Physician Profile

Carl Gjertson, M.D.

Dr. Gjertson’s rigorous clinical and research training included work at the prestigious Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital’s Department of Urology, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, the University of Basel Medical School in Switzerland and Yale University Medical School. He has expertise in today’s most advanced and minimally invasive surgical techniques, including robotic surgery.

Appointments

• Assistant Professor of Surgery

Specialty

• Urology

Subspecialty

• Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery

Certification
Urology

Education
Yale University Medical School

Residency
General Surgery and Urology, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia Campus

Fellowship
Endouology and Laparoscopy, Indiana University Medical Center

Hospital Affiliation
John Dempsey Hospital

Honors and Awards

• Arnold P. Gold Foundation, Humanism and Excellence in Teaching Award, one of six selected from more than 1000 residents by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University medical school class of 2006 – New York, June 2005.
• Peter J. Puchner, M.D., Resident Teaching Award, awarded by the Department of Urology of Columbia University Medical Center – New York, June 2005.
• Pfizer Scholars in Urology Award – New York, June 2004.
• Ferdinand C. Valentine Residents’ Essay Contest, 1st prize, clinical research category – New York, May 2004.
• Urology Residents and Fellows Forum of Excellence, accepted abstract and travel fellowship – San Francisco, May 2004.
• Dr. Allen O. Whipple Memorial Prize, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, for outstanding performance in surgery – New York, May 2001.
• John K. Lattimer Prize in Urology, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, for outstanding essay in urology – New York, May 2001.
• Virginia P. Apgar Award, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, for excellence in intensive care – New York, May 2001.
• Elected to membership in Alpha Omega Alpha – New York, October 2000.

Clinical Interests
Laparoscopic and robotic surgery