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Charles W. Acher, MD
Jacquelynn D. Arbuckle, MD
Catherine C. Beckman, MD
Guilherme M. Campos, MD, FACS
Herbert Chen, MD
Clifford S. Cho MD
Lee D. Faucher, MD
Eugene F. 'Chip' Foley, MD
Michael J. Garren, MD
Jon Gould, MD
Bruce A. Harms, MD
Charles Heise, MD
John R. Hoch, MD
Gregory Kennedy, MD, PhD
K. Craig Kent, MD
Kenneth A,. Kudsk, MD
Dennis P. Lund, MD
Jon S. Matsumura, MD
Matthew Mell, MD
David Melnick, MD
Heather Neuman, MD
Peter F. Nichol, MD, PhD
James Orr, MD
Layton F. Rikkers, MD
Michael J. Schurr, MD
Margaret L. Schwarze, MD
 Rebecca S. Sippel, MD
Michael P. Sloan, MD
Girma Tefera, MD
Susan I. Toth, MD
William D. Turnipseed, MD
Roland J. Vega, MD
Sharon M. Weber, MD
Emily Winslow, MD
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Herbert Chen, MD

Photograph of Herbert Chen, MD

Vice-Chairman of Research, Department of Surgery
Professor, Division of General Surgery
Chief, Section of Endocrine Surgery

H4/722 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 Carbone 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, Hottinger DG, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Chen H. Inhibition of the PI3K pathway suppresses hormonal secretion and limits growth in pheochromocytoma cells., World journal of surgery. 2009 Nov;33(11):2452-7.
    [PubMed ID: 19669229]
  • Pitt SC, Chen H, Kunnimalaiyaan M. Inhibition of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/Akt signaling suppresses tumor cell proliferation and neuroendocrine marker expression in GI carcinoid tumors., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2009 Oct;16(10):2936-42.
    [PubMed ID: 19588205]
  • Chen H. Association for Academic Surgery presidential address Episode VI: The return of the surgeon., J. Surg. Res. 2009 Oct;156(2):333-9.
    [PubMed ID: 19524270]
  • Pitt SC, Sippel RS, Chen H. Secondary and tertiary hyperparathyroidism, state of the art surgical management., Surg. Clin. North Am. 2009 Oct;89(5):1227-39.
    [PubMed ID: 19836494]
  • Pitt SC, Panneerselvan R, Sippel RS, Chen H. Radioguided parathyroidectomy for hyperparathyroidism in the reoperative neck., Surgery. 2009 Oct;146(4):592-8; discussion 598-9.
    [PubMed ID: 19789017]
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