Bret Mitchell Schipper, MD, FACS, CPE
Bret Mitchell Schipper, MD, FACS, CPE
Dr. Bret Mitchell Schipper is a surgical oncologist and the Chief of Surgical Oncology at Hartford Hospital in Hartford, Connecticut. He is also Co-Physician-in-Chief of the Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute and the Director of Oncologic Surgery for the entire Hartford HealthCare Cancer Institute.
Dr. Schipper is board-certified in General Surgery and has multiple areas of expertise. His clinical interests include hepatobiliary surgery, minimally invasive robotic surgery, soft tissue and gastric cancers, and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) in combination with cytoreductive surgery, a complex combination protocol that has proven effective in improving outcomes for patients diagnosed with malignant peritoneal mesothelioma.[1]
Dr. Schipper also serves as assistant clinical professor in the departments of surgery at both the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and at Quinnipiac University School of Medicine.
Education and Career
Dr. Schipper attended the University of Florida as an undergraduate, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology. He earned his medical degree at Ross University School of Medicine in Dominica, West Indies. He completed an internship at the State University of New York Upstate University Medical Center and a Surgical Oncology residency and fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[1]
Following completion of his fellowship, Dr. Schipper practiced as a surgical oncologist at the Hospital of Central Connecticut and at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center, where he served as Director of the Heated Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy Program before joining Hartford Hospital.
Professional Memberships and Activities
Dr. Schipper is actively involved in numerous professional and medical organizations, including:[1]
- Hartford County Medical Association, Member
- Society of Laporoendoscopic Surgeons, Member
- Clinical Robotic Surgical Association, Member
- Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, NCI Investigator
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow
- Society of Surgical Oncology, Member
- American Medical Association, Member
- Connecticut State Medical Society, Member
Research
Dr. Schipper’s research interests are diverse, with much of his focus centering on improved screening and outcomes for pancreatic cancer.
His recent research includes:[2]
Gastroblastoma with a novel ACTB::GLI1 gene fusion in a 19-year-old male. Shabbir, J., Mnayer, L., Earle, J., Glomski, K., Schipper, B., Ligato, S.> ; Virchows Archiv. 2024 Jan 23
Getting Back to Work: A framework and pivot plan to resume Elective Surgery and procedures after COVID-19. Oscar K. Serrano, Rocco Orlando, Pavlos Papasavas, Mitchell H. McClure, Ajay Kumar, Adam C. Steinberg, Jeffrey L. Cohen, Steven J. Shichman, Rekhinder K. Singh, Willia…>; Surgery Open Science. 2021 Apr 1
13-year experience of carpal tunnel release using the Indiana Tome technique. W. P. Andrew Lee, Bret M. Schipper, Robert J. Goitz>; The Journal of Hand Surgery. 2008 Sep 1
