Allan Gibofsky, M.D.
Allan Gibofsky, M.D.

Allan Gibofsky, M.D.

Rheumatology
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Specialties
Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, more

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535 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
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About Allan Gibofsky, M.D.

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.


Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Rheumatology
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Expertise

  • Inflammatory Arthritis

  • Rheumatic Fever

  • Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • Seronegative Spondyloarthropathy

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Education

  • Degrees: Cornell University Medical College

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College

  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine / Medical College

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center

  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center

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Titles & Positions

  • Attending Physician

  • Professor of Clinical Medicine

  • Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell Univ

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Hospital Affiliations

  • NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center

Education

  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Fellowship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/ Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Degrees: Cornell University Medical College
  • Residency: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Internship: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Medical School: NewYork-Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center
  • Medical School: Weill Cornell Medicine / Medical College

Titles & Positions

  • Attending Physician
  • Professor of Clinical Medicine
  • Professor of Medicine at Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell Univ

Board Certifications

  • Internal Medicine
  • Rheumatology

Languages Spoken

  • English