Juan J. Chipollini, MD

Associate Professor, Urology
Academic Professional Bio: 

Juan Chipollini, MD is an urologic oncologist and assistant professor in the Department of Urology at the University of Arizona College of Medicine. He graduated Summa Cum Laude from the University of Arkansas with a degree in Biophysical Chemistry. He completed his medical education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences where he graduated with honors. He finished General Surgery internship and Urology residency at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He went on to complete a Society of Urologic Oncology-accredited fellowship at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute where he specialized in the management of urologic malignancies using both complex as well as minimally-invasive surgery. 

Dr. Chipollini has research interests involving novel diagnostic biomarkers in urothelial carcinoma. He also studies health disparities in the surgical management of renal cell and penile cancer patients. He has extensive experience with the Da Vinci robotic platform to treat renal, bladder, and prostate malignancies. He also leads in the surgical management of locally-advanced renal cell carcinoma and urologic cancers involving the retroperitoneum. He has an active surgical practice as the only university-based academic urologic oncologist in the state Arizona, and is principal investigator in several clinical trials at the NCI-designated University of Arizona Cancer Center.

Dr. Chipollini is fluent in Spanish. He is board-certified by the American Board of Urology. In his free time, he enjoys traveling and participating in medical missions.

Research Interests: 

Improving perioperative and oncologic outcomes of urology patients after surgery.
Novel therapies for advanced bladder and penile cancer patients.

Degrees:
  1. MD: University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences - Fayetteville, AR
  2. BS, Biochemistry: University of Arkansas - Fayetteville, AR
Residencies:
  • University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Urology
Fellowships:
  • H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute, Genitourinary Oncology (Society of Urologic Oncology)

Publications

2021

Valencia, C. I., S. Asmar, C-H. Hsu, F. C. Gachupin, A. C. Wong, J. Chipollini, B. R. Lee, and K. Batai, "Renal Cell Carcinoma Health Disparities in Stage and Mortality among American Indians/Alaska Natives and Hispanic Americans: Comparison of National Cancer Database and Arizona Cancer Registry Data.", Cancers (Basel), vol. 13, issue 5, 2021 Feb 27. PMCID: PMC7956712  PMID: 33673457
Roussel, E., E. Peeters, J. Vanthoor, G. Bozzini, A. Muneer, B. Ayres, D. Sri, N. Watkin, R. Bhattar, A. Parnham, et al., "Predictors of local recurrence and its impact on survival after glansectomy for penile cancer: time to challenge the dogma?", BJU Int, vol. 127, issue 5, pp. 606-613, 2021 May.
Bandini, M., J. S. Ross, Y. Zhu, D-W. Ye, A. A. Ornellas, N. Watkin, B. A. Ayres, O. W. Hakenberg, A. Heidenreich, R. Salvioni, et al., "Association Between Human Papillomavirus Infection and Outcome of Perioperative Nodal Radiotherapy for Penile Carcinoma.", Eur Urol Oncol, vol. 4, issue 5, pp. 802-810, 2021 Oct.
Johnstone, P. A. S., H. M. de Vries, J. Chipollini, D. G Grass, F. Boyd, F. Korkes, M. Albersen, E. Roussel, Y. Zhu, D-W. Ye, et al., "Impact of radiation therapy on perineal urethrostomy for penile cancer.", Clin Transl Radiat Oncol, vol. 30, pp. 84-87, 2021 Sep. PMCID: PMC8367760 

2020

De la Rosa, A. Harb-, E. Bracamonte, J. Chipollini, and M. Gretzer, "A Rare Case of Urethral Schwannoma.", Urology, vol. 145, pp. e1-e3, 2020 Nov.
De la Rosa, A. Harb-, J. Garcia-Castaneda, C-H. Hsu, J. Zeng, K. Batai, B. R. Lee, and J. Chipollini, "Perioperative outcomes of open vs. robotic radical cystectomy: a nationwide comparative analysis (2008-2014).", Cent European J Urol, vol. 73, issue 4, pp. 427-431, 2020. PMCID: PMC7848836  PMID: 33552567
Chipollini, J., M. Azizi, S. Lo Vullo, L. Mariani, Y. Zhu, D. W. Ye, A. Augusto Ornellas, N. Watkin, M. Ager, O. Hakenberg, et al., "Identifying an optimal lymph node yield for penile squamous cell carcinoma: prognostic impact of surgical dissection.", BJU Int, vol. 125, issue 1, pp. 82-88, 2020 Jan.

2019

Chipollini, J., and M. Azizi, "Clinical considerations of penile cutaneous lesions.", Can Urol Assoc J, vol. 13, issue 2 Suppl 1, pp. S1, 2019 Feb. PMCID: PMC6620173 
Zeng, J., A. Harb- De la Rosa, and J. Chipollini, "Current landscape of cytoreductive nephrectomy: who, when, and why?", Ann Transl Med, vol. 7, issue Suppl 3, pp. S77, 2019 Jul. PMCID: PMC6685835 
Lwin, A. A., C-H. Hsu, and J. Chipollini, "Urothelial Carcinoma of the Renal Pelvis and Ureter: Does Location Make a Difference?", Clin Genitourin Cancer, 2019 Nov 06.
Chipollini, J., J. Garcia-Castaneda, A. Harb- De la Rosa, S. Cheriyan, M. Azizi, and P. E. Spiess, "Important surgical concepts and techniques in inguinal lymph node dissection.", Curr Opin Urol, vol. 29, issue 3, pp. 286-292, 2019 May.
Chipollini, J., W. Henriques da Costa, I. Werneck da Cunha, F. de Almeida Paula, P. Guilherme Salles, M. Azizi, P. E. Spiess, D. Abreu, and S. de Cássio Zequi, "Prognostic value of PD-L1 expression for surgically treated localized renal cell carcinoma: implications for risk stratification and adjuvant therapies.", Ther Adv Urol, vol. 11, pp. 1756287219882600, 2019 Jan-Dec. PMCID: PMC6792277 
Batai, K., A. Harb- De la Rosa, J. Zeng, J. J. Chipollini, F. C. Gachupin, and B. R. Lee, "Racial/ethnic disparities in renal cell carcinoma: Increased risk of early-onset and variation in histologic subtypes.", Cancer Med, vol. 8, issue 15, pp. 6780-6788, 2019 Nov. PMCID: PMC6826053  PMID: 31509346
Chipollini, J., A. Harb De la Rosa, M. Azizi, B. Shayegan, K. C. Zorn, and P. E. Spiess, "Patient presentation, differential diagnosis, and management of penile lesions.", Can Urol Assoc J, vol. 13, issue 2 Suppl 1, pp. S2-S8, 2019 Feb. PMCID: PMC6620174 
Lwin, A. A., G. R. Pollock, and J. Chipollini, "Cytoreductive nephrectomy in patients with metastatic renal cell carcinoma and venous thrombus-trends and effect on overall survival.", Ann Transl Med, vol. 7, issue Suppl 6, pp. S196, 2019 Sep. PMCID: PMC6789331 

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