Karen J. Gibbins, M.D., M.S.C.I. (she/her)

  • Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine
  • Associate Division Head, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine

Biography

Navigating a high risk pregnancy is a careful dance of hope, fear, and perseverance. Dr. Gibbins feels honored to help families in this pivotal time.

She enjoys caring for all types of high risk pregnancies, and has particular clinical and research expertise in caring for families who have suffered perinatal trauma due to stillbirth, recurrent early pregnancy loss, and early preterm birth with difficult NICU stays. She values providing both medical and emotional support while navigating future pregnancies.

"There is rarely a single right answer in pregnancy,” Dr. Gibbins says. “My job is to help families clarify their values, provide them with my knowledge and experience, and together to find the right care plan."

When not working, Dr. Gibbins likes to spend time with her family hiking, cooking, and exploring Portland. On her own, she enjoys reading, practicing yoga, knitting, and sewing.

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • M.D., 2009, Case Western Reserve University
    • MSc, 2016, University of Utah
  • Residency

    • Obstetrics and Gynecology, Brown University, Alpert School of Medicine, Women and Infants Hospital, 2013
  • Fellowship

    • Maternal-Fetal Medicine, University of Utah, 2016
  • Certifications

    • American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2014

Memberships and associations:

  • American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
  • Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine
  • Perinatal Research Society
  • International Stillbirth Alliance
  • Society for Medical Decision Making

Areas of interest

  • Stillbirth
  • Pregnancy loss
  • Fetal growth restriction
  • Placental disease
  • Antiphospholipid syndrome

Publications

Elsevier pure profile

Publications

  • DLK1

    American journal of perinatology
    1. Jessica M. Page
    2. Amanda A. Allshouse
    3. Jessica E. Gaffney
    4. Victoria Roberts
    5. Vanessa Thorsten
    6. Karen J. Gibbins
    7. Donald J. Dudley
    8. George Saade
    9. Robert L. Goldenberg
    10. Barbara J. Stoll
    11. Carol J. Hogue
    12. Radek Bukowski
    13. Corette Parker
    14. Deborah Conway
    15. Uma M. Reddy
    16. Michael W. Varner
    17. Antonio E. Frias
    18. Robert M. Silver
  • MRI assessed placental volume and adverse pregnancy outcomes

    Placenta
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Victoria H.J. Roberts
    3. Jamie O. Lo
    4. Emily R. Boniface
    5. Matthias C. Schabel
    6. Robert M. Silver
    7. Antonio E. Frias
  • Parental Perceptions of Counseling Regarding Interpregnancy Interval after Stillbirth or Neonatal Death

    American journal of perinatology
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Cara C. Heuser
  • Treating Mild Chronic Hypertension During Pregnancy

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Uma Doshi
    2. Sarina Chaiken
    3. Alyssa Hersh
    4. Karen J. Gibbins
    5. Aaron B. Caughey
  • Interpregnancy Interval after Stillbirth and Adverse Perinatal Outcomes

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Bharti Garg
    3. Aaron B. Caughey
  • Patient-Reported Health Outcomes and Quality of Life after Peripartum Hysterectomy for Placenta Accreta Spectrum

    American journal of perinatology
    1. Bryan Grover
    2. Brett D. Einerson
    3. Karissa D. Keenan
    4. Karen J. Gibbins
    5. Emily Callaway
    6. Sarah Lopez
    7. Robert M. Silver
  • Quantitative longitudinal T2*mapping for assessing placental function and association with adverse pregnancy outcomes across gestation

    PloS one
    1. Matthias C. Schabel
    2. Victoria H.J. Roberts
    3. Karen J. Gibbins
    4. Monica Rincon
    5. Jessica E. Gaffney
    6. Aaron D. Streblow
    7. Adam M. Wright
    8. Jamie O. Lo
    9. Byung Park
    10. Christopher D. Kroenke
    11. Kathryn Szczotka
    12. Nathan R. Blue
    13. Jessica M. Page
    14. Kathy Harvey
    15. Michael W. Varner
    16. Robert M. Silver
    17. Antonio E. Frias
  • Venous Thromboembolism During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period

    Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
    1. Brandon C. Maughan
    2. Maria Marin
    3. Justin Han
    4. Karen J. Gibbins
    5. Anupama G. Brixey
    6. Aaron B. Caughey
    7. Jeffrey A. Kline
    8. Angela F. Jarman
  • What Matters to Whom

    Clinical obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Jamie O. Lo
  • Perinatal Loss

    Obstetrical and Gynecological Survey
    1. Teni Davoudian
    2. Karen Gibbins
    3. Nicole H. Cirino
  • Stillbirth and fetal anomalies

    BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
    1. S. L. Son
    2. A. A. Allshouse
    3. J. M. Page
    4. M. P. Debbink
    5. H. Pinar
    6. U. Reddy
    7. K. J. Gibbins
    8. B. J. Stoll
    9. C. B. Parker
    10. D. J. Dudley
    11. M. W. Varner
    12. R. M. Silver
    13. Deborah Conway
    14. Karen Aufdemorte
    15. Angela Rodriguez
    16. Monica Pina
    17. Kristi Nelson
    18. Carol J. Rowland Hogue
    19. Janice Daniels Tinsley
    20. Bahig Shehata
    21. Carlos Abramowsky
    22. Donald Coustan
    23. Marshall Carpenter
    24. Susan Kubaska
    25. George R. Saade
    26. Radek Bukowski
    27. Jennifer Lee Rollins
    28. Hal Hawkins
    29. Elena Sbrana
    30. Matthew A. Koch
    31. Vanessa R. Thorsten
    32. Holly Franklin
    33. Pinliang Chen
    34. Eunice Kennedy Shriver
    35. Marian Willinger
    36. Robert L. Goldenberg
  • Family history of autoimmune disease in relation to time-to-pregnancy, pregnancy loss, and live birth rate

    Journal of Translational Autoimmunity
    1. Torie C. Plowden
    2. Matthew T. Connell
    3. Micah J. Hill
    4. Pauline Mendola
    5. Keewan Kim
    6. Carrie J. Nobles
    7. Daniel L. Kuhr
    8. Noya Galai
    9. Karen J. Gibbins
    10. Robert M. Silver
    11. Brian Wilcox
    12. Lindsey Sjaarda
    13. Neil J. Perkins
    14. Enrique F. Schisterman
    15. Sunni L. Mumford
  • Findings in Stillbirths Associated with Placental Disease

    American journal of perinatology
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Halit Pinar
    3. Uma M. Reddy
    4. George R. Saade
    5. Robert L. Goldenberg
    6. Donald J. Dudley
    7. Carolyn Drews-Botsch
    8. Alexa Ann Freedman
    9. Lauren M. Daniels
    10. Corette B. Parker
    11. Vanessa Thorsten
    12. Radek Bukowski
    13. Robert M. Silver
  • Intrauterine Vacuum-Induced Hemorrhage-Control Device for Rapid Treatment of Postpartum Hemorrhage

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Mary E. D'Alton
    2. Kara M. Rood
    3. Marcela C. Smid
    4. Hyagriv N. Simhan
    5. Daniel W. Skupski
    6. Akila Subramaniam
    7. Kelly S. Gibson
    8. Todd Rosen
    9. Shannon M. Clark
    10. Donald Dudley
    11. Sara N. Iqbal
    12. Michael J. Paglia
    13. Christina M. Duzyj
    14. Edward K. Chien
    15. Karen J. Gibbins
    16. Kathryn D. Wine
    17. Nana Ama A. Bentum
    18. Michelle A. Kominiarek
    19. Methodius G. Tuuli
    20. Dena Goffman
  • Umbilical Cord Abnormalities and Stillbirth

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Ibrahim A. Hammad
    2. Nathan R. Blue
    3. Amanda A. Allshouse
    4. Robert M. Silver
    5. Karen J. Gibbins
    6. Jessica M. Page
    7. Robert L. Goldenberg
    8. Uma M. Reddy
    9. George R. Saade
    10. Donald J. Dudley
    11. Vanessa R. Thorsten
    12. Deborah L. Conway
    13. Halit Pinar
    14. Theodore J. Pysher
  • Acute effects of air pollutants on spontaneous pregnancy loss

