KarenEGibbsMDFACS, CHCQM, FASMBS, Diplo. ABOM

Bariatric Surgery, Endocrine, Minimally Invasive Surgery

Associate Professor of Surgery Yale School of Medicine Chair, Department of Surgery YNHH Bridgeport Hospital

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Dr. Karen Gibbs is a General Surgeon based in Bridgeport, CT, with subspecialties in Bariatric, Endocrine, and Minimally Invasive Surgery. She completed her residency and fellowship at Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine after earning her MD from Tufts University School of Medicine. Currently, she serves as Surgeon-in-Chief & Chair of the Department of Surgery at Bridgeport Hospital, following a decade-long tenure as an Attending Physician at Staten Island University Hospital, Northwell Health. Her expertise includes morbid obesity, minimally invasive and robotic bariatric surgery, along with clinical research. She has published several studies in various medical journals, including Obesity Surgery and Surgical Endoscopy. Dr. Gibbs is recognized as a Fellow by both the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) and the American College of Surgeons (ACS).

Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineFellowship, Advanced GI Minimally Invasive Surgery, 2003
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 2002
Tufts University School of MedicineClass of 1997, MD

PubMed

Karen E. Gibbs Named Chair of Surgery at Bridgeport HospitalSeptember 13th, 2021
Dr. Karen Gibbs Is the Next Chair of Yale Surgery at BridgeportJune 4th, 2021
Poster AbstractsNovember 4th, 2020