Heiden Orthopedics
6360 S 3000 E Ste 210, Salt Lake City, UT 84121
Meet Dr. Gibbs
Dr. Gibbs’s Bio
Daniel Gibbs, MD, FAAOS, is a fellowship-trained, orthopedic surgeon double board-certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery. He specializes in sports medicine as well as knee, hip, and shoulder preservation. He uses nonoperative, minimally invasive, arthroscopic, and open techniques to improve his patients’ function and return them to the activities they love.
Born and raised in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dr. Gibbs graduated from the University of Notre Dame, completed medical school at Georgetown University, and performed his residency in orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University. He completed his fellowship in orthopedic sports medicine at the renowned Kerlan Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic in Los Angeles, California where he cared for some of the world’s most elite athletes. He lives in SLC with his wife, three children, and their golden retriever and is a team physician for the LA Kings Hockey Team and Park City High School athletics.
Dr. Gibbs
Specialties
Shoulder: Labral Repair
Dr. Gibbs discusses options for arthritis of the shoulder in addition to techniques and options for labral repairs.
Shoulder: Rotator Cuff
Dr. Gibbs discusses options for arthritis of the shoulder in addition to techniques and options for rotator cuff and superior capsular reconstruction.
Shoulder: Total Shoulder
Dr. Gibbs discusses the definitive treatment for shoulder arthritis using an anatomic or reverse shoulder replacement, with the stemless design being an innovative approach for anatomic replacements.
Hip
Dr. Gibbs discusses ways to preserve the hip as well as how he treats hip impingement and repairs the labrum.
Knee: ACL
Dr. Gibbs discusses in detail the ways he anatomically reconstructs ACL tears with grafts—such as when he uses the patient's own quadricep tendon—and the InternalBrace.
Knee: Cartilage
Dr. Gibbs discusses arthritis and osteochondral defects and his repair techniques using osteochondral allograft transplantation or osteochondral autograft transplantation.
Knee: Meniscus
Dr. Gibbs talks about how he prefers repairing the meniscus whenever possible, including the meniscal root, to preserve cartilage and promote long-term knee health.
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Dr. Gibbs