Skip repetitive links and go to content
General Surgery, University of Wisconsin - Madison
For Patients
Residents and Fellows
Meet the Faculty
Alumni
Our Research
Active Grants
Research Faculty and Scientists
Herb Chen, MD
Clifford Cho, MD
Robert Conhaim, PhD
Jon Gould, MD
Bruce Harms, MD
Chuck Heise, MD
John Hoch, M.D.
Kenneth Kudsk, MD.
M. Kunnimalaiyaan, Ph.D.
David Mahvi, M.D.
Michael Schurr M.D
Aimen Shaaban, M.D
Sharon Weber, M.D.
Links for Researchers
Dr Chens Lab
News and Events

Herbert Chen, MD

Photograph of Herbert Chen, MD

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

  • Zhang YW, Greenblatt DY, Repplinger D, Bargren A, Adler JT, Sippel RS, Chen H. Older age and larger tumor size predict malignancy in hürthle cell neoplasms of the thyroid., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2008 Oct;15(10):2842-6.
    [PubMed ID: 18665423]
  • Cayo A, Chen H. Radioguided reoperative parathyroidectomy for persistent primary hyperparathyroidism., Clinical nuclear medicine. 2008 Oct;33(10):668-70.
    [PubMed ID: 18806564]
  • Ning L, Jaskula-Sztul R, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Chen H. Suberoyl bishydroxamic acid activates notch1 signaling and suppresses tumor progression in an animal model of medullary thyroid carcinoma., Ann. Surg. Oncol. 2008 Sep;15(9):2600-5.
    [PubMed ID: 18563491]
  • Wang Y, Luo J, Chen X, Chen H, Cramer SW, Sun D. Gene inactivation of Na+/H+ exchanger isoform 1 attenuates apoptosis and mitochondrial damage following transient focal cerebral ischemia., Eur. J. Neurosci. 2008 Jul;28(1):51-61.
    [PubMed ID: 18662334]
  • Platta CS, Greenblatt DY, Kunnimalaiyaan M, Chen H. Valproic acid induces Notch1 signaling in small cell lung cancer cells., J. Surg. Res. 2008 Jul;148(1):31-7.
    [PubMed ID: 18570928]
  • All Publications

 

Administration - Maps - Affiliated Hospitals - Med Student Information - UW Home

General Surgery University of Wisconsin Department of Surgery
First published: 07/15/02 Last updated: 10/07/08 webmaster@surgery.wisc.edu
Copyright © 2006 The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System