Abigail K Tarbox

Abigail K Tarbox, MD serves as an Adjunct Lecturer in the Department of Surgery (Trauma and Critical Care division) at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, with clinical appointments at Jesse Brown VA Medical Center and Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Her academic training includes:

• MD from University of Connecticut (2006)
• General Surgery Internship at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center (2007)
• General Surgery Residency at Saint Elizabeth's Medical Center (2011)
• Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Northwestern University McGaw Medical Center (2012)

Dr. Tarbox's research concentrates on trauma surgery, critical care medicine, and gastrointestinal surgical pathology, with documented contributions to rare tumor case studies. Her work bridges clinical practice in surgical critical care with pathological investigations of uncommon gastrointestinal conditions, particularly focusing on esophageal neoplasms and their surgical management.

Her publication record features a seminal 2009 case report documenting the first known instance of esophageal perineurioma, demonstrating her specialization in rare gastrointestinal pathologies within surgical contexts. This work established foundational knowledge for diagnosing and managing uncommon tumors in the digestive tract.

As a clinical faculty member subject to Northwestern's disclosure policies, Dr. Tarbox reported no external professional relationships requiring disclosure for calendar year 2024, reflecting adherence to institutional integrity standards in academic medicine.