Gibbe H. Parsons, B.A., M.D.
Philosophy of Care
My interests include pulmonary hypertension and severe asthma. I am currently a UC Davis Health
System medical director of Managed Care and Continuing Medical Education (CME).
Clinical Interests
Dr. Parsons volunteers with the American Thoracic Society and California Thoracic Society. His
clinical interests include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pulmonary hypertension and
asthma. His research interests and numerous publications focus on the study of asthma and
bronchial blood flow. Dr. Parsons is also involved in the statewide effort to eliminate tuberculosis
in California.
Title
Professor, Pulmonary and Critical Care
Assistant Dean, Continuing Medical Education, School of Medicine
Specialty
Department
Division
Address/Phone
Pulmonary and Critical Care
Hospital Administration
Administration
UC Davis Medical Group - Sacramento (J Street), Internal Medicine Specialty Clinics, 2825 J St.
Suite 400 Sacramento, CA 95816
Phone: 916-734-2737
Additional Phone
Education
Physician Referrals: 800-4-UCDAVIS (800-482-3284)
M.D., George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1968
B.A., Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, 1962
B.A., San Jose State University, San Jose, California, 1964
Internships
St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center of New York, New York City, New York, 1968-1969
Residency
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1971-1973
Fellowships
UC Davis Medical Center, Sacramento, California, 1973-1975
Board Certifications
American Board of Internal Medicine, 1973
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 1991
American Board of Internal Medicine, Critical Care Medicine, 2001
American Board of Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, 1976
Professional Memberships
American College of Physicians, Fellow
Gibbe H. Parsons, B.A., M.D.
American Federation of Clinical Research
American Medical Association, Alternate delegate
American Physiological Society
American Thoracic Society, Alternate delegate to the American Medical Association (AMA)
British Thoracic Society
California Thoracic Society, Past-President
Sierra Sacramento Valley Medical Society
Select Recent Publications
Bishop, R, D. McLeod, S. McIlveen, R. Blake, R Gunther, J. Davis, L. Talken, D. Cottee, A.Quail, G.
Parsons, and S. White. Effects of graded exercise on bronchial blood flow and airway dimensions in
sheep. Pulmonary Pharmacology and therapeutics, 20: 178-189. 2007.
Parsons, G.H., W.J. Bommer, A.D. Siefkin, J. Brock, B.M.T. Lantz. Drainage routes of bronchial
blood flow in anaesthetized sheep. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 20: 109-111.
2007.
Quail, A., S. McIlveen, R Bishop, D. McLeod, R Gunther, J. Davis ,L. Talken, D. Cottee, G. Parsons,
S. White. Autonomic control of bronchial blood flow and airway dimensions during strenuous
exercise in sheep. Pulmonary Pharmacology and Theraqeutics, 20: 190-199. 2007.
White, S., S. McIlveen, G. Parsons, A. Quail, D. Cottee, R Gunther, R Bishop, D. McLeod, R Blake.
Neural control of the bronchial circulation. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, 111(4):305308. 2003.
Bishop R., D. McLeod, S. McIlveen, R Blake, R Gunther, J. Davis, L. Talken, D. Cottee, A Quail, G.
Parsons, S. White. Long-term measurement of bronchial vascular resistance in awake sheep and
dogs. Archives of Physiology and Biochemistry, 111(4), 315-316. 2003.
White, S. W., K. F. Pitsillides, G. H. Parsons, S. G. Hayes, R. A. Gunther and D. B. Cottee.
Coronary-bronchial blood flow and airway dimensions in exercise-induced syndromes. Clinical
and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 28:472-478. 2001.
Porges, W. L., E. J. Hennessy, A. W. Quail, D. B. F. Cottee, P. G. Moore, S. A. McIlveen, G. H.
Parsons and S. W. White. Heart-lung interactions: the sigh and autonomic control in the bronchial
and coronary circulations. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 27:1022-1027.
2000.
McIlveen S, White SW, Parsons GH. Autonomic control of the resting bronchial circulation in
awake sheep during rest and behavior. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology
1997;24(12):940-947
Nichol GM, Parsons GH, Chung KF. Effect of sodium metabisulphite on bronchial blood flow in
conscious sheep: pharmacological modulation. British Journal of Pharmacology 1993;111(3):918-
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Parsons GH, Robinson CB. Our approach to finding and managing chronic cor pulmonale. Journal
of Respiratory Diseases 1992;13(11):1590-1616
Parsons GH, Villablanca AC, Brock JM, Howard RS, Colbert SR, Nichol GM, Chung KF. Bronchial
vasodilation by histamine in sheep: characterization of receptor subtype. Journal of Applied
Physiology 1992;72(6):2090-2098
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