Frank C. Detterbeck, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.C.C.P.

Professor and Chief, Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Director, Yale Thoracic Oncology Program
Associate Director, Clinical Affairs, Yale Cancer Center

Surgical Specialty

Thoracic Surgery

Clinical Interests

Thoracic Oncology, including Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Thymoma, Mediastinal Tumors, Chest Wall Tumors, Pancoast Tumors. Chest Surgery, including benign conditions. Minimally Invasive Surgery for thoracic procedures.

Research Interests

Cancer biology; Cancer imaging techniques; Prognostic markers of cancers; Multimodality (multiple therapies for) treatment of cancer; and, evidence-based medicine.

Board Certification:	American Board of Surgery, 1990 American Board of Thoracic Surgery 1992, re-cert 2002
Education:	B.S., University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1976 M.D., Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 1983
Training:	Resident: Surgery, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA 1987 Chief Resident: Surgery, Virginia Mason Clinic, Seattle, WA 1988 Resident: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1991 Fellow: Thoracic Transplantation, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1992
Prior Academic Positions:	Professor: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 2004 Associate Professor: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1999 Assistant Professor: Cardiothoracic Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC 1992

Curriculum Vitae

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Contact

Office Address
Department of Surgery
Yale University School of Medicine
P.O. Box 208062
New Haven, CT 06520-8062

E-mail
frank.detterbeck@yale.edu

Office Phone
(203) 785-4931

Fax
(203) 737-2163