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Dr. Quince GibsonAssistant Professor

Areas of Interest 
global surgery, rural surgery, health informatics, genetic epidemiology

Biography

Dr. Quince Gibson is a general surgeon and assistant professor in the UAB Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery. He was born and raised in Jamaica, immigrated to Toronto Canada where he attended the University of Toronto with majors in Biological Sciences and Neuroscience. He then attended the University of Baltimore where he obtained a Master of Business Administration with concentration in Management Information Systems. He had the opportunity to work on exiting projects with Lockheed Martin, AOL, and the University of Maryland School of medicine as a business analyst, information systems engineer and bioinformatics engineer. He attended Medical School at Loma Linda University in California followed by general surgery residency at UAB. His clinical interests including Global Surgery, Rural Surgery, Robotic Surgery, Disease prevention, gallbladder disease, hernia repairs, colon cancer and diverticulitis. Dr. Gibson primarily practices at Whitfield Medical Center in Demopolis, AL. He is happily married to his wife Karen and loves spending time with his wife and two children.

Selected Publications

1. PR interval genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies 50 loci associated with atrial and atrioventricular electrical activity van Setten J, Brody JA, Jamshidi Y, Swenson BR, Butler AM, Campbell H, Del Greco FM, Evans DS, Gibson Q, Gudbjartsson DF, Kerr KF, Krijthe BP, Lyytikäinen LP, Müller C, Müller-Nurasyid M, Nolte IM, Padmanabhan S, Ritchie MD, Robino A, Smith AV, Steri M, Tanaka T, Teumer A, Trompet S, Ulivi S, Verweij N, Yin X, Arnar DO, Asselbergs FW, Bader JS, Barnard J, Bis J, Blankenberg S, Boerwinkle E, Bradford Y, Buckley BM, Chung MK, Crawford D, den Hoed M, Denny JC, Dominiczak AF, Ehret GB, Eijgelsheim M, Ellinor PT, Felix SB, Franco OH, Franke L, Harris TB, Holm H, Ilaria G, Iorio A, Kähönen M, Kolcic I, Kors JA, Lakatta EG, Launer LJ, Lin H, Lin HJ, Loos RJF, Lubitz SA, Macfarlane PW, Magnani JW, Leach IM, Meitinger T, Mitchell BD, Munzel T, Papanicolaou GJ, Peters A, Pfeufer A, Pramstaller PP, Raitakari OT, Rotter JI, Rudan I, Samani NJ, Schlessinger D, Silva Aldana CT, Sinner MF, Smith JD, Snieder H, Soliman EZ, Spector TD, Stott DJ, Strauch K, Tarasov KV, Thorsteinsdottir U, Uitterlinden AG, Van Wagoner DR, Völker U, Völzke H, Waldenberger M, Jan Westra H, Wild PS, Zeller T, Alonso A, Avery CL, Bandinelli S, Benjamin EJ, Cucca F, Dörr M, Ferrucci L, Gasparini P, Gudnason V, Hayward C, Heckbert SR, Hicks AA, Jukema JW, Kääb S, Lehtimäki T, Liu Y, Munroe PB, Parsa A, Polasek O, Psaty BM, Roden DM, Schnabel RB, Sinagra G, Stefansson K, Stricker BH, van der Harst P, van Duijn CM, Wilson JF, Gharib SA, de Bakker PIW, Isaacs A, Arking DE, Sotoodehnia N. Nat Commun. 2018 Jul 25;9(1):2904.

2. Genome-wide association study of triglyceride response to a high-fat meal among participants of the NHLBI Genetics of Lipid Lowering Drugs and Diet Network (GOLDN). Wojczynski MK, Parnell LD, Pollin TI, Lai CQ, Feitosa MF, O'Connell JR, Frazier-Wood AC, Gibson Q, Aslibekyan S, Ryan KA, Province MA, Tiwari HK, Ordovas JM, Shuldiner AR, Arnett DK, Borecki IB. Metabolism. 2015 Oct;64(10):1359-71. doi:
10.1016/j.metabol.2015.07.001. Epub 2015 Jul 3.

3. Genome-wide association studies identified novel loci for non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and its postprandial lipemic response. An P, Straka RJ, Pollin TI, Feitosa MF, Wojczynski MK, Daw EW, O'Connell JR, Gibson Q, Ryan KA, Hopkins PN, Tsai MY, Lai CQ, Province MA, Ordovas JM, Shuldiner AR, Arnett DK, Borecki IB. Hum Genet. 2014
Jul;133(7):919-30. doi: 10.1007/s00439-014-1435-3. Epub 2014 Mar 7.

