Specialties
Kristin Long, MD, MPH, FACS
Associate Professor
- Division of Endocrine Surgery
- Vice Chair of Global Surgery
longk@surgery.wisc.edu
(608) 263-1387
- Administrative Assistant: (608) 263-1387
Clinical Sciences Center
600 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53792-7375
Education
- MD, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, Texas
- Graduate Certificate in Clinical and Translational Science, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky
- Internship, University of Kentucky Department of General Surgery, Lexington, Kentucky
- Residency, University of Kentucky Department of General Surgery, Lexington, Kentucky
- Research Fellowship, University of Kentucky Department of General Surgery, Lexington, Kentucky
- Endocrine Surgery Fellowship, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- MPH, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Honors
Avant-Garde Health General Surgery Research All-Stars (2024)
- Co-Chair of the Global Affairs Committee for the Association for Academic Surgery
- Vice-Chair of the Global Surgery Committee for the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons
Clinical Specialties
Dr. Long is certified by the American Board of Surgery and completed her subspecialty fellowship training in Endocrine Surgery at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She specializes in treating both benign and malignant disease of the thyroid, parathyroid and adrenal glands. She employs multiple operative techniques, including total thyroidectomy, central and lateral neck dissections, minimally invasive parathyroidectomy, retroperitoneoscopic adrenalectomy, and intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing. She is a member of several specialty societies, including the American College of Surgeons, the American Association of Endocrine Surgeons, and the Association for Academic Surgery.
Dr. Long is particularly interested in the surgical treatment and management of thyroid carcinoma and hereditary endocrine disorders such as Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia syndromes. She is also interested in global surgery, particularly in developing countries, and improving access to specialized care for patients with unique endocrine disorders.
Dr. Long provides a wide range of services including Adrenal Surgery, Central Neck Dissection, Endocrine Surgery, Fine Needle Aspiration (FNA), Laparoscopic Adrenalectomy, Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy, Minimally Invasive Radioguided Parathyroidectomy (MIRP), Modified Radical Neck Dissection, Neck Ultrasound, Open Adrenalectomy, Parathyroid Surgery, Resection Of Substernal Goiter, Retroperitoneoscopic Adrenalectomy, Subtotal Parathyroidectomy, Thyroidectomy, Thyroid Lobectomy, Thyroid Surgery, Total Thyroidectomy.
Recent Publications
Perioperative Bone Mineral Density Assessment in Patients With Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
Kirsch MJ, Stoeckl EM, Aziz A, McDow AD, Long KL, Schneider DF, Sippel RS, Dedhia PH
J Surg Res 2025 Jan; 305: 41-46
[PubMed ID: 39642745]Equivalent Pain and Opioid Use Between Transabdominal and Retroperitoneal Adrenalectomy.
Haskins L, Tobin N, Reineman E, Sippel R, Schneider D, Long K, Elfenbein D, Balentine C, Chiu A
J Surg Res 2024 Dec; 304: 173-180
[PubMed ID: 39549505]Building foundations: Invited commentary: The clinicopathological landscape of thyroid cancer in South Africa: A multi-institutional review.
Long K
World J Surg 2024 Dec; 48(12): 2871-2872
[PubMed ID: 39472291]Patient Neighborhood Adversity Associated With Access Not Wait Time to Parathyroidectomy.
Schears M, Balentine C, Sippel R, Schneider D, Elfenbein D, Long K, Kind A, Chiu A
J Surg Res 2024 Nov; 303: 439-445
[PubMed ID: 39426053]Don't chase the adenoma: A probabilistic approach to imaging before parathyroidectomy.
Lunardi N, Jacob A, Elfenbein D, Schneider DF, Long K, Holoubek SA, MacKinney E, Chiu A, Sippel RS, Balentine CJ
Surgery 2024 May; 175(5): 1299-1304
[PubMed ID: 38433078]