Specialties

Alexander Chiu, MD

Assistant Professor

  • Division of Endocrine Surgery

chiu@surgery.wisc.edu

600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792

Education

  • MD, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL
  • MPH, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT
  • Resident, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT
  • Fellowship, Endocrine Surgery, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Research Interests

Dr. Chiu was awarded a $15,000 Paul LoGerfo Research Award from the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Foundation. Read more here.

Recent Publications

  • Using sensitivity analysis to evaluate the fracture benefit of parathyroidectomy.
    Cher BAY, Lin Q, Marten E, Thornton M, Chiu A, Elfenbein D, Holoubek S, Long K, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, Soe K, Frank KA, Balentine CJ
    Surgery 2026 May 13; 196: 110222
    [PubMed ID: 42127703]

  • "I have no idea why I am here": A mixed methods analysis to characterize barriers to referral and surgical treatment in disadvantaged patients with primary hyperparathyroidism.
    Smith ER, Chiu AS
    Surgery 2026 Jan; 189: 109785
    [PubMed ID: 41152115]

  • Barriers to workup and referral of primary hyperparathyroidism: A qualitative study of providers' perspectives.
    Cooper E, Gutierrez-Meza D, Alagoz E, O'Connor J, Sanghvi A, Balentine C, Sippel R, Chiu A
    Surgery 2026 Jan; 189: 109711
    [PubMed ID: 41062397]

  • Who Gets Referred? Disparities in Access to Specialist Care for Hyperparathyroidism.
    O'Connor JP, Sippel R, Balentine C, Stalter L, Kind A, Chiu A
    J Surg Res 2025 Aug; 312: 236-243
    [PubMed ID: 40602008]

  • Thyroid Cancer-Specific Worry in the United States: A Survey.
    Evans EE, Jensen CB, Chiu AS, Hoxha I, Saucke MC, Pitt SC
    Ann Surg Oncol 2025 Sep; 32(9): 6205-6208
    [PubMed ID: 40522575]

All Publications on PubMed