Joan Elaine Gigstad MD

Infectious Disease

Physician

234 Glenbrook RdStorrs, CT 06269
Phone+1 860-486-4700
Fax+1 860-486-5300

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Education & Training

UMass Chan Medical SchoolFellowship, Infectious Disease, 1993 - 1996
Yale-New Haven Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1989 - 1992
Uconn School Of MedicineClass of 1988

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Certifications & Licensure

CT State Medical License 1992 - 2027
American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR, Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory 2014 Certified EHR Suite, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012, 2014-2017
CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Allscripts Enterprise EHR (Complete), Allscripts, 2012, 2014-2017

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

125 citations
A Refractive and Histopathologic Study of Excimer Laser Keratectomy in Primates
Robert A. Del Pero, Joan E. Gigstad, Alfred D. Roberts, Gordon K. Klintworth, Clifford A. Martin
American Journal of Ophthalmology. 1990-04-01
21 citations
Binding of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to neutral glycosphingolipids of rabbit corneal epithelium
Noorjahan Panjwani, T. S. Zaidi, J E Gigstad, F B Jungalwala, Michael Barza
Infection and Immunity. 1990-01-01
16 citations
Experimental corneal studies with the excimer laser
Daniel M. Taylor, Francis A. L'Esperance, John W. Warner, Robert A. Del Pero, Alfred D. Roberts
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery. 1989-07-01

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