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Charles W. Acher, MD
Jacquelynn D. Arbuckle, MD
Catherine C. Beckman, MD
Herbert Chen, MD
Clifford S. Cho MD
Lee D. Faucher, MD
Eugene F. 'Chip' Foley, MD
Michael J. Garren, MD
Jon Gould, MD
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Charles Heise, MD
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Margaret L. Schwarze, MD
Aimen Shaaban, MD
 Rebecca S. Sippel, MD
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Herbert Chen, MD

Photograph of Herbert Chen, MD

Associate Professor, Division of General Surgery
Chief, Endocrine Surgery

H4/750 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375

Appointments: (608) 263-7502

Office: (608) 263-1387

FAX: (608) 263-7652

Dr. Chen's Laboratory Website

Send an email to Herbert Chen, MD chen@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1992
  • Residency, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1992-1999
  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, The Johns Hopkins Oncology Center, Baltimore, MD, 1994-1997
  • Fellowship in Surgical Oncology, The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, 1998-2000

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Chen is certified by the American Board of Surgery. He specializes in endocrine surgery (thyroid surgery, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, and laparoscopic adrenalectomy); minimally invasive endocrine surgery, surgical oncology and adult general surgery.

Research Interests

Dr. Chen is the leader of the endocrine cancer group at the University of Wisconsin Paul P. Carbone Comprehensive Cancer Center. His research program investigates the development, progression, and treatment of endocrine tumors including gastrointestinal carcinoids, thyroid cancer, adrenal cancer, and pancreatic islet cell tumors.

Dr. Chen's Laboratory Website

Active Grants

Recent Publications

  • Adler JT, Sippel RS, Chen H. The influence of surgical approach on quality of life after parathyroid surgery., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2008 Jun;15(6):1559-65.
    [PubMed ID: 18379849]
  • Greenblatt DY, Shenker Y, Chen H. The utility of metaiodobenzylguanidine (MIBG) scintigraphy in patients with pheochromocytoma., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2008 Mar;15(3):900-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18193324]
  • Musunuru S, Schaefer S, Chen H. The use of the Ligasure for hemostasis during thyroid lobectomy., Am. J. Surg. 2008 Mar;195(3):382-4; discussion 384-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18207127]
  • Greenblatt DY, Chen H. Palliation of advanced thyroid malignancies., Surgical oncology. 2007 Dec;16(4):237-47.
    [PubMed ID: 17855077]
  • Kunnimalaiyaan M, Ndiaye M, Chen H. Neuroendocrine tumor cell growth inhibition by ZM336372 through alterations in multiple signaling pathways., Surgery. 2007 Dec;142(6):959-64; discussion 959-64.
    [PubMed ID: 18063082]
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