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
- Comparison of Oncological Outcomes After Partial and Total Thymectomy For Stage I Thymomas.John M Campbell, Kari Chansky, Wentao Fang, Eric Vallières, Frank C Detterbeck
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 2025-11-24 - Ninth Edition of the Tumor, Node, and Metastasis Classification of Lung Cancer.Kwun M Fong, Gerry Olive, Henry M Marshall, Ramon Rami-Porta, Frank Detterbeck
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2025-11-13 - Components Necessary for High-Quality Lung Cancer Screening: A 10-Year Update.Julie A Barta, Douglas Arenberg, Leah Backhus, Frank Detterbeck, Michael K Gould
Chest. 2025-11-01
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
Yale Medicine Honors Six Faculty Members for Clinical Excellence & Distinguished CareersSeptember 29th, 2025- 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
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