Areas of expertise for Dr. Zipfel include gamma knife radiosurgery, skull base tumors, and pituitary tumor. His patients gave him an average rating of 3.5 out of 5 stars. Anthem, Blue Cross/Blue Shield, and Coventry are among the insurance carriers that Dr. Zipfel accepts. After completing medical school at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, he performed his residency at a hospital affiliated with the University of Florida Health Science Center and a hospital affiliated with the University of Miami. Dr. Zipfel is professionally affiliated with Washington University Physicians, St. Louis Children's Hospital, and Center for Advanced Medicine (St. Louis, MO) - South County.