Skip to Main Content

Dr. Tippi MacKenzie is a pediatric surgeon with a special interest in fetal interventions. She is a member of the Biomedical Sciences Program and the director of the UCSF Broad Stem Cell Center, with a research focus on stem cell transplantation in utero to treat genetic diseases.

MacKenzie earned her medical degree at Stanford University School of Medicine and completed a residency in general surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. She completed a fellowship in pediatric surgery at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, where she held a clinical appointment in general, thoracic and fetal surgery.

  • Education

    Stanford School of Medicine, 1997

  • Residencies

    Brigham and Women's Hospital, Surgery, 1999

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Surgery, 2002

  • Fellowships

    Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pediatric Surgery, 2007

  • Board Certifications

    Surgery, American Board of Surgery

    Pediatric Surgery, American Board of Surgery

  • Academic Title

    Professor

"What keeps me coming back to work every day is a desire to do better."

Where I see patients (2)

    My work

    Fetal therapy offers hope for treating genetic disorders

    An experimental therapy helped a family that had already lost two babies to a rare disorder with critical guidance from Dr. MacKenzie.

    Tender wagging care

    Our therapy dogs spread joy and smiles at the bedside and throughout the hospital.

    Visit Child Life services

    Share