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Office
6020 W Parker Rd
Ste 400
Plano, TX 75093Phone+1 214-501-1333Fax+1 214-501-1334
Summary
- Texas Center for Bariatrics and Advanced Surgery.
Dr. Cribbins is a Board-Certified DaVinci General and Bariatric Surgeon that specializes in Ultra Minimally Invasive weight loss surgery. Dr. Cribbins is a highly skilled surgeon of excellence who has performed over 15,000 surgeries you can trust and prefers that everyone call him "Joe."
He is the Medical Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Committee program at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano, Texas for 17 consecutive years. He has served as the vice-chairman of surgery and has sat on several other medical committees. Dr. Cribbins has been honored to be recognized among D Magazine’s best doctors for bariatric surgery for 12 years and named a Best Doctor in Collin County by D Magazine since the inception in 2011. He is honored to be named a Texas Monthly Super Doctor.
Dr. Cribbins is a compassionate surgeon dedicated to changing lives. ONE OPERATION CAN CHANGE YOUR LIFE. You can live the life YOU want! Bariatric surgery has been proven to be the most effective way to combat obesity by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
For our bariatric patients, our hospitals are MBSAQIP accredited centers by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS). The ASMBS awards this MBSAQIP designation to leaders in the field who provide exceptional patient care, demonstrate superior surgical skills, and extraordinary hospital facilities. We take tremendous pride in this honor.
We have built a foundation of trust for over two decades by treating our patients like family. It is the hallmark of our success.
Dr. Cribbins and his wife, Heather, reside in Dallas, Texas with their 5 children and 4 dogs....and yes, 4 dogs are a lot of dogs.
Education & Training
- McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Surgery, 1995 - 2000
- University of Pittsburgh School of MedicineClass of 1995, MD, Alpha Omega Alpha, Dr. J. Behan Prize for Outstanding Student of Surgery, Orazio Dimaura Scholarship for Student of Medicine
- Lafayette CollegeBS, Biology, Magna Cum Laude & The Deans List, 1987 - 1991
Certifications & Licensure
- TX State Medical License 2000 - 2025
- American Board of Surgery Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Best Doctors in Collin County D Magazine, 2011-2021
- Best Doctors In Dallas D Magazine, 2007-2020
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 54 citationsThe role of PCR in the diagnosis and management of CMV in solid organ recipients: what is the predictive value for the development of disease and should PCR be used to...Michael Abecassis, Alan J. Koffron, Bruce Kaplan, Marguerite Buckingham, Joseph P. Muldoon
Transplantation. 1997-01-27 - 26 citationsLymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the lungMichael Frank, Thomas W. Shields, Axel W. Joob, Merrill S. Kies, Charles D. Sturgis
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 1997-10-01 - 25 citationsCT scan in the management of acute appendicitis.Michael B. Ujiki, Kenric M. Murayama, A.Joseph Cribbins, Peter Angelos, Lillian G. Dawes
The Journal of Surgical Research. 2002-06-15
Authored Content
- CT Scan in the Management of Acute AppendicitisJuly 2002
- Lymphoepithelioma-Like Carcinoma of the LungOctober 1997
- The role of PCR in the diagnosis and management of CMV in solid organ recipients: what is the predictive value for the development of disease and should PCR be used to guide antiviral therapy?January 1997
Committees
- Texas Health Presbyterian Plano, TX, Medical Director of the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Committee 2005 - 2020
- Vice Chairman, Department of Surgery-Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Plano, TX
- Committee Member, Credentials Committee- Texas Health Presbyterian, Plano, TX
- Board Member, Board of Managers-Baylor Scott & White Medical Center, Frisco, TX
- Member, Board of Managers-Texas Health Center for Diagnostics & Surgery, Plano, TX
- Member, Clinical Risk Committee-Texas Health Presbyterian, Plano, TX
- Member, Surgical Services Committee-Texas Health Presbyterian, Plano, TX
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Member
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- Texas Association for Bariatric Surgery-TABSMember
- Collin County Medical AssociationMember
- Obesity Action Coalition (OAC)Member
- Texas Medical AssociationMember
- American Board of SurgeryMember
Other Languages
- French
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