Dr. Karen E Gibbs MD
Surgeon
256 Mason Avenue Bldg B United Medica Staten Island NY, 10305About
Dr. Karen Gibbs is a general surgeon practicing in Staten Island, NY. Dr. Gibbs specializes in abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, liver, gallbladder, pancreas and often thyroid glands. General surgeons are able to deal with almost any surgical or critical care emergency, also involving the skin or soft tissue trauma. Dr. Gibbs provides quality surgical service for gravely ill or injured patients and is able to respond quickly due to knowledge of various surgical procedures.
Education and Training
Tufts Univ Sch of Med, Boston Ma 1997
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y pancreatic cyst-jejunostomy.
- Gastric bezoar complicating laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding, and review of literature.
- Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is safe and effective in patients with a BMI > or =60.
- Laparoscopic management of an adrenal leiomyoma in an AIDS patient. A case report and review of the literature.
- Cardboard bezoar complicating laparoscopic gastric bypass.
- The dangers of broccoli.
- Unidentified swallowed object?: when an erosion is not an erosion.
- Perioperative risk factors for 30-day mortality after bariatric surgery: is functional status important?
- Comment on: Accuracy of routine postoperative swallow study in predicting leak or obstruction after gastric bypass.
- Trends in splenectomy: where does laparoscopy stand?
- The Bariatric Airway.
- Comment on: Fat mass, fat-free mass, and resting metabolic rate in weight-stable sleeve gastrectomy patients compared with weight-stable nonoperated subjects.
- Open vs endoscopic carpal tunnel release.
Professional Memberships
- Member North Shore-LIJ Medical Group
- Member ACS
- Member SAGES
- Member AMA
- Member ASBS
- Member IFSO
- Member EAES
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