Dorothy A. Sipkins, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Dorothy Sipkins, MD, PhD, is an expert in the diagnosis and medical management of blood disorders.

An accomplished researcher, Dr. Sipkins' work focuses on the interaction between tumors, bone marrow and stem cells that develop into blood cells. She serves as the primary investigator on several studies designed to examine how malignant cells exploit molecular signals within normal tissues to metastasize, proliferate and evade chemotherapy. Her research has been funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and by private foundations.

Dr. Sipkins is very active in the medical oncology community. She is a member of several notable committees, including the University of Chicago Cancer Research Center Standing Grant Review Committee, and serves as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous scientific journals. Dr. Sipkins is frequently invited to present her work at national and international conferences on cancer research and stem biology.

Practice Locations

The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1999

Board Certifications

Internal Medicine
Medical Oncology

Medical School

Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA

Internship and Residency

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Fellowship

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston

Additional Graduate Degrees

PhD, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA (cancer biology)

Memberships

American Association for Cancer Research
American Society of Hematology
Massachusetts Medical Society

Language Spoken

English

Email

dsipkins@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6149

Office Fax

(773) 702-3163

Office Postal Address

Dorothy A. Sipkins, MD, PhD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2115
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Myeloproliferative neoplasms (including P. vera, myelofibrosis and essential thrombocytosis)
• Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS)
• Bone marrow failure syndromes (including aplastic anemia)
• Idiopathic anemia, leucopenia and thrombocytopenia

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Learn More About Dr. Sipkins

By blocking one of the chemical signals that leukemic cells release, Dr. Sipkins and her colleagues found that they could prevent the cells that mature into healthy red and white blood cells from being shut down by a cancerous invader. Read more.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Sipkins' publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database.