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Courtney Elizabeth Gibson, MD, MS, FACS

Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology, Endocrine)
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Endocrine Surgery, Fellowship Program Director, Surgery

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Associate Professor of Surgery (Oncology, Endocrine)

Endocrine Surgery, Fellowship Program Director, Surgery

Biography

Dr. Gibson (nee Quinn) is an Endocrine Surgeon and Associate Professor of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine. Her clinical interests are surgery of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal gland, including minimally-invasive laparoscopic and retroperitoneoscopic surgical techniques. In addition, she serves as the Associate Clerkship Director for the Yale School of Medicine General Surgery Clerkship and is the Fellowship Director of the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Program.

Her research interests include outcomes after minimally-invasive endocrine surgery (thyroid, parathyroid, adrenal), outpatient thyroidectomy and parathyroidectomy, intraoperative laryngeal nerve monitoring, and endocrine oncology. She obtained her MD from Virginia Commonwealth University School of Medicine, Richmond, VA. She was a postdoctoral research fellow in In Utero Stem Cell Transplantation at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA. She completed her training in General Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ, and Endocrine Surgery at Scott and White Memorial Hospital, Temple, TX. Watch a video with Dr. Courtney Gibson >>

Appointments

Education & Training

Fellowship
Scott & White Memorial Hospital (2013)
Residency
Saint Barnabas Medical Center (2012)
Research Fellow
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) (2009)
Internship
Saint Barnabas Medical Center (2006)
MD
Virginia Commonwealth University School Medicine (2005)
MS
Virginia Polytechnic Institute (2001)
BS
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Nutrition (1999)

Research

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Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)

Adrenalectomy; Endocrine Gland Neoplasms; Endocrine Surgical Procedures; Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures; Neck Dissection; Parathyroidectomy; Thyroidectomy

Research at a Glance

Yale Co-Authors

Frequent collaborators of Courtney Elizabeth Gibson's published research.

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Clinical Care

Overview

Courtney Gibson, MD, MS, treats patients with both cancerous and benign conditions affecting the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. She is skilled in using the latest minimally invasive techniques, including retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy (similar to a laparoscopic procedure, but performed through the back).

Endocrine surgery is an especially gratifying specialty for a doctor, she says. “These are delicate procedures that require excellent manual dexterity. There are several important nerves in the head and neck area that have to be preserved in order to have good outcomes for our patients,” Dr. Gibson explains. “And, even with cases of cancer, patients typically have favorable results.”

In general, patients with cancers that affect the thyroid can expect long-term survival with the right treatment, she says. “While there are some exceptions to the rule, we’re now noticing that that even if you're over 45, generally speaking, your lifespan and prognosis following a thyroid cancer diagnosis is very good.”

Dr. Gibson is a cancer survivor herself, and she is often very open with patients about her history. She had Hodgkin’s lymphoma when she was in medical training, almost 10 years ago, and the disease is now in remission. “I think that gives me an added empathy, so that I can understand what people are going through,” Dr. Gibson says. “Knowing that I have personally dealt with a cancer diagnosis gives patients encouragement and hope.”

As a result of her own experience, she always takes the time to carefully explain, in layman’s terms, the diagnosis and potential treatments, so that patients and family members fully understand the disease and their treatment options.

In addition to her work as a surgeon, Dr. Gibson is an assistant professor of surgery (endocrine) at Yale Medicine, and regularly teaches and mentors medical students, surgical resident, and endocrine surgical fellows.

Clinical Specialties

Endocrine Surgery; Endocrinology

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Board Certifications

  • Surgery General

    Certification Organization
    AB of Surgery
    Original Certification Date
    2014

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Endocrine Surgery

PO Box 208062

New Haven, CT 06520

United States

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