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Paul H. Schipper, M.D., FACS, FACCP

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  • Professor of Surgery
  • Professor of Surgery, Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, School of Medicine

Specialty

  • Cancer
  • Surgery

Clinical focus

  • Esophageal Cancer
  • Lung Cancer
  • Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery
  • Thoracic Surgery
  • Thymoma and Thymic Malignancies

Locations and contact

I see patients at
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Peter O. Kohler Pavilion
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Physicians Pavilion
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About me

I am a surgeon who does all types of thoracic (chest and lung) surgery. I have expertise in:

My medical research has focused on:

  • Epidemiology, or the study of how and why diseases occur and spread
  • Assessing surgery risk
  • Surgeries to remove lymph nodes to check for cancer

I’ve also done research on other procedures in patients with lung cancer.

When I’m not working, I enjoy exploring the outdoors with my wife and two children on snow skis, mountain bikes, road bikes or foot. I’m active with my son's Boy Scout troop and a former Eagle Scout myself. I enjoy singing in the church choir.

Languages spoken

  • English

Education and training

  • Degrees

    • B.A., 1992, Augustana College
    • M.D., 1996, University of Iowa College of Medicine

  • Residency

    • General surgery, New York University, 2001

  • Fellowship

    • General thoracic surgery, Mayo Clinic, 2004

  • Certifications

    • American Board of Surgery, 2003 and 2012

Memberships and associations:

  • Society of Thoracic Surgeons
  • American Association of Thoracic Surgeons
  • Cardiothoracic Surgery Network
  • Southern Thoracic Surgical Association
  • Western Thoracic Surgical Association
  • General Thoracic Surgery Club
  • Thoracic Surgery Directors Association
  • Society of Thoracic Radiology
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • Fellow, American College of Chest Physicians
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Insurance

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Ratings and reviews

Overall: 4.5 out of 5 (44 Ratings, 13 Reviews)

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