Specialties
Alexander Chiu, MD
Assistant Professor
- Division of Endocrine Surgery
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.
Dr. Chiu received a Translational, Basic & Clinical Research Pilot Award from the UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research. Read more about this Translational, Basic & Clinical Research Pilot Award.
Recent Publications
Understanding Low Motivation for Treatment in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: A Qualitative Study of Patients and Providers in the United States.
O'Connor J, Helbing A, Guiterrez-Meza D, Alagoz E, Chiu A
World J Surg 2026 Aug 10;
[PubMed ID: 42576351]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 Aug; 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]