Dr. David L. Gibbs, Medical Director, Pediatric General and Thoracic Surgery

A respected physician leader, Dr. Gibbs serves as director of trauma services at CHOC and is the CHOC Specialists division chief of pediatric surgery. Dr. Gibbs’ clinical interests include neonatal surgery, perinatal counseling, pediatric laparoscopic surgery and hernia surgery. He is affiliated with the American College of Surgeons, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the Orange County Medical Association.

Dedicated to clinical excellence, Dr. Gibbs is board certified in both pediatric and general surgery. Prior to joining CHOC, Dr. Gibbs attended medical school at Ohio State University. He completed both his internship and residency in general surgery at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Dr. Gibbs completed a fellowship in fetal surgery at the University of California, San Francisco, Fetal Treatment Center, and fellowships in pediatric surgery at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center and the Hospital for Sick Children at the University of Toronto.

Recognized as an expert in his field, Dr. Gibbs consistently receives the annual Orange County Medical Association Physician of Excellence award. He has received the Marshall Bartlett Research Fellowship and the Medical Staff award at Ohio State University. He is actively involved in patient care advocacy within the community and at the state level. Dr. Gibbs speaks fluent Spanish. Dr. Gibbs believes in caring for each family as he would want his own family treated, and is committed to providing the most leading-edge care possible with the utmost compassion.

Locations

CHOC Specialists, Pediatric Surgery
505 S. Main St, Suite 225
Orange, CA 92868
phone: 714-364-4050
fax: 714-364-4051

CHOC Health Center – Mission Viejo
26691 Plaza, Suite 130
Mission Viejo, CA 92691
phone: 714-364-4050
fax: 714-364-4051

Education

• Medical School
  Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
• General Surgery Residency
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Post-Doctoral Research Fellowship, Fetal Surgery Clinical Fellowship
  University of California, San Francisco Fetal Treatment Center, San Francisco, CA
• General Surgery Residency
  Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
• Pediatric Surgery Clinical Fellowship
  Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New York, NY
• Pediatric Surgery Fellowship
  Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada

Administrative Appointments

• Medical Director, Trauma
  CHOC
• Medical Director, Pediatric Surgery
  CHOC Specialists

Professional Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American College of Surgeons
• Orange County Medical Association

Our pediatric general and thoracic surgeons commonly perform the following surgeries: 

• Appendicitis
• Circumcision (not newborn)
• Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia 
• Congenital Pulmonary Airway Malformation (CCAM/CPAM)
• Gall Stones (Cholecystectomy)
• Gastroschisis
• GERD (Fundoplications)
• Hydrocele
• Inguinal Hernia
• Intussusception
• Lumps & Bumps
• Malrotation
• Omphalocele
• Pectus Excavatum (Nuss procedure)
• Precocious Puberty (Supprelin Implants)
• Umbilical Hernia
• Undescended Testicle (Orchiopexy)