Dr. John Gibney has been in plastic surgery practice in Scottsdale since 1977 and is certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery; the only board recognized by the American Board of Medical Specialties to certify plastic surgeons.

He received his undergraduate degree from Saint Peter's College in New Jersey and his medical degree from New Jersey College of Medicine.

He served his general surgery residency at the University of Utah Medical Center from 1971 to 1975. He performed his plastic surgery residency at Maricopa County General Hospital, Arizona Children's Hospital, and Good Samaritan Hospital, all in Phoenix, Arizona.

Dr. Gibney later served as an Associate Clinical Professor for the Phoenix Plastic Surgery Residency Program and as Chief of Surgery for Scottsdale Memorial Hospital-Osborn.

Dr. Gibney has delivered many presentations about Plastic Surgery at scientific meetings both nationally and internationally. He has been granted a patent for a device designed to act as a ventricular assist or replacement. He is an adjuvant Professor in biomedical engineering at Arizona State University.

Dr. Gibney has published articles in several medical journals and has co-authored medical textbooks. He was recognized in 1989 by Good Housekeeping magazine as one of the best breast reconstruction surgeons in the nation. He was one of the first to perform what we call the "Scottsdale Lift" a modified facelift created to meet the needs of a younger generation of facelift candidates.

In addition to his work in his Scottsdale medical practice, Dr. Gibney enjoys traveling to other countries such as Brazil and Equador to share his talents and providing surgical services to those with limited facilities within their reach. He has made six surgical missions to the Amazon region where he has repaired cleft lip and palates on over 250 patients.