Corbin J Cleary, MD

Biographical Statement

Corbin was born in Dixon, Illinois before moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota. After high school, he attended Saint John's University in Collegeville, Minnesota, where he studied pre-medicine and philosophy. He obtained his medical doctorate at the Sanford School of Medicine at the University of South Dakota. He then completed his general surgery training at Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in Brooklyn, New York. There, he developed in interest in thoracic pathology, primarily diseases of the lung and the esophagus. With this interest, he decided to pursue a fellowship in thoracic surgery that he completed in Mississippi at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He is interested in all general thoracic surgery, including benign esophagus and foregut as well as malignant.

Care Philosophy

"I am a firm believer that I am part of a care team- a team that includes the nurses, staff, and, most importantly, the patient. We all have to work together to ensure the best possible outcome for the patient. My role on that team is primarily as a surgeon, but I am also a coach and an advocate."