Education

• MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 1999
• Residency, University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics, Madison, WI, 1999-2006
• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center, Endocrine Surgery Research Lab, 2001-2003
• Fellowship in Endocrine Surgery, University of California- San Francisco, CA, 2006-2007

Dr. Sippel is the Endocrine Surgery Fellowship Director.

Clinical Specialties

Dr. Sippel is certified by the American Board of Surgery. She specializes in endocrine surgery, treating diseases of the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands. She utilizes several minimally invasive techniques to treat endocrine disorders (minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, laparoscopic adrenalectomy, focused exploration for recurrent thyroid cancer). She has a special interest in treating patients with Graves disease, hyperparathyroidism and recurrent thyroid cancer.

Dr. Sippel provides a wide range of services including Adrenal Surgery, Adrenalectomy, Laparoscopic, Adrenalectomy, Open, Central Neck Dissection, Endocrine Surgery, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy, Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy (MIRP), Modified Radical Neck Dissection, Neck Ultrasound, Parathyroid Surgery, Resection Of Substernal Goiter, Subtotal Parathyroidectomy, Thyroid Lobectomy, Thyroid Surgery, Thyroidectomy, and Total Thyroidectomy.

Research Interests

Dr. Sippel conducts translational research at the University of Wisconsin Comprehensive Cancer Center. Her research program investigates the development and treatment of endocrine tumors with a special interest in thyroid cancer. She also conducts clinical research working on improving the care and outcomes of patients with endocrine tumors.

Dr. Chen's Lab

Recent Publications

• Unilateral thyroidectomy for the treatment of benign multinodular goiter.
  Bauer PS, Murray S, Clark N, Pontes DS, Sippel RS, Chen H
  J. Surg. Res. 2013 May 11.
  [PubMed ID: 23688788]
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• A short-stay unit for thyroidectomy patients increases discharge efficiency.
  Vrabec S, Oltmann SC, Clark N, Chen H, Sippel RS
  J. Surg. Res. 2013 May 9.
  [PubMed ID: 23688791]
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• Significance of rebounding parathyroid hormone levels during parathyroidectomy.
  Schneider DF, Ojomo KA, Mazeh H, Oltmann SC, Sippel RS, Chen H
  J. Surg. Res. 2013 May 3.
  [PubMed ID: 23669749]
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• Consensus Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors.
  Kunz PL, Reidy-Lagunes D, Anthony LB, Bertino EM, Brendtro K, Chan JA, Chen H, Jensen RT, Kim MK, Klimstra DS, Kulke MH, Liu EH, Metz DC, Phan AT, Sippel RS, Strosberg JR, Yao JC
  Pancreas 2013 May; 42(4):557-577.
  [PubMed ID: 23591432]
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• The incidence of thyroid cancer by f ine needle aspiration varies by age and gender.
  Bessey LJ, Lai NB, Coorough NE, Chen H, Sippel RS
  J. Surg. Res. 2013 Apr 17.
  [PubMed ID: 23623584]
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