Biography
Dr. Shelley Sekula Gibbs was born and raised in the small South Texas town of Floresville. Her father worked as a roughneck for Shell Oil for nearly 30 years. Shelley says that's where she got her unusual name. Her mom and dad didn't have much formal schooling but they instilled in their children the importance of an education.
Growing up in Floresville wasn't easy but with faith in God, an understanding for the value of hard work, a love for family and a patriotic sense of pride in America, Shelley earned a scholarship to Our Lady of the Lake College in San Antonio. After graduating at the top of her class, Shelley went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.
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A physician, dermatologist, and Assistant Clinical Professor at Baylor College of Medicine, Dr. Sekula Gibbs has cared for patients in South East Texas for over 28 years, operating her clinic in Webster, TX for the past 22.
Dr. Sekula Gibbs served as an at large member of the Houston City Council for 3 terms before winning a special election to serve in the U.S. Congress. By winning that election, Dr. Sekula Gibbs became the first woman physician to ever serve in the United States House of Representatives.
While running for re-election to Congress, Dr. Sekula Gibbs continues to practice medicine in the Clear Lake area. Understanding that for many families the rising costs of quality health care are a heavy burden, she started the Healthy Houston Foundation; a private/public partnership that helps non-profit clinics become Federally Qualified Health Centers. These clinics provide quality medical services to underinsured patients on a sliding scale basis. In turn, these community clinics help take pressure off our overcrowded emergency rooms, reducing the need to raise property taxes and helping to bring down health insurance premiums for everyone.
Dr Sekula Gibbs serves on the board of directors of the American Society for Mohs Surgery, the Tourette Syndrome Association, and the Sylvan Rodriguez Foundation. She is also past president of the Houston Dermatological Society and the Texas Dermatological Society.
Because young people sometimes need extra help, Dr. Sekula Gibbs volunteers with the Harris County Medical Society where she provides boy scout physicals for inner-city students who wish to attend summer camp and because an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure Shelley has helped to organize local Skin Cancer Screenings that have provided free skin evaluations for 100,000 citizens.
She is married to Robert Gibbs, has grown children and grandchildren and attends St. Clare Catholic Church
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