Wende Nocton Gibbs MD, MA

Dr. Gibbs joined the faculty in 2014 after completing a two-year neuroradiology fellowship at the Barrow Neurological Institute. At USC, Dr. Gibbs was the director of spine imaging and intervention and head of interventional neuroradiology at Norris Cancer Center. She was a member of the multidisciplinary spine oncology team and performs diagnostic and pain management procedures at Keck Hospital and LA County Hospital.

Dr. Gibbs has focused her research, service, and education efforts on spine imaging. She is a frequently invited speaker at national and international radiology society, national education, and multidisciplinary meetings, including RSNA, ASNR, ASSR, and WNRS. She has authored/co-authored multiple book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, and abstracts, scientific talks, and exhibits, receiving awards from RSNA and ASNR. Dr. Gibbs serves on the American Board of Radiology Neuroradiology Core Committee as well as the ASNR Education, CME, and Technical Exhibits Committees.

Dr. Gibbs is also interested in medical education and professionalism and ethics, having served on the California Medical Association Council on Ethical Affairs and the University of California, Irvine Medical Ethics Committee. She is passionate about patient-centered imaging, patient safety, MRI safety at Keck Hospital and the outpatient imaging center, as well as radiology quality improvement, communication, and value. She has been voted a Los Angeles Top Doctor in 2017, and Pasadena Top Doctor in 2016 and 2017.