Chief of Endocrine Surgery at the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics
General Surgery
Dr. Rebecca S. Sippel, MD
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Rebecca S. Sippel, MD practices General Surgery. She studied medicine at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. She received awards:"Secretary/Treasurer", "Secretary", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification" and "Fellow (FACS)". Rebecca Sippel is also a published physician. She has 98 paper published. The most recent paper is: Notch1 Signaling Regulates the Aggressiveness of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and Inhibits SERPINE1 Expression. She accepts Medicare.
Publications
- When patients call their surgeon's office: an opportunity to improve the quality of surgical care and prevent readmissions.
- Notch1 Signaling Regulates the Aggressiveness of Differentiated Thyroid Cancer and Inhibits SERPINE1 Expression.
- Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes guidelines and parathyroidectomy for renal hyperparathyroidism.
- Substernal goiter: when is a sternotomy required?
- Prospective Intervention of a Novel Levothyroxine Dosing Protocol Based on Body Mass Index after Thyroidectomy.
- Do additional imaging studies change operative management in patients undergoing Adrenalectomy?
- Is intraoperative parathyroid hormone testing in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing parathyroidectomy for primary Hyperparathyroidism accurate?
- Radioguided parathyroidectomy for tertiary Hyperparathyroidism.
- Faculty evaluations of resident medical knowledge: can they be used to predict American Board of Surgery In-Training Examination performance?
- Lymph node metastases do not impact survival in follicular variant papillary thyroid Cancer.
- Is central lymph node dissection necessary for Parathyroid carcinoma?
- The effect of cinacalcet on intraoperative findings in tertiary Hyperparathyroidism patients undergoing parathyroidectomy.
- Clinical and Socioeconomic Factors Influence Treatment Decisions in Graves' Disease.
- Outcomes After Subtotal Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism due to Hyperplasia: Significance of Whole vs. Partial Gland Remnant.
- CaPTHUS Scoring Model in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Can It Eliminate the Need for ioPTH Testing?
- Preventing Postoperative Hypocalcemia in Patients with Graves Disease: A Prospective Study.
- All Thyroid Ultrasound Evaluations are Not Equal: Sonographers Specialized in Thyroid Cancer Correctly Label Clinical N0 Disease in Well Differentiated Thyroid Cancer.
- Justified Follow-Up: A Final Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (ioPTH) Over 40 pg/mL is Associated with an Increased Risk of Persistence and Recurrence in Primary Hyp...
- Identifying predictors of a difficult Thyroidectomy.
- Failure of Radioactive Iodine in the Treatment of HyperThyroidism.
- Surgeon and Staff Radiation Exposure During Radioguided Parathyroidectomy at a High-Volume Institution.
- Aggressiveness in familial nonmedullary Thyroid carcinoma-the controversy continues.
- Primary Hyperparathyroidism across the ages: presentation and outcomes.
- Distinguishing classical papillary thyroid microCancers from follicular-variant microCancers.
- Markedly elevated thyroglobulin levels in the preoperative Thyroidectomy patient correlates with metastatic burden.
- Novel Thyroidectomy Difficulty Scale Correlates with Operative Times.
- Elevated Parathyroid hormone after Parathyroidectomy delays symptom improvement.
- Surgical site infection after Thyroidectomy: a rare but significant complication.
- Thyroidectomy as Primary Treatment Optimizes Body Mass Index in Patients with HyperThyroidism.
- Recurrent and persistence primary Hyperparathyroidism occurs more frequently in patients with double adenomas.
- A Survey of Preferences Regarding Surgical Approach to Thyroid Surgery.
- Radioactive Iodine Remnant Uptake After Completion Thyroidectomy: Not Such a Complete Cancer Operation.
- Timing of symptom improvement after parathyroidectomy for primary Hyperparathyroidism.
- Postoperative surveillance of small appendiceal carcinoid Tumors.
- Under-recognition of the benefits of parathyroidectomy leads to underdiagnosis of the Disease.
- Expansion of endocrine surgery fellowships: If we increase the supply is there demand?
- Predictors of Recurrence in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: An Analysis of 1386 Cases.
- A multi-institutional international study of risk factors for hematoma after Thyroidectomy.
- Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection Increases the Cost of Thyroid Cancer Care.
- An intact Parathyroid hormone-based protocol for the prevention and treatment of symptomatic hypocalcemia after thyroidectomy.
- Improvement of Sleep Disturbance and Insomnia Following Parathyroidectomy for Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
- Current Understanding and Management of Medullary Thyroid Cancer.
- Presentation, Management, and Outcomes of Hyperparathyroidism in Octogenarians and Nonagenarians.
- Minimal Benefit to Subsequent Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone Testing After All Four Glands Have Been Identified.
- MultiGland Disease and Slower Decline in Intraoperative PTH Characterize Mild Primary Hyperparathyroidism.
- Fine Needle Aspiration and Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma: The Risk of Inadequate Preoperative Evaluation and Initial Surgery when Relying Upon FNAB Cytology Alone.
- Radioguided Parathyroidectomy effective in pediatric patients.
- Clinicopathologic characteristics of colonic carcinoid Tumors.
- Unilateral Thyroidectomy for the treatment of benign multinodular goiter.
- A short-stay unit for Thyroidectomy patients increases discharge efficiency.
- Consensus Guidelines for the Management and Treatment of Neuroendocrine Tumors.
- Increased efficiency of endocrine procedures performed in an ambulatory operating room.
