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Elena Gibson, MD, MSPH
Elena Gibson, MD, MSPH
Gastroenterology
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Age Groups Seen
- Adults
Languages
- English
About
Biography
Dr. Gibson is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at UAB and practices at both The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital and the Birmingham VA Medical Center. Her clinical focus is inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis. She is originally from Alabama and received her medical degree from UAB. She then completed her Internal Medicine and Chief Residency at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City. She returned to UAB to complete her fellowship in Gastroenterology and Hepatology and decided to stay on as faculty.
Faculty Appointment
Assistant Professor
Research Interests
Inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis.
Publications
1. Gibson EG, Shipley L, Perchik J, Russ KB, Ismail MS. Intestinal Ultrasound to Assess Disease Activity After Induction with Upadacitinib in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis. ACG Case Rep J. 2026
2. Gibson EG, Haojia L, Staub J, Necklason D, Keener M, Kanth P. Colonoscopy and Upper Endoscopy Surveillance in Lynch Syndrome: A Longitudinal Study from a Large Tertiary Healthcare System. Gastro Hep Adv. 2024
3. Gibson EG, Staub J. & Kanth, P. Endoscopic Management of Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes. Curr Treat Options Gastro (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11938-021-00359-6
4. Gibson EG, Staub J. & Kanth, P. Endoscopic Management of Hamartomatous Polyposis Syndromes. Curr Treat Options Gastro (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11938-021-00359-6
5. Gibson EG, Pender M, Angerbauer M, Cook C, Jones B, Spivak AM, Spivak ES, Swaminathan S. Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Illness in a Patient Receiving Ocrelizumab for Multiple Sclerosis. Open Forum Infect Dis. 2021 Apr 8;8(7):ofab176. doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab176
6. Fang AM, Gibson E, Oster RA, Dangle PP. Effect of age, BMI, and gender on urinary risk factors in pediatric idiopathic stone formers. J Pediatr Urol. 2021 Jun 10:S1477-5131(21)00295-3. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2021.05.024. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34217589.
7. Scarinci IC, Ribeiro M, Gibson E, Hansen B, Kienen N. Assessing Tobacco Cessation Needs Among Persons Living With HIV in Brazil: Results From a Qualitative Interview Study. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2021 Mar-Apr 01;32(2):e3-e13. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000181
8. Gibson, EG, Gage, JC, Castle, PE, & Scarinci, IC (2019). Perceived Susceptibility to Cervical Cancer among African American Women in the Mississippi Delta: Does Adherence to Screening Matter? Womens Health Issues, 29(1), 38-47. doi:10.1016/j.whi.2018.09.006
9. Gibson, EG, BatraN, Gordetsky, JB, Kelly, D, & Dangle, PP (2018). Case - Mixed epithelial and stromal tumours: A rare pediatric renal tumour. Can Urol Assoc J. doi:10.5489/cuaj.5425
10. Gibson, E, Glaser, Z, Joseph, D, & Dangle, P (2019). Previously Banned Magnets as Foreign Bodies in the Lower Urinary System: A Single-Institution Case Series and Review of the Literature. Clin Pediatr (Phila), 58(1), 110-113. doi:10.1177/0009922818805199
11. Meyer, I, Blanchard, CT, Markland, AD, Gibson, EG. & Richter, HE. (2019). Fecal Incontinence Symptoms and Impact in Older Versus Younger Women Seeking Care. Dis Colon Rectum, 62(6), 733-738. doi:10.1097/dcr.0000000000001353
BOOKS:
1. Gibson, E., Adler, D.G. (2022). Endoscopic Access and Drainage of Walled-off Pancreatic Necrosis. In: Teoh, A.Y., Giovaninni, M., Khashab, M.A., Itoi, T. (eds) Atlas of Interventional EUS. Springer, Singapore.
Locations
- Digestive GI Medicine Clinic at The Kirklin Clinic of UAB Hospital
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Floor 1, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-996-4744
- UAB Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- 2000 6th Avenue South, 1st Floor, Digestive Health, Endoscopy Suite, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-975-4958
- Fax: 205-934-8493
- UAB Hospital - HSF
- 619 19th Street South, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-934-0352
- UAB Kirkland Clinic - HSF
- 2000 6th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35233
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- Phone: 205-934-9999
- UAB Hospital Highlands - HSF
- 1201 11th Avenue South, Birmingham, AL 35205
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- Phone: 205-930-7100
Expertise
Education
- Fellowship: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2026
- Residency: University of Utah, 2023
- Graduate School: Unviersity of Alabama at Birmingham, 2019
- Medical Education: University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2019
Board Certifications
- Gastroenterology: American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine
- Internal Medicine: American Board of Internal Medicine, 2022