Jack Sipperley, MD

Ophthalmologist

Specialties: Retina

Dr. Sipperley graduated from University of Miami School of Medicine in 1971. He completed his internal medicine internship at Jackson Memorial Hospital in 1972. After serving as General Medical Officer in the USAF from 1972-75, he returned to the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute to complete his residency in Ophthalmology in 1978. He then served as Chief Resident for six months while completing a Medical Retinal Fellowship following with a Vitreoretinal fellowship in 1979. An additional fellowship at Duke University completed his formal training.

Dr. Sipperley returned to active duty with the USAF as the Retinal Consultant for the USAF based at Wilford Hall Medical Center, Lackland AFB in Texas from 1979 to 1983, serving as Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology from 1982-1983. He then accepted a joint position with the Dever’s Eye Institute and Casey Eye Institute in Portland as staff retina surgeon and Director of Research. In 1986, Dr. Sipperley moved to Phoenix where he became the Director of Research and Senior Partner of Retinal Consultants of Arizona until 2010.

Dr. Sipperley joined Barnet Dulaney Perkins Eye Center 2010 as a retina surgeon and continues to see medical and surgical retinal patients and participates in continuing research endeavors. He is a member of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, the ASRS, EVRS, and a board member of the Arizona Ophthalmologic Society and Western Retinal Study Club.

Published journals:

1. Medjugorje maculopathy
   Campo, R. V., Sipperley, J. O., Hall, G., Rappazzo, J. A.
2. Outcomes of vitreoretinal surgery in patients with X-linked retinoschisis
   Rosenfeld, P. J., Flynn, H. W., McDonald, H. R., Rubsamen, P. E., Smiddy, W. E., Sipperley, J. O., Boniuk, I., Packer, A. J.
3. Autosomal dominant preretinal vascular loops
   Lambert, H. M., Sipperley, J. O., Shacklett, D. E.
4. Intraocular foreign body from a nylon line grass trimmer
   Lambert, H. M., Sipperley, J. O.
5. Strategy for the Management of Complex Retinal Detachments
   Adelman, R. A., Parnes, A. J., Sipperley, J. O., Ducournau, D.
6. Large-spot size transpupillary thermotherapy for the treatment of occult choroidal neovascularization associated with age-related macular degeneration
   Thach, A. B., Sipperley, J. O., Dugel, P. U., Sneed, S. R., Park, D. W., Cornelius, J.
7. Macular pucker removal with and without internal limiting membrane peeling: pilot study
   Park, D. W., Dugel, P. U., Garda, J., Sipperley, J. O., Thach, A. B., Sneed, S. R., Blaisdell, J.
8. Progressive subretinal fibrosis and blindness associated with multifocal granulomatous chorioretinitis: A variant of sympathetic ophthalmia
   Wang, R. C., Zamir, E., Dugel, P. U., Sipperley, J. O., Thirkill, C. E., Shabatian, B., Rao, N. A.
9. Outcome of sulcus fixation of dislocated posterior chamber intraocular lenses using temporary externalization of the haptics
   Thach, A. B., Dugel, P. U., Sipperley, J. O., Sneed, S. R., Hollifield, R. D., Park, D. W., Jacobsen, J., Howard, R. S., Ward, T. P.
10. Pars plana vitrectomy without scleral buckle for pseudophakic retinal detachments
    Campo, R. V., Sipperley, J. O., Sneed, S. R., Park, D. W., Dugel, P. U., Jacobsen, J., Flindall, R. J.
11. Macular hole surgery with internal-limiting membrane peeling and intravitreous air
    Park, D. W., Sipperley, J. O., Sneed, S. R., Dugel, P. U., Jacobsen, J.
12. Ocular injuries from paintball pellets
    Thach, A. B., Ward, T. P., Hollifield, R. D., Dugel, P. U., Sipperley, J. O., Marx, J. L., Abrams, D. A., Wroblewski, K. J., Sonkin, P. L., Birdsong, R. H., Dunlap, W. A.
13. A comparison of retrobulbar versus sub-Tenon’s corticosteroid therapy for cystoid macular edema refractory to topical medications
    Thach, A. B., Dugel, P. U., Flindall, R. J., Sipperley, J. O., Sneed, S. R.
14. Vitreous surgery for retinal detachment associated with choroidal coloboma
    McDonald, H. R., Lewis, H., Brown, G. C., Sipperley, J. O.
15. Vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane with Candida chorioretinitis
    McDonald, H. R., de Bustros, S., Sipperley, J. O.
16. Anterior hyaloidal fibrovascular proliferation after diabetic vitrectomy
    Campo, R. V., Sipperley, J. O.
17. Familial Association of Prepapillary Vascular Loops
    Sipperley, J. O.
18. The Management of Subretinal Gas Following Attempted Pneumatic Retinal Reattachment
    McDonald, H. R., Abrams, G. W., Irvine, A. R., Sipperley, J. O., Boyden, B. S., Fiore, J. V., Zegarra, H.
19. Linear Nevus Sebaceous Syndrome
    Lambert, H. M., Sipperley, J. O., Shore, J. W., Dieckert, J. P., Evans, R. M., Lowd, D. K.
20. Septic retinal cyst in endogenous Klebsiella endophthalmitis
    Sipperley, J. O., Shore, J. W.
21. Histopathologic evaluation of adhesive properties of early lesions in diathermy and cryopexy
    Sipperley, J. O., Machemer, R.
22. Traumatic retinopathy in primates. The explanation of commotio retinae
    Sipperley, J. O., Gass, J. D. M.
23. Small Melanomas of the Choroid
    Barr, C. C., Sipperley, J. O., Nicholson, D. H.
24. Short-Term Effect of Intraocular Pressure Elevation on the Human Electroretinogram
    Sipperley, J. O., Anderson, D. R., Hamasaki, D. I.

Awards:

CMS Stage 1 EHR, 2012, 2013

Honors:

• Member, American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Member, American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS)

• Member, European Vitreoretinal Society (EVRS)

• Board Member, Arizona Ophthalmologic Society

• Board Member, Western Retinal Study Club