- Significance of rebounding Parathyroid hormone levels during Parathyroidectomy.
- Cancer after thyroidectomy: a multi-institutional experience with 1,523 patients.
- Toxic nodular goiter and Cancer: a compelling case for thyroidectomy.
- The incidence of thyroid Cancer by f?ine needle aspiration varies by age and gender.
- Radioactive iodine scanning is not beneficial but its use persists for euThyroid patients.
- Nondiagnostic fine-needle aspirations of the Thyroid: is the risk of malignancy higher?
- Using body mass index to predict optimal Thyroid dosing after Thyroidectomy.
- Synchronous and Antecedent Nonthyroidal Malignancies in Patients with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma.
- Early-phase technetium-99m sestamibi scintigraphy can improve preoperative localization in primary Hyperparathyroidism.
- Parathyroid Cryopreservation after Parathyroidectomy: A Worthwhile Practice?
- Follicular Variant of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma is a Unique Clinical Entity: A Population-Based Study of 10,740 Cases.
- REMNANT UPTAKE AS A POSTOPERATIVE ONCOLOGIC QUALITY INDICATOR.
- Incidence and localization of ectopic Parathyroid adenomas in previously unexplored patients.
- Lymph Node Ratio Predicts Recurrence in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
- Intrathyroidal parathyroid Glands: Small, but mighty (a Napoleon phenomenon).
- Impact of Lymph Node Ratio on Survival in Papillary Thyroid Cancer.
- Same-day Thyroidectomy program: Eligibility and safety evaluation.
- Is Thyroidectomy in patients with Hashimoto Thyroiditis more risky?
- Symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux Disease improve after parathyroidectomy.
- Surgical management of medullary thyroid Cancer.
- Is previous same quadrant surgery a contraindication to laparoscopic Adrenalectomy?
- Hereditary Medullary Thyroid Cancer: Age-Appropriate Thyroidectomy Improves Disease-Free Survival.
- Is minimally invasive Parathyroidectomy associated with greater recurrence compared to bilateral exploration? Analysis of more than 1,000 cases.
- Successful Localization of Recurrent Thyroid Cancer in Reoperative Neck Surgery Using Ultrasound-Guided Methylene Blue Dye Injection.
- Laparoscopic resection is safe and feasible for large (≥ 6cm) pheochromocytomas without suspicion of malignancy.
- Persistent hypertension after Adrenalectomy for an aldosterone-producing adenoma: weight as a critical prognostic factor for aldosterone's lasting effect on the cardia...
- Sestamibi Imaging for Primary Hyperparathyroidism: The Impact of Surgeon Interpretation and Radiologist Volume.
- Routine Chest X-Ray Prior to Thyroid Surgery: Is It Always Necessary?
- Changes in Swallowing-Related Quality of Life after Parathyroidectomy for Hyperparathyroidism: A Prospective Cohort Study.
- Thyroidectomy Decreases Snoring and Sleep Apnea Symptoms.
- Creation of a "Wisconsin Index" Nomogram to Predict the Likelihood of Additional Hyperfunctioning Parathyroid Glands During Parathyroidectomy.
- Evolution of pediatric Thyroid surgery at a tertiary medical center.
- Surveillance of Small Rectal Carcinoid Tumors in the Absence of Metastatic Disease.
- The Role of Gender in Primary Hyperparathyroidism: Same Disease, Different Presentation.
- Incidence of concomitant hyperparathyroidism in patients with thyroid Disease requiring surgery.
- What Is the Utility of Distal Forearm DXA in Primary Hyperparathyroidism?
- Breast Radiation Correlates with Side of Parathyroid Adenoma.
- Does the Final Intraoperative PTH Level Really Have to Fall into the Normal Range to Signify Cure?
- American Thyroid Association (ATA) - Design and Feasibility of a Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of Prophylactic Central Lymph Node Dissection for Papillary Th...
- In Patients with Thyroid Cancer of Follicular Cell Origin, a Family History of Nonmedullary Thyroid Cancer in One First-Degree Relative Is Associated with More Aggress...
- Three large functioning cystic Parathyroid adenomas.
- Is Focused Minimally Invasive Parathyroidectomy Appropriate for Patients With Familial Primary Hyperparathyroidism?
- Should All Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas Be Aggressively Treated?: An Analysis of 18,445 Cases.
- Limitations of the ACS NSQIP in Thyroid Surgery.
- The Necessity and Reliability of Intraoperative Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Testing in Patients with Mild Hyperparathyroidism and PTH Levels in the Normal Range.
Schools
Washington Center School of Medicine
Procedures Preformed
- Adrenalectomy
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopic
- Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
- Embolectomy, Thrombectomy, or Vessel Exploration
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Conditions Treated
- Adrenal Gland Cancer
- Appendicitis
- Atelectasis
- Cholecystitis and Gallstones
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Doctors Specialties
- General Surgery
Accepted Insurances
Awards
- Secretary/Treasurer
- Secretary
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
- Fellow (FACS)
Education
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UCSF -
Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Hospital
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Meriter UnityPoint Health -
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics -
William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Hospital
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1073561577 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | SIPPEL | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | REBECCA | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 537927375 | |
| NPPES Provider State | WI | |
| Specialty Description | General Surgery | |
| Total Claim Count | 109.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 1.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 22.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 20.18 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1073561577 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | SIPPEL |
| First Name Of The Provider | REBECCA |
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