Meet Bellevue ORal Surgeon, Dr. Trippel

Dr. Chris Trippel is a proud native of Washington state, growing up on the Eastside. He began his educational training at the University of Redlands, where he played collegiate tennis and earned a biology degree. He received his DMD degree from the Arizona School of Dentistry and Oral Health in Mesa, Arizona in 2015. Subsequently, he completed a one-year internship in the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at John Peter Smith Hospital in Fort Worth, Texas. He then went on to complete his Oral and Maxillofacial surgery training at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York, NY. His training at Mount Sinai Hospital included an externship in the Netherlands where he learned European Oral & Maxillofacial surgical techniques at Amphia Hospital. Additionally, Dr. Trippel’s philanthropic interests include mission trips to Haiti, Tanzania, and Bolivia.

Dr. Trippel’s clinical interests are wisdom tooth surgery, dental implant placement, bone grafting, oral pathology, orthognathic surgery, and facial trauma surgery. Dr. Trippel has privileges at Overlake Hospital and Swedish Medical Centers where he performs hospital-based procedures.

Chris is thrilled to be back in the Northwest to explore the many activities that our area has to offer. He enjoys venturing into the great outdoors, playing tennis and discovering new restaurants with his fiancé, Karishma.

Dr. Trippel is a member of the:

• American Dental Association
• Washington State Dental Association
• American Dental Society of Anesthesiology
• American Association of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Washington State Society of Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
• Board Certified Diplomate of the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery