Dr. Gregory Gilbert
Emergency Medicine
Stanford, CA
25 years experience male
Locations
Stanford Emergency Department
Stanford, CA
About
Bio
I'm an Emergency Medicine Physicians that specializes in prehospital care and medico legal cases. Have been used as an expert witness for plaintiff or defendant and in civil cases. Have expertise in all areas and recent cases have involved gynecologic, orthopedic, radiologic, and gastrointestinal.
SpecialtiesDoctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Emergency Medicine
Licenses
United States: California
Doctor Q&A
127 Answers
38 Agrees
The number of answers this doctor has agreed with.
A 33-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
It's a fad: This is not something recommended by physicians. I agree with Dr. Z. This is touted at health stores and other places trying to get your money to do a... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Probably not: While HPTs are very sensitive these days, you are still not out of the woods.
Have you had your period? Doesn't seem so since you said 9 days dela... Read More
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A 29-year-old female asked:
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Cranky is unfamiliar: I don't know what you mean by cranky, and maybe there isn't any way to write what you really mean in the text space provided. How long ago did you ha... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Nope: Shouldn't be a problem.
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A 41-year-old female asked:
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So tell your doctor: If you want to be on Bactrim, tell him. Unless your bacteria is resistant to the drug, he will probably prescribe it for you. You can take Cipro (ci... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Yup: Can cause acne in some patients.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Might not: We treat people for bat bites if one has been in the room with you. Not sure why you are asking this question, but usually it is for concern of rabie... Read More
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A 44-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
See a Cardiologist: You probably already are going to go and see one, if not, you should. A left anterior fascicular block sounds worse than it is, so do not worry too m... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Did you check a UPT?: If you had unprotected sex, then of course you could be pregnant. Plan B, while effective, it shouldn't be your primary birth control method. There i... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
See a Physician: Without a photo hard to say. This could be something scary looking like subconjuntival hemorrhage, google image search, but really not dangerous.
... Read More
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A 57-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Test them: Different drugs work better for different people. Some people do not like the way they feel on certain drugs compared to others. Try them both and s... Read More
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A 30-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Amenorrhea: Would guess that this is likely due to hormones, stress, poor nutrition, or change in diet, exercise, or eating habits. Might be time to go and see a... Read More
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A 21-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You like spiders!: Anyway I can just interact directly? Brown recluse usually causes severe necrosis in the area of the bite. There is nothing to do for these bites un... Read More
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A 43-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Bad things: Bleeding ulcer? This is not something to leave to chance. I am assuming you are talking about a stomach ulcer that is bleeding. To me this implies ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Would not worry: The lab will do a culture most likely. Repeat the urinalysis in a few days to a week if this is still a concern. If you are on your period or just f... Read More
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Odd type of pain: Doesn't sound too concerning. Sounds more like nerve type pain? Hard to say from the description. Seems like you have already seen a physician for ... Read More
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Sounds concerning: Not sure what you mean by froth, but you could be describing some sort of fistula with another part of your body. You should probably get it checked ... Read More
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A 31-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Different drugs: Local anesthetic is usually lidocaine or bupivicaine. General anesthetic is halothane or propofol or some other type of drug. So, in short, while yo... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Biopsy: Sounds like you are seeing a physician. I would guess the next step is a biopsy. Consult with him or her and go from there.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
This sounds bad: Not sure what you are trying to describe, but it doesn't sound good. You should get checked out if you have pus coming out of your rectum.
