Background & Specialties

Board Certification

Diplomate of the American Board of Plastic Surgery since 1996

Professional Background

Trinity University, TX; BA 1978
University of Texas Medical School in Houston; MD 1984

General Surgery Residency;
Fitzsimons Army Medical Center;
Aurora, CO; completed 1990

Plastic Surgery Fellowship;
William Beaumont Army Medical Center;
El Paso, TX; completed 1992

Continuing Medical Education Credits: Current
Length of time in practice: Since 1994

Publications and Presentations

Culbertson,G.R. “532-nm Diode Laser Treatment of Seborrheic Keratoses with Color Enhancement,” Dermatologic Surgery, Vol. 34, Issue 4, pp. 525-528, April 2008.

Be Your Best- A Comprehensive Guide to Aesthetic Plastic Surgery; Insight International Press, LLC, 2006; Contributing Expert

Culbertson, G.R., Mcmanus, A.T., Conarro, P.A., McManus, W.F., Mason, A.D., Jr., and Pruitt, B.A. Jr., "Clinical Trial of Imipene/Cilastin in Severely Burned and Infected Patients." Surgery, Gynecology and Obstetrics, Vol. 165, pp. 25-28, July 1987

Benson, C., Soisson, A.P., Carlson, J., Culbertson, G.R., Hawley-Bowland, C., Richards, F.P. "Neovaginal Reconstruction with a Rectus Abdominis Myocutaneous Flap." Obstetrics and Gynecology, Vol. 81, No. 5, Part 2, pp.871-875, May 1993

Clark, J.R., Conarro, P.A., Culbertson, G.R., Hovenga, T.L., Schoelkopf, L., "Gastric Partitioning with Stapled Gastrogastrostomy for Morbid Obesity." Scientific Exhibit Fall ACS Meeting - October 1987, San Francisco, CA

Culbertson, G.R. and Clark, J.R., "Breast Cancer presenting as an Axillary Mass." 1988 Annual Meeting - Colorado Chapter of the ACS, Colorado Springs, CO

Culbertson, G.R., and Clar, J.R., "Preservation of Anal Function." 10th Annual Gary R. Wratten Surgical Symposium, April 1989, Tacoma, WA

Culbertson, G.R., and Clark, J.R., "lleo-Anal Pull Through Procedure in Adults." 1989 Annual Meeting - Colorado Chapter of the ACS, Colorado Springs, CO

Culbertson, G.R., and Clark, J.R., "Evaluation and Management of the Adrenal Gland Mass." 11th Annual Gary R. Wratten Surgical Symposium, April 1990, Washington, D.C. and 1990 Annual Meeting - Colorado Chapter of the ACS, Colorado Springs, CO

Culbertson, G.R., Richards, F.D., Burkhardt, B.R. and Donovan, M., "An Innovative Approach to Malar Augmentation." 24th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, Inc., April 1991, New York, NY and 124th Annual Session of the Texas Medical Association Section of Plastic, Reconstructive and Maxillofacial Surgery, May, 1991, Dallas, TX

Keim, J.R., Monsivais, J.J., Culbertson, G.R., "The Management of Recurrent Carpal Tunnel Syndrome." Scientific Exhibit-60th Annual Meeting of the ASPRS-PSEF-ASMS, September 1991, Seattle, WA

Monsivais, J.J., Keim, J.R., Culbertson, G.R., "Current Trends in the Management of Osteomyelitis After Grade III Open Fractures." 60th Annual Meeting of the ASPRS-PSEF-ASMS, September 1991, Seattle, WA

Monsivais, J.J., Culbertson, G.R., Monsivais, D.B., "The Management of Radial Tunnel Syndrome with Radial Nerve Transposition." 60th Annual Meeting of the ASPRS-PSEF-ASMS, September 1991, Seattle, WA

Culbertson, G.R., Keim, J.R., Monsivais, J.J., "Free Vascularized vs Intervascular Grafts for Nerve Repair." 60th Annual Meeting of ASPRS-PSEF-ASMS, September, 1991, Seattle, WA; Current Concepts in Microsurgical Tissue Transfer Conference, PSEF, March 1992, St. Louis, MS; and the Plastic Surgery Senior Residents Conference, May 1992, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Culbertson, G. R., “An Algorithm for Safely Performing Abdominoplasties with other Major Plastic Surgery Procedures”, Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery- 2006 Sea, Island, GA

Hobbies and Interests

Dr. Culbertson enjoys golf, gardening, motorcycle riding and Koi. He is an animal rights advocate.