Dr Gibofsky is Professor of Medicine, Healthcare Policy and Research at Weill Cornell Medicine, New York City, NY. He is an attending physician and rheumatologist at the New York Presbyterian Hospital and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY where he is co-Director of the Clinic for Inflammatory Arthritis and Biologic Therapy.

Dr Gibofsky received his undergraduate degree from Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, his MD from Weill Medical College of Cornell University and his law degree from Fordham University, New York City, NY. He went on to complete an internship in pathology followed by a residency in medicine at New York Hospital and a fellowship in rheumatology and immunology jointly at the Hospital for Special Surgery and at The Rockefeller University, New York City, NY. Dr Gibofsky has authored numerous papers and book chapters, primarily on the immunogenetics of rheumatic diseases and legal aspects of medical practice. He is known for his research and publications on mechanisms of host–microbe interactions in rheumatology and, in particular, for his basic and clinical studies on rheumatic fever, as well as for his work on therapeutic strategies in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases.

Dr Gibofsky is a Jonas E Salk Scholar of the City University of New York and was named Alumnus of the Year by Brooklyn College. Currently 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 their Physicians’ Leadership Award. He also served as a member of the local and national Arthritis Foundation Board of Trustees and was Chair for Professional Education. Dr Gibofsky is past chair of the Arthritis Advisory Committee of the US Food & Drug Administration and continues as a special consultant to the agency. He is a past president of the American College of Legal Medicine and is past chair of the American Board of Legal Medicine. He is a past president and Master of the American College of Rheumatology.