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Allan Gibofsky, M.D.

Public Health-Preventative Medicine

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Biographical Info

Dr. Gibofsky received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, his medical degree from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and his law degree from Fordham University. He completed his internship in Pathology, followed by a residency in Medicine at New York Hospital. Dr. Gibofsky completed a fellowship in Rheumatology/Immunology jointly at the Hospital for Special Surgery at The Rockefeller University. He has authored or co-authored numerous papers and text chapters, primarily on the immunogenetics of rheumatic diseases and legal aspects of medical practice. Dr. Gibofsky is known for his work on mechanisms of host-microbe interactions in rheumatology, and, in particular for his basic and clinical studies on rheumatic fever.

 

Dr. Gibofsky is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Professor of Law at Fordham University and Adjunct Faculty at the Rockefeller University. He is an Attending Physician and Rheumatologist at both Hospital for Special Surgery and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital.

 

Immediate Past President of the American College of Rheumatology and Secretary-Treasurer of The New York Rheumatism Association, Dr. Gibofsky is past-Chair of the Medical & Scientific Committee of the New York Chapter of The Arthritis Foundation and received its Physicians' Leadership Award in 1999. He also served as a member of the local and national Arthritis Foundation Board of Trustees, and was Chair for Professional Education. Dr. Gibofsky has participated in numerous professional and public education programs, nationally and internationally.

 

Dr. Gibofsky's civic activities include membership on the Brooklyn College Foundation Board of Trustees. He is a Jonas Salk Scholar of the City University and in 1997, was named Alumnus of the Year by Brooklyn College. Dr. Gibofsky is a member of the Health and Public Policy Committee of the American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine. He is also a past president of the American College of Legal Medicine, and is the current Chair of the American Board of Legal Medicine.

Honors and Awards

1969 Jonas Salk Scholar, The City University of New York

 

1969 Phi Epsilon Pi Fraternity Undergraduate of the Year

 

1972 Research Achievement Award, Cornell University Medical College

 

1972 American Medical Association Research Achievement Award

 

1973 William M. Polk Research Award, Cornell University Medical College

 

1973 Mosby Research Prize, Cornell University Medical College

 

1977-1979 National Research Service Award, National Institutes of Health

 

1979-1992 Clinical Investigator Award, National Institutes of Health

 

1981-2001 American Medical Association Physicians Recognition Award

 

1985-1990 Arthritis Foundation, NY Chapter, Research Award

 

1995 Brooklyn College Alumnus of the Year Award                           

Clinical Expertise
Inflammatory Arthritis
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatic Fever
Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy
Languages
English
Research
Education 
  • M.D.
    Cornell University Medical College
    1973
Appointments 
  • Attending Physician
    Hospital for Special Surgery
  • Attending Physician
    NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine
    ÈÕ±¾avÉ«ÇéƬ Medical College, Cornell University

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