University Hospital
Our tradition of excellence consistently ranks University Hospital a “Best” hospital by U.S. News & World Report.
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About University Hospital
About University Hospital
University Hospital has an international reputation, bringing thousands of people, from the region and around the world, to Cincinnati to receive care from world-renowned physicians in state-of-the-art medical facilities.
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Patients & Visitors
Patients & Visitors
University Hospital has an international reputation, bringing thousands of people, from the region and around the world, to Cincinnati to receive care from world-renowned physicians in state-of-the-art medical facilities.
Leadership
Dr. W. Brian Gibler, President & CEO, University Hospital
W. Brian Gibler, M.D, was appointed President & CEO of University Hospital on September 20, 2010. Dr. Gibler previously served as the Richard C. Levy Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, a position he had held since 1995. Dr. Gibler also served as the Medical Director of Emergency Services at University Hospital.Dr. Gibler has been a leader and practicing clinician in the field of emergency medicine and his clinical and teaching experience dates back to 1981.
Prior to his appointment as a Professor and Chairman, he was a faculty member at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine in Nashville, Tennessee. He then joined the University of Cincinnati Department of Emergency Medicine in 1989 and became Residency Director in 1990. Dr. Gibler founded the Heart ER Program at University Hospital and served as the Director from 1991 through 1997. He was also the Executive Co-Chairman of a national quality improvement initiative – CRUSADE – to develop hospital-based strategies to reduce instances of myocardial infarction. Over 400 hospitals in the United States participated in this initiative, which enrolled over 206,000 patients nationwide. Dr. Gibler is also an editor and referee for numerous Emergency Medicine and Cardiology journals.
In 1999, Dr. Gibler received the Hospital Hero Award from the Cincinnati Business Courier for his work on Chest Pain Centers, and the American College of Emergency Physicians awarded him the Outstanding Contribution to Research Award in 1995 and the Best Original Research Paper at the 3rd International Conference on Emergency Medicine in Toronto in 1990. He was also a member of the International GUSTO Trials Steering Committee and served as a member of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute’s National Heart Attack Alert Program Working Group.
Dr. Gibler has published over 230 peer-reviewed articles on the early diagnosis and treatment of Acute Coronary Syndrome. He has contributed chapters to over 12 books and has written numerous articles, presentations, and abstracts in his field. He is internationally known for his efforts in creating a multicenter trials group, the Emergency Medicine Cardiac Research and Education Group (EMCREG)-International. He is the senior editor of the book, Emergency Cardiac Care, published by Mosby-Yearbook.
Dr. Gibler holds an M.D. from the Vanderbilt University Medical School and a Sc.B. in Biology from Brown University, where he graduated magna cum laude. He is also a graduate of the University of Cincinnati Emergency Medicine Residency Training Program where he served as Chief Resident his senior year.