Patrik Pipkorn, MD

Head and Neck Surgeon

Patrik Pipkorn

Appointment Options

Whether you’re seeking a new patient appointment or exploring treatment options and looking for a second opinion, our Siteman care coordinators are ready to assist you.

My Locations

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center

On WashU Medicine Campus
4500 Forest Park Avenue, Saint Louis, MO 63108

Expertise & Training

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Patrik Pipkorn, MD and Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine discusses the challenge and rewards of working with head and neck patients.

Clinical Expertise

  • Head and neck surgery

    Skull base surgery

    Microvascular reconstruction

Primary Academic Title

Assistant Professor of Otolaryngology, Division of Head and Neck Surgery, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2007 - 2008: Intern, Central Hospital, Skövde, Sweden
  • 2009 - 2013: Resident, Head and Neck Surgery, Central Hospital, Skövde, Sweden
  • 2014 - 2015: Fellow, Head and Neck Surgery, Microvascular Reconstruction, University of California, Davis, CA
  • 2015 - 2016: Fellow, Head and Neck Surgery, Transoral Surgery and Microvascular Surgery, WashU Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Education

  • 2007: MD, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden

Research & Selected Publications

Research Publications

Predictors and Implications of Bony Union of Osseous Free Flaps for Oromandibular Reconstruction
Authors:

Walia A, Eldaya R, Orlowski H, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P

Journal & Year:

Head Neck | 2025

Chimeric Versus Multiple Simultaneous Free Flaps for Head and Neck Reconstruction
Authors:

Wang J, Tharakan T, Jackson RS, Puram SV, Pipkorn P

Journal & Year:

Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg | 2024

Microvascular reconstruction of midface osteoradionecrosis
Authors:

Sweeny L, Konuthula N, Jackson R, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P

Journal & Year:

Head Neck | 2024

A hybrid epithelial/mesenchymal state in head and neck cancer: A biomarker for survival with differential prognosis by self-reported race
Authors:

Mazul AL, Barrett TF, Colditz G, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P, one or more additional authors omitted Puram SV

Journal & Year:

Med (N Y) | 2024

Clinical applications of vascularized fascia lata in head and neck reconstruction: A systematic review
Authors:

Enin K, Bellas A, Puram SV, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P

Journal & Year:

Am J Otolaryngol | 2024

Memory-like Differentiation, Tumor-Targeting mAbs, and Chimeric Antigen Receptors Enhance Natural Killer Cell Responses to Head and Neck Cancer
Authors:

Jacobs MT, Wong P, Zhou AY, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P, one or more additional authors omitted Fehniger TA

Journal & Year:

Clin Cancer Res | 2023

Preexisting tumor-resident T cells with cytotoxic potential associate with response to neoadjuvant anti-PD-1 in head and neck cancer
Authors:

Oliveira G, Egloff AM, Afeyan AB, one or more additional authors omitted Pipkorn P, one or more additional authors omitted Uppaluri R

Journal & Year:

Sci Immunol | 2023

Lateral Skull Base and Auricular Reconstruction
Authors:

Kejner AE, Lee BJ, Pipkorn P

Journal & Year:

Otolaryngol Clin North Am | 2023