4. Genetic variation in PEAR1 is associated with platelet aggregation and cardiovascular outcomes. Lewis JP, Ryan K, O'Connell JR, Horenstein RB, Damcott CM, Gibson Q, Pollin TI, Mitchell BD, Beitelshees AL, Pakzy R, Tanner K, Parsa A, Tantry US, Bliden KP, Post WS, Faraday N, Herzog W, Gong Y, Pepine CJ, Johnson JA, Gurbel PA, Shuldiner AR. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2013 Apr;6(2):184-92. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.111.964627. Epub 2013 Feb

5. The functional G143E variant of carboxylesterase 1 is associated with increased clopidogrel active metabolite levels and greater clopidogrel response. Lewis JP, Horenstein RB, Ryan K, O'Connell JR, Gibson Q, Mitchell BD, Tanner K, Chai S, Bliden KP, Tantry US, Peer CJ, Figg WD, Spencer SD, Pacanowski MA, Gurbel PA, Shuldiner AR. Pharmacogenet Genomics. 2013 Jan;23(1):1-8. doi: 10.1097/FPC.0b013e32835aa8a2. PMID: 23111421

6. Seventy-five genetic loci influencing the human red blood cell. van der Harst P, Zhang W, Mateo Leach I, Rendon A, Verweij N, Sehmi J, Paul DS, Elling U, Allayee H, Li X, Radhakrishnan A, Tan ST, Voss K, Weichenberger CX, Albers CA, Al-Hussani A, Asselbergs FW, Ciullo M, Danjou F, Dina C, Esko T, Evans DM, Franke L, Gögele M, Hartiala J, Hersch M, Holm H, Hottenga JJ, Kanoni S, Kleber ME, Lagou V, Langenberg C, Lopez LM, Lyytikäinen LP, Melander O, Murgia F, Nolte IM, O'Reilly PF, Padmanabhan S, Parsa A, Pirastu N, Porcu E, Portas L, Prokopenko I, Ried JS, Shin SY, Tang CS, Teumer A, Traglia M, Ulivi S, Westra HJ, Yang J, Zhao JH, Anni F, Abdellaoui A, Attwood A, Balkau B, Bandinelli S, Bastardot F, Benyamin B, Boehm BO, Cookson WO, Das D, de Bakker PI, de Boer RA, de Geus EJ, de Moor MH, Dimitriou M, Domingues FS, Döring A, Engström G, Eyjolfsson GI, Ferrucci L, Fischer K, Galanello R, Garner SF, Genser B, Gibson QD, Girotto G, Gudbjartsson DF, Harris SE, Hartikainen AL, Hastie CE, Hedblad B, Illig T, Jolley J, Kähönen M, Kema IP, Kemp JP, Liang L, Lloyd-Jones H, Loos RJ, Meacham S, Medland SE, Meisinger C, Memari Y, Mihailov E, Miller K, Moffatt MF, Nauck M, Novatchkova M, Nutile T, Olafsson I, Onundarson PT, Parracciani D, Penninx BW, Perseu L, Piga A, Pistis G, Pouta A, Puc U, Raitakari O, Ring SM, Robino A, Ruggiero D, Ruokonen A, Saint-Pierre A, Sala C, Salumets A, Sambrook J, Schepers H, Schmidt CO, Silljé HH, Sladek R, Smit JH, Starr JM, Stephens J, Sulem P, Tanaka T, Thorsteinsdottir U, Tragante V, van Gilst WH, van Pelt LJ, van Veldhuisen DJ, Völker U, Whitfield JB, Willemsen G, Winkelmann BR, Wirnsberger G, Algra A, Cucca F, d'Adamo AP, Danesh J, Deary IJ, Dominiczak AF, Elliott P, Fortina P, Froguel P, Gasparini P, Greinacher A, Hazen SL, Jarvelin MR, Khaw KT, Lehtimäki T, Maerz W, Martin NG, Metspalu A, Mitchell BD, Montgomery GW, Moore C, Navis G, Pirastu M, Pramstaller PP, Ramirez-Solis R, Schadt E, Scott J, Shuldiner AR, Smith GD, Smith JG, Snieder H, Sorice R, Spector TD, Stefansson K, Stumvoll M, Tang WH, Toniolo D, Tönjes A, Visscher PM, Vollenweider P, Wareham NJ, Wolffenbuttel BH, Boomsma DI, Beckmann JS, Dedoussis GV, Deloukas P, Ferreira MA, Sanna S, Uda M, Hicks AA, Penninger JM, Gieger C, Kooner JS, Ouwehand WH, Soranzo N, Chambers JC. Nature. 2012 Dec 20;492(7429):369-75. doi: 10.1038/nature11677. Epub 2012 Dec 5

