Board Certification (1989)
  • Maternal and Fetal Medicine, Board Certification
Conditions & Treatments
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - Maternal and Fetal Health
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction - High-Risk Pregnancy
  • Women's Health
  • Women's Health - Gynecologic and Obstetric Infections
  • Women's Health - Lower Genital Tract Disorders
  • Pregnancy and Reproduction
Clinical Interests
I am interested in treating vaginal infections including vaginosis and vaginitis, infectious diseases and high risk pregnancy.