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A 32-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Huh: Well, white seems like it would be an infection. Brown seems like it would be dried blood. Most likely it is serosanguinous fluid, but without seeing... Read More
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A 18-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You're male!: Assuming that someone else is using your account that is female. Amenorrhea (no periods) can happen from a lot of different causes including diet, st... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Get it treated: If you know you have ringworm, why would you not get it treated? The medications are available without a prescription and yes, it is contagious.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Potentially: If you are describing an allergic reaction, then this would work. Of course if your throat is swelling up, you might not be able to swallow. What yo... Read More
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A 16-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Doesn't sound bad: Lots of people have heart murmurs. This doesn't mean there is anything wrong with you or your heart. If you are really concerned you could get an ec... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Not sure of the ?: I'm not sure I understand what you are asking. If you were stung by a bee or a bug, this should have no effect whatsoever on birth control. It seems... Read More
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A female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
What's your question: When you take birth control pills your regular cycle gets regulated. When you don't take them and then retake them, as you can imagine, that regulati... Read More
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
No: While in medicine, anything is possible and of course it is possible, it seems exceedingly unlikely to the point of impossible and certainly improbabl... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Pulmonary Function: You can see your physician and they can do pulmonary function tests. You could also see an allergist to see if you have allergies and potentially rea... Read More
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A 17-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Question unclear: Sorry, this question makes no sense. You would need to let us know what the tablet was. Poison comes in all shapes and sizes.
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A 53-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Keep seeing your MDs: Sounds like your surgeon, gastroenterologist and primary care physician are on top of this. It does seem like the stent may have migrated or clogged a... Read More
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A 32-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You could: I think you know the answer, but yes, you could be pregnant. Wait until after you have missed your period and then you can check a UPT. If you have ... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Probably OK: A little bit of spotting is likely fine. We call this threatened abortion and if you are less than 20 weeks pregnant, there is nothing that can be do... Read More
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A 34-year-old member asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You could, but...: There are multiple reasons to miss a period. Pregnancy is not the only one. If you're under lots of stress, or overexercising, or under eating or ta... Read More
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A 46-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You could say no: Don't be upset about having this test ordered. If you watch House, you know that doctors have to make sure we have considered all possibilities. If ... Read More
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Generally Yes: Herpes is not the only virus out there that can give you sore in and around your mouth. These sores tend to be self limited and will go away on their... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Amenorrhea: You're most likely not ovulating, or releasing an egg. You should check a pregnancy test. If that is negative, this could be from new birth control, h... Read More
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Yes: If you have been trying for a year, have both consulted with your physicians and they have no other solutions or ideas, then getting a fertility test ... Read More
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A 40-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Should be fine: Lyrica (pregabalin) is not screened for in UDS (Urine Drug Screens).
Amiptriptyline is screened for, but is a tricyclic antidepressant (I'm sure yo... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Sounds bad: This could certainly be a rectovaginal (the vagina and colon somehow now communicate) fistula and you should get evaluated by a physician. This may r... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
You could, but...: Seems like you are on a typical 28 day cycle and that your normal period would occur now. There are some instances in pregnancy where you could have ... Read More
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Similar question: I think I answered most of this in the last question. If not, ask again and I'll give you definitions, but that isn't really going to help you with w... Read More
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A 56-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Call 911: I'd get checked out. You should get an EKG. EMS can get that started when they arrive in most areas. Sounds like you might have atrial fibrillation... Read More
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A 25-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Hard to say: The symptoms and description are too vague to give you any real good advice. Certainly see your primary care physician. Leg aching can come from a nu... Read More
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A 39-year-old member asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Additional Testing: Your profile says you are 39, so that would change my answer.
Anyways, based on an age of 30, sounds like you have seen a gynecologist? Would th... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
Dr. Gregory Gilbertanswered
Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Ignore: Wash your hands a lot.
Cough into your sleeve or shirt.
Wearing a mask helps!
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Ignore: Gargle salt water.
To soothe the ache in your throat.
Lozenges work too.
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Both Effective: Use a gel if you have oily skin. Gels have an alcohol base and tend to dry out your skin.
Use a cream if you have dry skin. Darker skin also does ... Read More
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
Could be bad: Most likely this is just normal. If it is your first pregnancy it could be benign like round ligament pain. That being said, you SHOULD go and get c... Read More
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A 19-year-old male asked:
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Emergency Medicine 25 years experience
See a physician: There is probably no way to retain your height. In fact, you may be only supposed to grow this tall. However, there are some medical conditions that... Read More
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This really could not have gone any better; wonderful first experience with HealthTap.
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Mar 30, 2015
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Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
State University of New York Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, NY
Graduated 1998MD
Residency
Emory University
Awards
Faculty Bedside Teaching Award, Stanford-Kaiser EM Residency
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Affiliations
American Academy of Emergency Medicine
American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)
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