Medical Expertise of Dr. Laurence Sibrack, MD
About Dr. Laurence Sibrack, MD
Dr. Laurence A. Sibrack graduated from Kalamazoo College with a B.S. in biology in 1968. He then received his M.S. degree in radiation biology from the University of Michigan in 1969. He earned his M.D. and Ph.D. degrees in 1974 from the University of Michigan.
In 1975, Dr. Sibrack completed his internship in internal medicine at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Sibrack was a resident in dermatology at Yale University School of Medicine from 1975-1978 and served as Chief Resident in 1978. He was board certified by the American Board of Dermatology in 1978.
Dr. Sibrack has been on the faculty of Yale University School of Medicine since 1979 and currently is Clinical Associate Professor of Dermatology at Yale. He was also the President of the Association of Clinical Attendings in Dermatology at Yale.
Dr. Sibrack is the founder of Dermatology Associates of Western Connecticut, P.C. (1979). He has been the Chief of Dermatology at Danbury Hospital since 1982 and is also on the medical staff of New Milford Hospital and Yale New Haven Hospital.
Dr. Sibrack has served in a leadership capacity on local, state, and national medical organizations and has been recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for his contributions to dermatology.
In addition to Dr. Sibrack’s general dermatology interests, his special interests include second opinions on complex medical dermatological conditions, skin cancer, surgery, and laser resurfacing techniques.
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