    Fertility and sterility
    1. Claire L. Leiser
    2. Heidi A. Hanson
    3. Kara Sawyer
    4. Jacob Steenblik
    5. Ragheed Al-Dulaimi
    6. Troy Madsen
    7. Karen Gibbins
    8. James M. Hotaling
    9. Yetunde Oluseye Ibrahim
    10. James A. VanDerslice
    11. Matthew Fuller
  • Associations between features of placental morphology and birth weight in dichorionic twins

    American journal of epidemiology
    1. Alexa A. Freedman
    2. Carol J. Hogue
    3. Carmen J. Marsit
    4. Augustine Rajakumar
    5. Alicia K. Smith
    6. Katherine L. Grantz
    7. Robert L. Goldenberg
    8. Donald J. Dudley
    9. George R. Saade
    10. Robert M. Silver
    11. Karen J. Gibbins
    12. Radek Bukowski
    13. Carolyn Drews-Botsch
  • Associations Between the Features of Gross Placental Morphology and Birthweight

    Pediatric and Developmental Pathology
    1. Alexa A. Freedman
    2. Carol J. Hogue
    3. Carmen J. Marsit
    4. Augustine Rajakumar
    5. Alicia K. Smith
    6. Robert L. Goldenberg
    7. Donald J. Dudley
    8. George R. Saade
    9. Robert M. Silver
    10. Karen J. Gibbins
    11. Barbara J. Stoll
    12. Radek Bukowski
    13. Carolyn Drews-Botsch
  • Prospective Evaluation of Maternal Sleep Position through 30 Weeks of Gestation and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Robert M. Silver
    2. Shannon Hunter
    3. Uma M. Reddy
    4. Francesca Facco
    5. Karen J. Gibbins
    6. William A. Grobman
    7. Brian M. Mercer
    8. David M. Haas
    9. Hyagriv N. Simhan
    10. Samuel Parry
    11. Ronald J. Wapner
    12. Judette Louis
    13. Judith M. Chung
    14. Grace Pien
    15. Frank P. Schubert
    16. George R. Saade
    17. Phyllis Zee
    18. Susan Redline
    19. Corette B. Parker
  • The association of stillbirth with placental abnormalities in growth-restricted and normally grown fetuses

    Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology
    1. Alexa A. Freedman
    2. Robert M. Silver
    3. Karen J. Gibbins
    4. Carol J. Hogue
    5. Robert L. Goldenberg
    6. Donald J. Dudley
    7. Halit Pinar
    8. Carolyn Drews-Botsch
  • Antiphospholipid antibodies in women with severe preeclampsia and placental insufficiency

    Lupus
    1. K. J. Gibbins
    2. A. E. Tebo
    3. S. K. Nielsen
    4. D. W. Branch
  • Effects of excess thromboxane A2on placental development and nutrient transporters in a Mus musculus model of fetal growth restriction

    Biology of reproduction
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Katherine N. Gibson-Corley
    3. Ashley S. Brown
    4. Matthew Wieben
    5. Richard C. Law
    6. Camille M. Fung
  • Geographic variation in postpartum prescription opioid use

    Drug and Alcohol Dependence
    1. Nora V. Becker
    2. Karen J. Gibbins
    3. Jeanmarie Perrone
    4. Brandon C. Maughan
  • Moms in medicine

    Work
    1. Cara C. Heuser
    2. Karen J. Gibbins
    3. Christina A. Herrera
    4. Lauren H. Theilen
    5. Calla M. Holmgren
  • Placenta previa and maternal hemorrhagic morbidity

    Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine
    1. Karen J. Gibbins
    2. Brett D. Einerson
    3. Michael W. Varner
    4. Robert M. Silver
  • Potentially preventable stillbirth in a diverse U.S. Cohort

    Obstetrics and gynecology
    1. Jessica M. Page
    2. Vanessa Thorsten
    3. Uma M. Reddy
    4. Donald J. Dudley
    5. Carol J.Rowland Hogue
    6. George R. Saade
    7. Halit Pinar
    8. Corette B. Parker
    9. Deborah Conway
    10. Barbara J. Stoll
    11. Donald Coustan
    12. Radek Bukowski
    13. Michael W. Varner
    14. Robert L. Goldenberg
    15. Karen Gibbins
    16. Robert M. Silver