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William D. Turnipseed, MD

Photograph of William D. Turnipseed, MD

Professor, Division of General Surgery
Chief, Section of Vascular Surgery
Director, Vascular Noninvasive Diagnostic Lab

G5/327 Clinical Science Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-3236

Appointments: (608) 263-8915

Office: (608) 263-1388

FAX: (608) 265-1148

turnip@surgery.wisc.edu

Education

  • MD, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, 1969
  • Internship and Residency, NIH Academic Trainee, Ohio State University Hospitals, Columbus, OH, 1969-1974
  • Fellowship, Peripheral Vascular Surgery, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, 1974-1975

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Turnipseed is certified by the American Board of Surgery, with a certificate of added qualifications in vascular surgery. He is the chief of the Peripheral Vascular Surgery service at UW Hospital and Clinics. His clinical specialties include less invasive aortic surgical techniques, diagnosis and management of cerebrovascular disease, clinical applications of magnetic resonance imaging, endovascular surgery, venous surgery, diagnosis and management of thoracic outlet syndrome, and management of athletic overuse injury, such as chronic compartment syndrome.

Dr. Turnipseed is the director of noninvasive peripheral vascular diagnostic facilities at UW Hospital and West Side Clinics.

Research Interests

Dr. Turnipseed has research interests in the development of less invasive surgical techiques for treatment of complex aortic and visceral branch arterial disease, the prevention of stroke, and the development of a Vascular and Cardiac Disease Center.

Recent Publications

  • Turnipseed WD, Lund DP, Sollenberger D. Product line development: a strategy for clinical success in academic centers., Ann. Surg. 2007 Oct;246(4):585-90; discussion 590-2.
    [PubMed ID: 17893495]
  • Tefera G, Acher CW, Hoch JR, Mell M, Turnipseed WD. Effectiveness of intensive medical therapy in type B aortic dissection: a single-center experience., J. Vasc. Surg. 2007 Jun;45(6):1114-8; discussion 1118-9.
    [PubMed ID: 17543672]
  • Mell M, Tefera G, Thornton F, Siepman D, Turnipseed W. Clinical utility of time-resolved imaging of contrast kinetics (TRICKS) magnetic resonance angiography for infrageniculate arterial occlusive disease., J. Vasc. Surg. 2007 Mar;45(3):543-8; discussion 548.
    [PubMed ID: 17223303]
  • Mell M, Tefera G, Schwarze M, Carr S, Acher C, Hoch J, Turnipseed W. Absence of buttock claudication following stent-graft coverage of the hypogastric artery without coil embolization in endovascular aneurysm repair., J. Endovasc. Ther. 2006 Jun;13(3):415-9.
    [PubMed ID: 16784331]
  • Gimelli G, Tefera G, Turnipseed WD. Vertebral artery embolic protection via ipsilateral brachial approach during left subclavian artery angioplasty and stenting--a case report., Vascular and endovascular surgery. 2006 May-Jun;40(3):235-8.
    [PubMed ID: 16703212]
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