Ryan Gibney

Biography

Ryan Gibney, M.D., is HS Assistant Clinical Professor in the Department of Emergency Medicine at the University of California, Irvine, where he also serves as Medical Director of the Irvine Emergency Department and Medical Director of the Care at Home Platform. He received his M.D. from the University of California, Irvine, completed his emergency medicine residency there, served as Chief Resident, and completed a fellowship in Emergency Department Administration and Operations. His work focuses on emergency department operations, patient flow optimization, and innovative care delivery models that extend emergency care beyond traditional department boundaries.

Gibney has published research on emergency department efficiency, gender representation in emergency medicine training programs, and medical education. His work examining gender ratios among emergency medicine residents and residency directors from 2014-2017 appeared in the Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, and his study on implementing a "waterfall" emergency physician attending schedule was published in the same journal. He has also contributed case reports and educational materials to the Journal of Education and Teaching in Emergency Medicine and authored editorials on resident wellness and virtual medical education.

Gibney serves in numerous administrative and committee roles at UC Irvine Health, including leadership positions on the High Reliability Organization training initiative, the ED High Utilizer Workgroup, and multiple system-wide committees focused on patient flow, capacity management, and value-based care. He is Associate Fellowship Director for the Emergency Department Operations and Administration Fellowship and has developed curriculum for both the fellowship and residency programs. He serves as team physician for the Anaheim Ducks of the National Hockey League and maintains clinical privileges at Catalina Island Medical Center and the Tibor Rubin Veterans Affairs Hospital.

Education

• B.S. in Biology, University of California, Irvine, 2013
• M.D., University of California, Irvine, 2018

Distinctions

• ACEP Outstanding EM Ultrasound Program, 2022
• UC Irvine/CHOC Pediatric Emergency Medicine Resident of the Year, 2021
• UC Irvine Department of Emergency Medicine, Outstanding Medical Student of the Year, 2018
• UC Irvine School of Medicine, Student Leadership Award, 2018
• UC Irvine School of Medicine, Admissions Committee Rising Star Award, 2017
• Emergency Medicine Lantern Award, 2025