Frank Christopher Detterbeck MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
Professor of Surgery, Yale University
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789 Howard AveNew Haven, CT 06519
Phone+1 203-785-4198
Fax+1 203-737-5453
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Education & Training
University of North Carolina HospitalsFellowship, Thoracic Surgery - Independent, 1988 - 1991
Virginia Mason Franciscan HealthResidency, Surgery, 1983 - 1988
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1983
Certifications & Licensure
CT State Medical License 2005 - 2026
OH State Medical License 2005 - 2007
NC State Medical License 1991 - 2006
WA State Medical License 1984 - 1989
IL State Medical License 1985 - 1988
American Board of Thoracic Surgery Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- New York Magazine: Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2006, 2012-2014
- Top Doctors: New York Metro Area Castle Connolly, 2007, 2013-2014
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013
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Clinical Trials
- Vibration Response Imaging (VRI) in Patients Who Are Potential Candidates for Surgical Resection Start of enrollment: 2009 Jun 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Does thymectomy in adults have long-term health consequences?Frank C Detterbeck, Henry J Kaminski, Justin D Blasberg, Kevin C O'Connor
The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025-03-01 - Corrigendum to 'The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging Project for Lung Cancer: Proposals for the Revision of the M Descriptors in the Fort...Kwun M Fong, Adam Rosenthal, Dorothy J Giroux, Katherine K Nishimura, Jeremy Erasmus
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2025-02-09 - The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer Staging Project: The Database and Proposal for the Revision of the Staging of Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Carci...Ming Sound Tsao, Adam Rosenthal, Andrew G Nicholson, Frank Detterbeck, Wilfried E E Eberhardt
Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2025-01-24
Journal Articles
- Improved Discrimination Between Benign and Malignant LDCT Screening-Detected Lung Nodules with Dynamic over Static 18F-FDG PET as a Function of Injected DoseFrank Detterbeck, Lynn Tanoue, Jing Wu, Justin Blasberg, Richard E Carson, IOPscience
Authored Content
- Robotic-Assisted Lobectomies in the National Cancer DataBaseMarch 2018
Press Mentions
2023 ‘Top Doctors’ List Features Over 250 Yale Medicine PhysiciansMay 3rd, 2023- Smilow Cancer Hospital Care Center at Waterbury Physicians Make ‘Top Docs’ List in ConnecticutJune 23rd, 2021
- Watch and Wait Often Better Than Resecting in Ground-Glass OpacitiesFebruary 22nd, 2017
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