Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, FACS

Angela Gibson, MD, PhD, FACS, is a UW Health surgeon and an associate professor in the Department of Surgery at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Gibson cares for patients with acute (sudden onset) injuries that require immediate care. She specializes in surgically treating trauma and burns and performing surgical critical care.

Dr. Gibson has a special clinical interest in burn surgery. She also manages complicated wounds and performs trauma surgery. Dr. Gibson finds it rewarding to help her patients work though traumatic experiences such as a burn or other accident.

Her current research focuses on  epithelial regeneration in burn injury, evaluation of skin substitutes, human skin model development for wound healing and understanding the burn wound microenvironment. This research aims to harness the body’s own healing capacity to regenerate new skin without any additional damage.

Outside of work, Dr. Gibson enjoys spending time with her two Bernese Mountain dogs.

I love watching my patients recover from traumatic experiences, become survivors of their injury and go on to live full lives.