7. Association between chromosome 9p21 variants and the ankle-brachial index identified by a meta-analysis of 21 genome-wide association studies. Murabito JM, White CC, Kavousi M, Sun YV, Feitosa MF, Nambi V, Lamina C, Schillert A, Coassin S, Bis JC, Broer L, Crawford DC, Franceschini N, Frikke-Schmidt R, Haun M, Holewijn S, Huffman JE, Hwang SJ, Kiechl S, Kollerits B, Montasser ME, Nolte IM, Rudock ME, Senft A, Teumer A, van der Harst P, Vitart V, Waite LL, Wood AR, Wassel CL, Absher DM, Allison MA, Amin N, Arnold A, Asselbergs FW, Aulchenko Y, Bandinelli S, Barbalic M, Boban M, Brown-Gentry K, Couper DJ, Criqui MH, Dehghan A, den Heijer M, Dieplinger B, Ding J, Dörr M, Espinola-Klein C, Felix SB, Ferrucci L, Folsom AR, Fraedrich G, Gibson Q, Goodloe R, Gunjaca G, Haltmayer M, Heiss G, Hofman A, Kieback A, Kiemeney LA, Kolcic I, Kullo IJ, Kritchevsky SB, Lackner KJ, Li X, Lieb W, Lohman K, Meisinger C, Melzer D, Mohler ER 3rd, Mudnic I, Mueller T, Navis G, Oberhollenzer F, Olin JW, O'Connell J, O'Donnell CJ, Palmas W, Penninx BW, Petersmann A, Polasek O, Psaty BM, Rantner B, Rice K, Rivadeneira F, Rotter JI, Seldenrijk A, Stadler M, Summerer M, Tanaka T, Tybjaerg-Hansen A, Uitterlinden AG, van Gilst WH, Vermeulen SH, Wild SH, Wild PS, Willeit J, Zeller T, Zemunik T, Zgaga L, Assimes TL, Blankenberg S, Boerwinkle E, Campbell H, Cooke JP, de Graaf J, Herrington D, Kardia SL, Mitchell BD, Murray A, Münzel T, Newman AB, Oostra BA, Rudan I, Shuldiner AR, Snieder H, van Duijn CM, Völker U, Wright AF, Wichmann HE, Wilson JF, Witteman JC, Liu Y, Hayward C, Borecki IB, Ziegler A, North KE, Cupples LA, Kronenberg F. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2012 Feb
1;5(1):100-12. doi: 10.1161/CIRCGENETICS.111.961292. Epub 2011 Dec 23. PMID: 22199011

8. Genome-wide association study identifies genetic variants in GOT1 determining serum aspartate aminotransferase levels. Shen H, Damcott C, Shuldiner SR, Chai S, Yang R, Hu H, Gibson Q, Ryan KA, Mitchell BD, Gong DW. J Hum Genet. 2011 Nov;56(11):801-5. doi: 10.1038/jhg.2011.105. Epub 2011 Sep 8. PMID: 21900944

9. Association of single nucleotide polymorphisms on chromosome 9p21.3 with platelet reactivity: a potential mechanism for increased vascular disease. Musunuru K, Post WS, Herzog W, Shen H, O'Connell JR, McArdle PF, Ryan KA, Gibson Q, Cheng YC, Clearfield E, Johnson AD, Tofler G, Yang Q, O'Donnell CJ, Becker DM, Yanek LR, Becker LC, Faraday N, Bielak LF, Peyser PA, Shuldiner AR, Mitchell BD. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2010 Oct 1;3(5):445-53. Epub 2010 Sep 21.

10. Common genetic determinants of vitamin D insufficiency: a genome-wide association study. Wang TJ, Zhang F, Richards JB, Kestenbaum B, van Meurs JB, Berry D, Kiel DP, Streeten EA, Ohlsson C, Koller DL, Peltonen L, Cooper JD, O'Reilly PF, Houston DK, Glazer NL, Vandenput L, Peacock M, Shi J, Rivadeneira F, McCarthy MI, Anneli P, de Boer IH, Mangino M, Kato B, Smyth DJ, Booth SL, Jacques PF, Burke GL, Goodarzi M, Cheung CL, Wolf M, Rice K, Goltzman D, Hidiroglou N, Ladouceur M, Wareham NJ, Hocking LJ, Hart D, Arden NK, Cooper C, Malik S, Fraser WD, Hartikainen AL, Zhai G, Macdonald HM, Forouhi NG, Loos RJ, Reid DM, Hakim A, Dennison E, Liu Y, Power C, Stevens HE, Jaana L, Vasan RS, Soranzo N, Bojunga J, Psaty BM, Lorentzon M, Foroud T, Harris TB, Hofman A, Jansson JO, Cauley JA, Uitterlinden AG, Gibson Q, Järvelin MR, Karasik D, Siscovick DS, Econs MJ, Kritchevsky SB, Florez JC, Todd JA, Dupuis J, Hyppönen E, Spector TD. Lancet. 2010 Jul 17;376(9736):180-8. Epub 2010 Jun 10.

11. Association of cytochrome P450 2C19 genotype with the antiplatelet effect and clinical efficacy of clopidogrel therapy. Shuldiner AR, O'Connell JR, Bliden KP, Gandhi A, Ryan K, Horenstein RB, Damcott CM, Pakyz R, Tantry US, Gibson Q, Pollin TI, Post W, Parsa A, Mitchell BD, Faraday N, Herzog W, Gurbel PA. JAMA. 2009 Aug 26;302(8):849-57.

12. Genome-wide association scan identifies variants near Matrix Metalloproteinase. (MMP) genes on chromosome 11q21-22 strongly associated with serum MMP-1 levels. Cheng YC, Kao WH, Mitchell BD, O'Connell JR, Shen H, McArdle PF, Gibson Q, Ryan KA, Shuldiner AR, Pollin TI. Circ Cardiovasc Genet. 2009 Aug;2(4):329-37. Epub 2009 May 14.

Education

Medical School
Loma Linda University

Residency
UAB General Surgery Residency

Contact

Email
qgibson@uabmc.edu